With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Asignación Internacional - Plazo Determinado (duración determinada) **Job Description**: - Project Activity and Budget Management: Lead project management, monitoring, preparation and timely submission of reports including financial and forecast reports, progress reports against the annual work plan; work plan/schedule changes and/or contract modifications; among others. - Manage the project budget within approved levels. Ensure that project expenditures are consistent with approved budgets, project requirements and that project operations comply with local accounting, labor and tax laws, exercising control over grant allocation and execution. - Contribute experience and operational know-how to the strategic management of the project. Direct the development of project activities, according to the results and goals established in the project framework, the work schedules, and the required adjustments according to the context. Supervise procurement processes. - Collaboration with associations and organizations and capacity building: Establish and sustain relationships with partner organizations of the project, national, departmental and municipal authority; collectives and organizations representing victims and other civil society organizations, leading the development of a public agenda aimed at reconciliation and pacification of the territories through the restoration of the rights of victims and actions of non-repetition of victimizing events, collective and individual. - Internal cohesion and effectiveness: Ensure the necessary support to ensure that all technical and project staff operate within approved budgets and in accordance with USAID and WV standards, policies, procedures and guidelines. Promote staff integration and a good working environment, generating and articulating the necessary actions to strengthen technical capacities to achieve the results set forth in the proposal. - Liaison: Coordinate with the government, partner organizations and victims' networks, the realization of a public agenda for the implementation of measures to restore the rights of victims, with a territorial approach, promoting reconciliation relations at the local level, for which, it will link or generate the promotion of spaces for meetings and dialogue of truth, among others. - Ensure that all processes are fair and transparent, reviewing financial compliance and directly overseeing their implementation. - Other duties inherent to the position. **Education**: Professional in Social Sciences, Politics, Administration, Law, Economics or related fields. MG. Project Management, Public Policies and other sciences related to the social field. Knowledge and Skills: Knowledgeable about peace agreements, Law 1448 of 2011, restitution mechanisms and restoration of rights. Knowledge and experience in territorial, differential, gender and conflict resolution approaches. Experience and knowledge in managing USAID programs. Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations. Management, negotiation, leadership and conflict resolution skills. Management of multidisciplinary groups Excellent verbal and written communication skills Total oral and written fluency in English and Spanish. Willingness to travel **Experience**: Minimum 7 years of senior development project management experience, including complex project/grant management. Preferred experience in the administration of large budgets, in excess of $50,000,000 USD. Preferred experience in USAID project management. Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only