Deadline: 11 February, 2021
Location: Borno, Nigeria
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Roving Project (RP) Coordinator.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Establish solid working relationship with the project steering committee and manage communications, ensuring stakeholders are aware of project activities, progress, and exceptions
- Advise the beneficiaries on issues that may impact the achievement of their outcomes
- Embed sustainability dimensions, including social, gender and disability inclusion, environmental and economic aspects into project life cycle
- Actively interact with other project coordinators and their officers to share case studies, lessons learnt and best practice on the knowledge system
- Set job description for new project(s) staff as well as set new projects on organisational operating system
- Perform the team manager role, unless appointed to another staff member
- Support in designing appropriate programme interventions based on the outcome of assessments and context
- Ensure issues of gender, disability inclusion, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into the programme design
- Ensure Plan International guidelines and humanitarian response plan are considered and any departures documented
- Provide regular updates to the deputy emergency response manager, humanitarian unit and the rest of the CO on progress, priorities and constraints
- Report on sectoral activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders
- Perform any other project-related duties as specified by the deputy emergency response manager
Requirements
- University degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field
- Four years, minimum, of experience working in emergency settings, and project and budget management
- Good knowledge and understanding of sphere and core humanitarian standards
- Experience with participatory approaches to emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management and a related area
- Strong knowledge of core principles of children rights, participation, ‘do no harm’ principles, as well as children in emergency minimum standards
- Experience working with IDPs, refugees and other vulnerable populations
- Strong ability to work independently, organise work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritise work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
- Excellent written and spoken English with good command of Hausa language
- Excellent understanding of SAP application and programme setup
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