Project Manager

About Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)

 Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) works to reduce undernutrition globally. We enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning and building evidence. We are passionate about being network-driven, independent and evidence-based. 

Our vision is that every individual caught up in a nutritional emergency, or suffering from malnutrition anywhere in the world, gets the most effective help possible.  We undertake knowledge management, research, and advocacy to support national governments, civil society, UN agencies, donors and academic organisations, and communities of practitioners. Through our work and collaborations, we support agencies and individuals to implement evidence-based nutrition programming, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries and in fragile and conflict-affected states.

ENN is governed by a Board of Trustees and has its head office in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, UK. ENN is financially supported by foundations and trusts, bilateral donors, international non-governmental organisations and United Nations agencies. For more information about ENN see our website.

What we do

Our Strategy aims to enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning, building evidence, and providing support and encouragement to practitioners and decisionmakers involved in nutrition and related interventions.  ENN’s portfolio includes projects specialising in Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE), Wasting and Stunting (WaSt), Adolescent Nutrition and Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their Mothers (MAMI), as well as our highly regarded international publication, Field Exchange (FEX). 

Our People

ENN’s team is made up of a range of technical experts in nutrition, with decades of collective experience, and a small, experienced operational team. ENN is highly committed to diversity and inclusion, to enabling and promoting flexible working for our staff, and to supporting continued professional development.

 The Role

ENN is looking for a highly motivated, adaptable, and skilled Project Manager to support with the project management, development, and delivery of our technical portfolios alongside our Project Technical Leads. You will be comfortable supporting complex projects and working with dispersed technical teams. You will have a sound knowledge of project management and budget management, donor compliance and reporting and monitoring and evaluation. Relevant third sector experience would be advantageous. Fundamentally, you will have a keen interest in what we do and be ready to contribute to making a positive change.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management

•  Manage a portfolio of projects, working closely with the Project Technical Lead and in collaboration with other Project Manager(s), to ensure project activities and deliverables are clear, appropriately planned, and resourced and delivered on time and in budget. Developing and maintaining appropriate project management tools e.g. Gantt chart, workplans, phased budget tracker etc.
• Support Project Technical Leads with annual budget planning, and quarterly budget reforecasting exercises, prepare and provide regular budget information, spend tracking and analysis to the Project Technical Lead and Project Coordinator Lead to inform decision making.
• Coordinate the preparation, development and submission of donor finance and narrative reports for the portfolio of projects you manage, ensuring compliance with and adherence to donor and governance requirements.
• Work with Project Technical Leads to identify and plan project resource requirements and undertake procurement/recruitment of resources as needed, aligned with project budget, and ensuring procurement and due diligence requirements are met.
• Support the facilitation of internal and external project/network meetings, events, conferences, and webinars (in-person and online) including undertaking Travel Risk Assessments for all project related travel for staff and consultants, within UK and internationally, in line with ENN’s Travel and Expenses policies.
• Coordinate the production and dissemination of ENN’s publications (such as our flagship publication Field Exchange) and project outputs, including liaison with copyeditors, designers, printers, and translators.
• Support Project Technical Leads to identify, mitigate, and maintain a record of project related risks (operational and strategic).

 Fundraising and Business Development

• Coordinate the development and submission of new grant proposals on time and ensuring completeness of applications. Support Project Technical Leads on developing proposal budgets and ensuring sufficient resource capacity.
• Carry out due diligence on new funders/partner capacity assessments.
• Coordinate seeking extensions/modifications of existing grants as required.
• Support the development and maintenance of ENN’s funding pipeline, identifying and securing relevant project funding opportunities, and forecasting project funding gaps.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Work with the Project Technical Leads to articulate project strategies, identify appropriate indicators and means of verification as part of project design and proposal development.
• Ensure project strategies, targets and indicators are clearly documented and accessible.
• Collate and share information/monitoring data on project performance on a regular basis with Project Technical Leads and wider Project team to track performance against project strategies, targets, and indicators.
• Compile internal project monitoring and evaluation reports and prepare monitoring and evaluation data for inclusion in donor reports.
• Support Project Technical Leads to regularly analyse and review project performance (short and long term), identifying trends and implementing learnings.
• Undertake other monitoring and evaluation activities including baseline reports, citation surveys, stories of change, external project evaluations and Strategy mid-term and end evaluations.

Person Specification

Essential

• Previous experience of project management, ideally in the third sector.
• Experience in developing, monitoring, and reporting against project workplans and budgets
• Experience working on donor / grant funded projects and ability to navigate and communicate donor compliance requirements.
• Experience in securing project funding opportunities from a variety of donors
• Excellent communication and written skills, including previous experience of collating donor reports and grant funding proposals.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work with and influence colleagues and a wide range and varying levels of stakeholders, often remotely, to achieve a shared outcome.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage a diverse and busy workload, prioritising effectively.
• Able to diagnose situations and constraints, comfortable when to progress independently and when to escalate.
• Motivated, takes initiative, innovates, and delivers to deadlines.
• Consistent attention to detail.
• Good cross-cultural awareness
• Microsoft Office: high level of competence in SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Willing to learn and enthusiastic about own development.
• Fluent in English.

Desirable

• Project Management Qualification
• Specific experience in any of the following institutional donors would be an advantage: USAID, FCDO (DFID), UN Agencies and Irish Aid
• Experience of managing procurement activities
• Experience of evaluations: analysing, collating, and reviewing data related to grant and programme effectiveness.
• Previous experience of arranging international business travel, ideally to developing countries.
• Experience working within a humanitarian, nutrition, or international development context.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection.
• Language skills other than English are not essential but will be a plus as we produce and disseminate content in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and other languages.

​Reporting Lines and Team

• This role reports to the Project Coordinator Lead. The role will work in the Projects team which is also made up of Project Administrator(s) and other Project Manager(s), working with our technical team including Project Technical Leads and Portfolio leads.

 ​Terms and Conditions

• Hours of work: Full time, (37.5 hours per week)
• Type of contract: 12 months fixed term contract initially with possibility of permanent (pending budget)
• Location: ENN’s Office is in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5, the role would be offered as hybrid, with the projects team working from the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with home working on Monday and Friday.
• Benefits: Dental cover, Life cover, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing contribution
• Holidays: 25 days plus UK bank holidays increasing by one day p.a. after two complete years of service to a maximum of 27 days p.a. (pro rata). Paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year.
• Pension:  Auto-Enrolment to ENN scheme with a generous Employer contribution of 5%
• Salary range: £35,000 - £38,000 per year depending on experience.

 ​Eligibility to work:

The successful applicant will be required to demonstrate they have the Right to Work in the UK before being able to accept the appointment. A Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position. No relocation package is offered for this role.

ENN is committed to diversity and inclusion, and to building a culture where every team member is recognised and valued as an individual. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds.

 Application Process

Please submit a Cover Letter (no more than 1 page) and CV  no later than 27 August 2024.  Early applications are advised as we reserve the right to conclude the process before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.