Project coordinator

Job Purpose

The project coordinator is responsible for the overall management, planning and implementation of all the project activities in the various sectors within the project area mentioned below. He is responsible for the management of the project’s personnel and financial and material resources. He ensures the proper running of the project and liaises the project with government and other stakeholders. The project will be implemented in Jewi Refugee Camp and the surrounding kebeles (Jewi, Qarmi and Bonga). 

The position holder shall:

• Coordinate and supervise overall administrative and operational activities of the project in Jewi refugee camp and kebeles in the surrounding areas. 

• Ensure that project activities are implemented as per the plan, within the Pre-determined timelines and allocated budget,

• Lead the overall planning, implementation and monitoring of the livelihoods and climate change and resilience building interventions,

• Follow up and participate in the climate risk assessment, baseline study and mapping of stakeholders in climate change and resilience building,

• Build relationship and work with networks on climate change and resilience building issues to advance the issue of climate change, 

• Represent LWF in various sector platforms and task force meetings at camp, woreda, zonal levels and regional levels. 

• Closely follow up on the performance of component officers of the project and take timely corrective measures for performance below expectation,

• Initiate, coordinate and conduct various needs assessment and propose new interventions as necessary, 

• Keep appropriate contact with UNHCR, RRS, government line departments, local authorities, service cooperatives, CBOs, local population, as well as with other institutions and NGOs as found necessary for the project planning, implementation, collaboration and sustainability.

• Administer and supervise the entire project personnel and such responsibilities include all managerial activities like hiring, suspending and taking or recommending disciplinary actions in accordance with the labour law and the policy and guidelines of the organization,

• Monitor project expenditures on daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure that it is within the approved budget,

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual and terminal reports and submit to the concerned program officer as per the reporting schedules, 

• Set annual objective to project staff and compile performances by annually 

• Prepare annual work plan and working budget and submit to the head office through the concerned program officer,

• Ensure proper operation of the project office and build and facilitate team work among project staff,  

• Conduct project management meetings every on a weekly or biweekly basis and submit the minutes to concerned program officer on regular basis,

• Induct new staff with all LWF Ethiopia Staff Rules, Organizational Polices and other Operational Manuals, 

• Facilitate capacity building initiatives to staff and local level actors on various issues including climate change and disaster risk reduction,

• Collect, analyze, document and share learnings and best practices in the areas of climate change, gender, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building,

• Follow all organizational procedures as outlined in LWF’s policies, staff rules, and other operation manuals, 

• Perform any other duties as may be assigned to him/her by the Program Officer or his/her designate.

Qualification 

• Master’s or BA degree in Development studies, Rural development,  Agriculture, Economics, Social Science, or another related field
• Relevant experience of at least 7 years for BA/Bsc and 5 year for MA/Msc. degree.

Additional requirement. 

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to represent the organization in official meetings at various levels
• Fluency in written and spoken English 
• Ability to speak a local language is advantageous.

Key skills/competencies required: 

• Self-driven, ability to set priorities, work independently in an organized and responsive manner with minimum supervision to meet demanding internal deadlines and donor requirements
• Result oriented and the ability to direct his/her strategic leadership, decision making, project cycle management, fund raising and knowledge management skills towards attaining the desired results
• Good knowledge of financial and human resource management 
• Knowledge and commitment to humanitarian principles and standards 
• Strong organization, supervisory, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication as well as team building and negotiation skills 
• Commitment to demonstrate integrity, transparency, humility and empathy 

How To Apply

Interested candidates who meet the above requirement can send ONLY a detailed CV and application letter through ethiojobs.  

Women are encouraged to apply and only short-listed applicants will be contacted.