Project Coordinator Youth Economic Livelihoods NGO Job Careers – Plan International
Job Title: Project Coordinator-Youth Economic Livelihoods
Organisation: Plan International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager
About US:
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian not for profit 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 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 have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Job Summary: The Project Coordinator-Youth Economic Livelihoods will be responsible for the assessment, response analysis, design and implementation of the Youth Economic Livelihood components of the NORAD End Child Marriage Project.
Dimensions of the Role:
Providing technical support to:
- Annual project planning, implementation and reporting
- Budget development, scheduling, implementation and tracking
- Partner Capacity Building
- Participate in project coordination activities
- Supporting monitoring and evaluation
- Project Risk management
- Representation were assigned at district and national level to implement the advocacy activities as stated in the project.
- compliance with child Safeguarding Policy and Guidelines are adhered to in project implementation
- Accountabilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Working in Close consultation and with supervision from the project manager, the project coordinator Youth Economic Livelihood performs the following roles to implement the Youth Economic Livelihood component of this project:
- Provide specialised professional technical support for implementation the youth economic livelihood activities under this project.
- Support in developing and implementing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project work plans and budgets.
- Prepare and submit to project manager, high quality activity, weekly, quarterly and annual narrative reports for all completed activities.
- Support effective coordination and management of partnerships as well as building relations with all other actors involved in the implementation of this project to achieve desired results
- Coordinate effectively with other thematic project coordinators and other staffs supporting the implementation of this project and leverage efforts, , build synergy, team work and deliver high quality project results
- Support tracking, monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting of project outputs, outcomes, impact or results and changes in close collaboration with MER Coordinator.
- Facilitate use of data and evidence from monitoring and evaluation system to inform decision making to strengthen processes and implementation of the NORAD project.
- Support effective project budget utilization, management and monitoring for activities directly implemented by Plan staff and partners.
- Support timely accountability for funds used to implement project in line with Plan international accounting policies and procedures and donor requirements.
- Assist in effective management of project resources including procurements in accordance with Plan International Uganda policies and guidelines and in accordance with grant conditions.
- Support with representation in meetings with partners, government line ministries and other stakeholders at district and national level project related activities in close consultation with the Project manager.
- Assist with project risk management in the implementation of the project to minimise their occurrence and possible effects on the project in line with Plan International Risk Management policy and project risk mitigation measures
- Ensure compliance with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and guidelines in all project activities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Degree in Agriculture, Economics, Commerce, Business administration, Finance, development studies, entrepreneurship or Micro Finance.
- At least five years of progressively professional work experience in design, implementation, and evaluation of education programmes. Experience working in international non- governmental organization or private sector and business enterprise is an asset.
- Knowledge of the dynamics in microfinance, entrepreneurship and employability.
- Knowledge and experience of working with private public partnerships (PPP)
- Experience in implementing of employability interventions for young people preferably with an International Non-Governmental Organization and/or private sector.
- Excellent coordination and organization skills. Able to work in a matrix environment and keep track of multiple priorities and adhere to deadlines.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in report writing, donor compliance, and budget management.
- Ability to identify and synthesise best practices and lessons learned to promote knowledge management and sustainability.
- Youth Economic Empowerment framework and policies in Uganda.
- Ability to work in hard to reach hard areas and to stay familiar with programming for vulnerable children especially young girls and boys
- Establishes effective partnerships with external stakeholders
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with ability to work with people from diverse cultures
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft software including MS Word processing, Power point presentation, Excel spreadsheets, e-mail, and web-based research
- Experience with gender transformative programming (GTP) and mainstreaming gender equality and inclusion in the education context
How to Apply:
All Qualified candidates please apply online at the link below
Submit letters of application together with their Curriculum Vitae and a copy of their recent pay slip. This should not exceed (2MB).
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Plan International Uganda is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity; however, only shortlisted candidates will he contacted. As a child centered development organization, Plan international Uganda is committed to prioritizing the safety, protection and wellbeing of children and young people. Therefore all successful applicants will be required to sign our safeguarding/CP policy, code of conduct & complete a police check with Interpol. Plan international Uganda does not ask for money at airy stages of recruitment process.
Deadline: 7th February 2020