Deadline: 28 July, 2022
Location: Tamale, Ghana
Plan International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Regional Coordinator.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate two district coordinators and six project coordinators to strengthen school management committees and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to engage selected schools to establish a more inclusive, resourceful and informed support network for parents
- Develop strategic relationships with local stakeholders (including regional and district directorates of education, local assemblies, schools’ leadership and parents) in project districts to secure support and cooperation
- Contribute to produce the community engagement training content including adult learning strategy and other materials as required
- Plan and implement intensive community outreach activities to impart pro-girl and pro-education attitudes within communities
- Support parents, pupils and communities to maximise the expected educational benefits and long-term behavioural changes
- Lead community mobilisation and sensitisation in the districts to ensure community readiness and continual commitment to programme activities
- Exhibit competence in community engagement and coach and supervise district coordinators to ensure quality delivery and performance
- Provide feedback and strategic advice on community engagement to the project manager
- Leverage the use of technology to gain efficiencies and enhance two-way communication between project team and beneficiaries
- Support tracking of the progression of pupils as they transition to the next level of education
- Conduct routine follow-up visits to meet with parents and guardians whose wards have not attended school regularly
- Undertake routine monitoring and collect school registers for attendance data entry
- Support the identification of local role models
- Conduct routine checks on school security
- Input and collect data within time
- Monitor lesson delivery
- Responsible for appraisal and performance management procedures for district coordinators and provide targeted support to district coordinators and assistants
- Coach and supervise district coordinators to ensure quality delivery and performance
- Support programme manager in identification of talents and recruitment process to fill gaps in the workstream
- Ensure close collaboration with other programme team members for efficient project delivery
Requirements
- Degree or equivalent and relevant professional qualifications in a related field (master’s degree will be an added advantage)
- Four years of experience of working in community engagement and/or communications, and on educational projects
- Excellent knowledge of methods and channels for engaging with a wide range of stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds
- Comprehensive knowledge of child protection best practices, policies and procedures
- Comprehensive knowledge of good communications and engagement practice and of how to translate practice into innovative and effective solutions
- Significant experience of working in community engagement and/or communications, and on potentially sensitive projects
- Budget management experience
- Significant project management experience, including experience of managing community projects (experience of education projects is desirable)
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders, including hard-to-engage communities, local government, district education, and academic institutions
To apply and for more information, click here.
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