• Complete project planning and scheduling from the high-level planning phase to detailed short-term activity scheduling
• Initiate and complete planning and scheduling for global-level implementation period
• In the first two to three months, coordinate inputs and processes from and involving field and regional staff, technical unit and research and innovation staff to finalise the project strategy, work plans, budgets, and MEL plans
• Drive initiative’s progress and coordinate the activities of cross-functional team members, including task and action tracking
• Support staff from three country programmes, to ensure that dependencies, conflicts and risks are coordinated and managed across the initiative
• Support the country and regional/headquarters project teams in their use of tools for document management, collaboration and task management
• Support identification and contracting, including managing RFP processes, as needed, for scriptwriters, talent, designers, producers and others required to design and deliver play-based programming across multiple contexts
• Support grants coordinator in headquarters and country offices to manage inception period budgets, track expenditure and maintain accurate projections
• Ensure that project communications are timely, relevant and accurate, including regular status updates
• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders across globally distributed business units, and coordinate stakeholder communications
• Support an advisory committee of key decision-makers at regional, country and education technical units

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with four years, minimum, of experience as a project coordinator or project manager
• Excellent speaking, writing and facilitation skills in English
• Proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic
• Fluency or, ideally, experience working with technologies used for mass messaging, broadcast radio production and distribution/or other audio production and distribution
• Experience in project management
• Experience in establishing or facilitating governance processes
• Experience in using project management methodologies, templates, tools and processes
• Strong remote facilitation skills, and fluency with various digital communications and design platforms
• High level of proficiency with MS Office

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