Project Manager

Project Manager




The Drosos Foundation is a private charitable organization aiming to improve the living

conditions of people in difficult circumstances throughout the MENA-region

(www.drosos.org/en). Since 2005, we work in direct partnerships ...with local civil society

to bring tangible, measurable and sustainable change to marginalized groups. As an

active and involved donor, we complement financial support to projects with hands on

capacity building and monitoring that is built on participation of all stakeholders.



In Egypt, the Foundation is expanding project funding activities. Therefore, the Cairo

office is seeking to strengthen its existing small team by an experienced development

practitioner as Project Manager.



1. Main duties



Initiate, develop and monitor projects supported by the Foundation in Egypt in close

partnership with implementing organizations (mainly from Egyptian civil society)



Identify potential themes and partners for funding by the Foundation



Assessment of potential implementing partners



Support potential implementing partners in project development



Oversee, monitor, evaluate and coach project implementation (technical and

financial); develop and apply adequate monitoring tools



Support institutional development of implementing partners



Contract and monitor external consultants



2. Requirements



Commitment to the goals and the approach of the Foundation



Demonstrated excellence in project development, implementation and monitoring in

the field of social development, including in depth understanding of relevant

methodological tools



Non-discriminatory approach to the needs of marginalized groups in Egypt, and to

questions of reproductive health



At least 8 years of relevant professional experience



Ability and affinity to work in a multicultural environment, participatory approach to

working with partners at grassroots level



Strong team spirit, self motivation and initiative



Efficient, precise and reliable in planning and execution of parallel tasks



Excellent communication skills, excellent written and oral English and Arabic



Excellent command of MS Office programs



3. Contact



If you are interested in this position, please send a letter of motivation (max 2 pages) and

your CV (max 3 pages) in English to Mr. Tobias Lengsfeld, Country Director Egypt,

lengsfeld@drosos.org (before January 8, 2011).



Please forward this vacancy announcement to qualified candidates. Thank you.