The Organization
- Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s 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 it’s 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 children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – 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 70 countries.
The Opportunity:
- The Project Coordinator shall be responsible for overseeing project implementation, provide overall leadership, coordinate with project partners and supervisethe Field Officers of the project in Cairo, Portsaid and Luxor offices As well as liaison with the other relevant governorate and district level governmental bodies and agencies.
- The Project Coordinator will be responsible for progress project reporting. Tracking and monitoring activity progress, ensure activity implementation abides with the project indicators, provide accurate and timely status reports and support development of reports.
- The Project Coordinator is also expected to ensure that Plan Egypt’s relevant policies on gender, child and young people safe guarding , monitoring and evaluation and team security management are embedded into the project implementation plans.
Responsibilities include:
Leadership role
- Collaborate and lead coordination with the relevant program staff, ensuring that the project is implemented within the ambit of the strategic objectives of Plan Egypt’s Country Strategic Plan-2016-2022.
Networking and Advocacy - Build and foster relationships with local level government departments/officials and collaborating partners in the sector of Women Economic Empowerment for efficient project implementation.
- Represent Plan in meetings and deliberations in relevant networks in Cairo, Portsaid and Luxor as needed by the project and in coordination with Managers of Plan offices in the respective or neighboring governorates (Damietta, Qena and Cairo) . Budget and Project Outlines (PO’s) management
- Set up and ensure well-functioning community-based M&E systems to effectively monitor the project implementation.
- Ensure that the budget planning and implementation of the relevant POs are done with the maximum level of quality and in tandem with the project objectives.
- Support the development of the Projects Outlines (PO) in SAP, ensuring their alignment with the projects’ approved budget and donor’s guidelines.
- Support the Finance Department to generate the required financial reports that inform the projects’ team members on the progress of expenditure
- Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child and young people safe Guarding and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
- 5 years exp. In relevant position
- A degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or related discipline.
- Prior experience of working on inclusive Youth and Women Economic Empowerment or Employability projects, in INGO will be an asset.
- Good knowledge of field based monitoring and relationship building.
- Excellent English language writing and speaking skills
- Excellent Reports writing skills
- Excellent communication, planning and organizational skills
Behaviours (Plan International’s Values in Practice)
We are open and accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organization for all children, girls & young people.
We strive for lasting impact - Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together - Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering - Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children
Type of Role: One year fixed term contract
Location: based in Cairo, Damietta or Qena with coordination of managers of these offices
Reports to: Office Manager
Closing Date: 21st of April 2019
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Protection Policy.
As an international child centered community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
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