Field Project Manager

Job Description

Job Title Project Field Manager
Project Name Reproductive Education and Adolescent Community Health (REACH)
Job type Initial Contract / later Full Time Employment
Location of Position Castries area, St. Lucia
Reporting to Ms Heather MacIntosh, Project Director
Remuneration XCD 135,000-150,000
Indicative LOE/Time Frame Full Time
Citizenship Eastern Caribbean; right to work in St. Lucia
Language Requirements Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking) is required.
Application Deadline COB August 7, 2025

Application Instructions:
1. A cover letter is mandatory to be considered. Cover letter should effectively align your skills and experiences with the specific job responsibilities and required experience outlined below, demonstrating your aptitude for the role. (Max 2 pages)
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3. Only successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Alinea is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. Alinea works with governments, investors, companies, and communities to create lasting change. In over 39 years, Alinea has successfully delivered more than 1,000 projects worldwide. For more information, please visit Alinea International website.

At Alinea International we value diversity, equity, inclusivity, accessibility and belonging in everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer opposed to all forms of discrimination. We actively seek and encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds recognizing that an inclusive workforce enriches our organization and achieves smarter, more innovative results.

Alinea is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults. Due to the nature of our work, all candidates will be subject to due diligence checks and extensive background checks where appropriate.

Project Description:
The Reproductive Education and Adolescent Community Health (REACH) in the Eastern Caribbean project is a four-year initiative led by Alinea International with partners OECS Commission and Caribbean Technical Assistance and Education Center for Health (C-TECH), and funder Global Affairs Canada. The project aims to foster adolescent health and wellness by both enhancing adolescent friendly services and creating positive community conditions for adolescents to access their right to health, with an emphasis on sexual and reproductive health. REACH works in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent & The Grenadines using a strengths-based, inclusive approach to ensure “no adolescent is left behind.”

About the work
REACH project takes an inclusive, strengths-based approach, grounded in partnership. Currently, REACH Project is undertaking set up activities, conducting a baseline survey on all islands, and preparing for a launch in October. The REACH office will be based in St. Lucia and house a team of five. Two additional positions are based at the OECS Commission, and a technical pool of advisors is based at C-TECH Jamaica and at Alinea Canada. Intermittent travel to the four implementing islands is expected for various team members.

The Role
REACH is seeking a Project Field Manager to play a key role in fostering adolescent health and well being through effective management. The position manages the field office team, oversees project operations, and liaises with partners and implementers on the four islands. The Project Manager reports directly to the Canadian Project Director. Some regional travel is involved. An initial contract will transition to a salary and benefits package once Alinea REACH is fully registered in St. Lucia.

The Project Field Manager will:

• Recruit, train, manage and foster a small cohesive team of 5 staff and 2 partner-based staff for coordination and implementation, and provide logistical support and team building for project personnel and consultants, both national and international.
• With the Project Director, oversee operations to achieve project results, using tools such as the performance measurement framework (PMF), Annual Workplans (AWP), Risk Registers, and Logic Model.
• Provide technical inputs related to health, gender and youth, such as gender analysis, male engagement approaches, health promotion approaches, community and youth engagement and build regional relationships in these areas.
• With the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team, implement a monitoring system, assure timely and accurate tracking, and prepare results-based progress reports.
• Support consultant recruitment processes and procurement activities.
• Proactively take a lead role to support other tasks as assigned by the Project Director.

Required Qualifications:

• Relevant higher academic qualifications in health, gender, development studies, social research, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years experience in project management.
• Knowledge of health sector.
• Experience and understanding of projects in the Eastern Caribbean.
• Experience with gender equity, women’s empowerment, and related programming.
• Experience with human and financial resource management.
• Strong interpersonal, partnership and team building skills.

Additional Qualifications

• Understanding and experience working with Global Affairs Canada funded programs is an asset.
• Knowledge of / experience working with youth an asset.
• Experience with male engagement for equity an asset.
• Skills in result-based planning, tracking and reporting.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity in health.