Project coordinator

About this Position

The project Coordinator shall be an advocate of girls and women’s rights, with experience in coordination and/or management.

The coordinator represents Dar Al Amal organisation, and is hosted by DAA. She will report functionally to Defense for Children/ Ecpat, and to DAA.

Responsibilities and Tasks

i) Project Coordination and Monitoring

• Coordinate the work of DAA project team and between DAA and other partners.
• Facilitate linking and  learning between the different She Leads program components
• Responsible for facilitating and overseeing the joint planning and monitoring process of the DAA and for compiling and submitting annual plans and reports.
• Monitoring and safeguarding of the meaningful engagement of GYW in She Leads.
• Managing the budget, and coordinating the budget of joint activities.

ii) Program Support

• Support consistency and links between the DAA and local partners
• Advise on potential areas of collaboration between She Leads partners.
• Support linkage of She Leads with other relevant initiatives.

Knowledge

• Have a master’s degree, preferably in the field of social science, gender, human rights.
• Knowledge about Child Rights/Human Rights Issues and Gender-Equality in the country. Knowledge of these issues at the international level is a plus.
• Knowledge about gender equality and gender transformative approaches.
• Knowledge about national, regional and international institutions that are concerned with Child Rights and Gender Equality.
• Understanding of programme management and coordination of NGOs/CSOs.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Team-building, networking skills
• Excellent written and verbal command of English language
• Analytical skills, preferably with focus on policy analysis and stakeholder analysis
• Management and coordination skills
• Time management and planning

Experience

• Prior experience of at least three years in programme coordination, consortium coordination, lobby & advocacy, children’s rights, meaningful youth participation and/or similar areas, preferably with a civil society/non-governmental organization.
• Experience in networking with CSOs and relevant government departments.
• Experience in embedding a gender transformative approach and familiarity with youth participation approaches.

Competencies

• Results oriented
• Quality oriented
• Cooperation minded
• Able to plan and organize
• Independent worker
• Taking initiative