Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for โ and respond to โ crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 87 countries.
Plan international has opened an office in Somaliland and started programmes that focus on child protection, education and youth economic empowerment programming both humanitarian and development setting, working with/through partners and providing technical support to INGOs, Somaliland NGOs and the Government of Somaliland in Planโs areas of expertise
The Project Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that PIS's SDC Project is implemented with the highest standards and quality for impact on the lives of girls as defined in the Plan International Somalia (PIS) country strategy. The incumbent will be accountable for delivery of the project on time, scope and budget as per project management standards.
ROLE DIMENSIONS:
The Project Coordinator contributes to the development of the project plans, aiming to optimise beneficial impact to the beneficiaries in the programme area. The job holder implements the assigned project portfolio within the programme area ensuring the achievement of project targets
The Project Coordinator provides effective project management for a delegated portfolio of project activities, ensuring that results are achieved and quality interventions are delivered in line with project guidelines
The role is not responsible for managing a departmental budget; however, the job holder will be responsible of managing the utilisation of the project budget.
The major challenge of the role is to achieve project goals on time and to standard, adaptively managing the project to optimise PISโs beneficial impact on girls and youth, especially girls. This requires the job holder to:
- Have an accountability for the implementation of the project
- Implement tasks on track in their activities, in a dynamic and changing environments with multiple stakeholders
- Have communication and interpersonal skills to deal with various stakeholders at local levels
KRA 1: Project Planning & Initiation
Participate in the design, planning and initiation of new projects in the Country Office:
Participate in the situational analysis and baseline studies to get a full understanding of the project scope, targets and intended impact
Working closely with the Project Manager, set and evaluate Project milestones to be realised in Programme Area for particular periods
Support conduct planning meetings and come up with ways of addressing any gaps that are identified including supporting district stakeholders during supervision and monitoring of Project activities.
Monitor and ensure timely implementation of project activities as per detailed implementation schedule
Contribute towards the implementation of the project by ensuring desired results are achieved on time and to the standard
KRA 2: Partnership Management
Coordinate partner on-boarding for effective implementation of the project by ensuring that ongoing relationships with partners are maintained:
Support partners to cascade project plans and milestones for clarity of linkages and contributions to the main project
Review reports on partner due diligence and capacity assessments ensuring that the project is on the right track and feedback shared with the partners for any corrective action
Develop programme for induction, coaching and training for partners to equip them with the necessary skills, knowledge and tools to effectively implement the project
Support organize and conduct Project reflection and review meetings at team and district levels that bring on board different stakeholders
In collaboration with the Program Implementation Manager, support with the tracking, monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting of project outputs, outcomes, impact or results and changes.
Support partners to develop project proposals that contribute to the Country's strategic plan
KRA 3: Communicating for Influence
Support the development and implementation of an innovative influencing & communication plan for the CO:
Actively participate in meetings within the Programme Area that raise PIS's profile and advocacy agenda
Support strategic partnerships, alliances, networks, and coalitions to spearhead and promote project objectives and outcomes
Work with other team members to implement internal PIS principles of communication
Contribute to the development and implementation of a communication strategy
Organise regular community awareness meetings about Plan programs and approaches, in particular ensuring that sponsored families and communities are updated on Planโs interventions and the graduation process
Provide technical information and analysis from Project results that help in influencing and raising PIS profile
KRA 4: Ensuring Impactful Implementation
Work collaboratively with the Project team and other colleagues in the programme area to develop and implement a cost-effective and impactful community engagement strategy, ensure an accurate representation of community members, and carefully manage expectations
Support district and sub district stakeholders in the implementation of the Project interventions supported by Plan International Somalia; working with the respective district technical working Committees for smooth coordination of all Project activities.