Project Manager, Housing for All, Ashoka - HIGHER SALARY

Terms of Reference


Project Manager


Compensation: 12,000 L.E. plus bonus





Background:


Housing for All's mission is to revolutionize the
housing industry in Egypt's urban and peri-urban slum areas, by mobilizing
existing actors from various sectors of society to contribute their efforts and
relevant expertise to solve the challenge of affordable,
environmentally-sustainable housing in low-income communities, while
concurrently addressing widespread unemployment among youth.





HFA will involve 5 main actors: microfinance
institutions, private sector, universities, communities and youth; which will
work to upgrade and improve existing informal housing in four squatter areas
located in Cairo, Minya, Beni Suef and Southern Sinai. By creating a scenario where the
interests of each group are met, and where each group's expertise is leveraged
for the benefit of program objectives, the HFA model presents potential for
replication throughout Egypt, the Arab region and beyond..





Position Title: Project Manager (Position open to Egyptian
nationals only)


Employment: Full
Time





Tasks:





The Project Manager will report to the Ashoka Arab
World Regional Director and Focal Point for HFA, and be responsible for the
day-to-day operation of the project, fundraising for and implementing the
expansion of the project into new geographic areas, and developing new
partnerships. Responsibilities will include the following elements: managing
the project coordinators, supervising activities, training staff of NGOs on the
new model, engaging new private sector partners, investors and microfinance
NGO's.





A. Development (months 1-12)

• Mobilizing significant
  investment for low-income housing from for-profit and non-profit investors
  through fundraising
  
  
  
  • Write proposals,
    partnership frameworks and budgets
    to secure further funding or strategic support in order to sustain and
    expand Housing for All
    
  • Develop and expand existing relations and
    partnerships with main funders, informing them of progress made so far
    and exploring new avenues for investment
    


• Starting up services
  of Housing for All Centers operating in existing MFO’s, which will be
  sustainable right from the start.
  
  
  
  • Initiate Microloans
    at MFO's as soon as program there is in place
    


• Selecting, engaging,
  negotiating and signing legal agreements with key partners at both
  national and grassroots level
  
  
  
  • Signing partnerships
    with appropriate universities
    
  • Signing partnerships
    with appropriate private sector partners (consultants, banks,
    construction companies, building material companies)
    


• Developing and
  refining capacity-building services
  
  
  
  • Hiring and training
    other project staff
    
  
  

i. Consultants (Senior Engineer, Senior Accountant and
Legal Advisor)



ii. Staff HFA centers (Credit Manager, Executive
Secretary, Training Manager, Accountant)

• The Project Manager
  will concentrate its efforts on the start-up phase, addressing structural
  issues with government and mobilizing the resources required to rapidly
  scale-up.
  

B. HFA Project Management (12-30)

• Finalize
  procedures/formats for MFI loans at remaining MFO's
  
• Implement and
  systematize sales of construction materials distributed by private sector
  partners in Bottom of Pyramid packaging
  
• Oversee and provide
  in-kind training by the HFA team for recipients of HFA loans to ensure
  correct usage
  
• Monitor further
  project implementation
  
• Support the review and
  improvement of existing trainers and materials.
  
• Monitor the outcome of
  HFA home improvements against granted credit for community members
  
• Work on scaling up HFA
  centers by engaging more funding from investors and building materials at
  a reduced cost from private sector partners to expand the number of
  microcredit loans and including other MFIs
  

C. HFA Project Management (After 5 Years)


1. Oversee selling
of shares as Housing For All Centers will change into Housing Cooperatives


Shares will be sold;


51% available to hosting Micro Finance Organization


14% available to the Private Sector


35% available to Community Members


2. Implement training-program in advocacy and legal
rights with all partner MFIs, enabling community members that are shareholders
of Housing Cooperatives to organize and lobby for land rights, advocating for
the appropriate policy changes.





Qualifications:


Position open to Egyptian nationals only





Education


B.A. in a relevant field, preferably in Social
Sciences, Business, Economics, or Political Science





Experience & Skills


-
Minimum 5 years of
experience in project management


-
Minimum 5 years of
experience in microfinance


-
Prior experience working
with Egyptian government


-
Familiarity with the NGO
sector in Egypt


-
Demonstrable
understanding of Microfinance


-
Proficiency in Microsoft
applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.


-
Applicant must have
strong initiative, independence, creativity, and sound judgment. They must be
service-oriented and flexible, with excellent communication and organizational
skills.


-
Knowledge of key
concerns and challenges facing Egyptian housing sector and slum inhabitants
(Preferred)


-
Knowledge of low-cost
building techniques (Preferred)





Language


Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English
required





Application Instructions





Please send a C.V., Cover Letter, and brief writing
sample to:


Rebecca Chiao


Development Officer, Ashoka Arab World


development@ashoka-arab.org