Project Manager – Military Training

Position DescriptionThe Project Manager oversees and manages projects, and is responsible for planning, monitoring projects. The PM is responsible for co-ordination and completion of the projects and will perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring, and summarizing progress of the projects, setting, and following budgets, making HR decisions, and other project management-related tasks. The PM will be based in Africa with travel to various remote training sites throughout the region.Position Requirements Ten plus years of experience managing military training programs in geographically diverse locations. Programs should exceed $ 5 million per project. Managing projects shall be defined as the candidate serving as the senior-most in-country management official at the project level. The PM shall also demonstrate at least 8 years direct experience conducting work professionally in sub-Saharan Africa or other post conflict countries, as well as highlight experiences operating in areas with limited life cycle support and under hardship conditions. The PM should be a retired US Military Officer that held the rank of 04 and above. Candidate should have curriculum development experience. Candidate must have the ability to analyze complex financial data and extract and define relevant information.Candidate must have excellent supervisory, organizational, and training skills, skill in project development and execution, skill in coordinating activities, evaluating data, and establishing priorities. Excellent communication in both written and verbal English is necessary, and must be proficient in Word, MS Office suite of programs. Candidate must be able to analyze problems and make well-reasoned, sound decisions. Candidate must be highly capable of interacting confidently with senior management and customers. Candidate should have management experience with and a demonstrated history of managing direct reports within a large organization.