Project Manager - MPCA Cash Assistance, Haiti

About the role

The Project Manager leads the operational implementation of a Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) project serving internally displaced people in Haiti. The role covers beneficiary targeting and registration, payment distribution and post-distribution monitoring, and coordinates project activities across Haiti. It is a fixed-term position supported by grant funding approved for one year, in a dynamic, high-risk environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project implementation and supervise field staff, keeping the project plan and budget on track
• Plan, monitor and manage projects from initiation to completion, including assignments, timetables and responsibilities
• Oversee targeting, registration, verification and deduplication of displaced households using eligibility and vulnerability criteria
• Oversee post-distribution monitoring and reporting with the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, and share results, risks and security developments with the Institutional Grants Team
• Manage the financial service provider and oversee cash distributions, ensuring each disbursement is reconciled
• Maintain controls against fraud, diversion and duplicate payments, including secure handling of beneficiary data, a complaints and feedback mechanism, and safeguarding and PSEA standards
• Conduct regular field visits and engage directly with beneficiaries, community leaders and partner staff

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in international development, social sciences, finance or a related field
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience managing humanitarian, development, emergency response or cash assistance projects, including staff supervision and stakeholder coordination
• Fluent Haitian Creole and fluent French; professional working knowledge of English
• Experience with local NGOs, churches or faith-based organizations in Haiti is an asset
• Knowledge of Haitian culture, displacement contexts and local organizations is a significant asset

Required skills

• Advanced Excel
• Data analysis and reporting
• Budget monitoring and risk management
• Stakeholder engagement and project planning
• Fundamentals of monitoring and evaluation
• Safeguarding, PSEA and accountability to affected populations