Project Coordinator Full-Time

Our organization

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
In Mozambique, we are working to eradicate early marriage and early pregnancy through projects that focus on adolescent girls in Inhambane, Sofala and Nampula. These projects are programmed along our three strategic pillars: Girl Education, SRHR, and YEE. Our work is gender transformative and includes influencing work at national and sub-regional level.

Role purpose

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation of the “TamuJunto Contra a COVID-19” Project, in Nampula Program Area, which starts in August 2020 for a period eight (08) months.
The Project aims to reach out the adolescent girls and young women among internally displaced families accommodated in the host communities of Meconta district, who are disproportionately affected by the conflict in Cabo Delgado, contributing to Plan’s agenda of placing the needs and rights of girls and young women at the centre as the crisis unfolds.

Dimension of the role

The Project Coordinator will need to ensure a high level of interactions between Plan, partners, communities and other stakeholders, both in Mozambique as well as in the Global Hub. The Project Coordinator will lead and provide technical expertise in planning, implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation. In addition the job holder is responsible for ensuring timely quality reporting to stakeholders including highly demanding back donors.
The post holder will be based in Namialo, Meconta District, Nampula Province. He/she will report to the Plan Program Area Manager.  The Project Coordinator will be responsible and accountable for the management and coordination of the project’s budget, its activities and the achievement of results.
The Project Coordinator is also responsible for partnership management in line with Plan International’s approach “Building Better Partnership”, to advance Children’s’ Rights and Equality for Girls.

Accountabilities (But not limited to)

• Monitors project implementation through regular visits, meetings with community and other stakeholders and makes informed decisions as necessary;
• Manages the carrying out of baseline studies and the implementation of Project Review Findings and establish strategic priorities for program changes based on the findings;
• Ensure the collection, storing & management and analysis of good data to inform decision making;
• Coordinates all actions with partners, and integrate Project objectives/activities with the district government, stakeholders;
• Leads project staff, builds capacity of staff and communities through trainings, and identifies gaps in performance and coaches towards good performance;
• Guides and leads the project team in monitoring and checking of budget and expenditure, as required by the donor coordinates with the PA Finance department for budget management;
• Prepares all monthly, quarterly and annual project work plans and reports required by Plan Mozambique and the donor and by other project stakeholders and beneficiaries as appropriate;
• Document experiences and lessons learned through participatory approaches and share with stakeholders and civil society;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) 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.

Key relationaships

To maximize overall project impact and optimize contribution of others, the post holder will be required to initiate, develop and maintain a range of working relationships externally with government counterparts, local relevant clusters, implementing partners and other development organizations and internally with Program Area Manager, PA Accountant, Country Finance Manager, Gender and Influencing Specialist and MEAL Specialist.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Degree in Social Sciences/Education or related discipline;
• 7 years’ work related experience on advocacy at national and provincial levels;
• Knowledge and Experience in project management cycle;
• Strong experience in report writing;
• Familiarity with national policies and programmes in Emergencies, Gender-based violence, Child Protection, livelihoods and WASH;
• Ability to prioritize work effectively for execution with limited resources;
• Ability to work independently without close supervision;
• Strong planning and organizational skills;
• Programme management skills with excellent grasp of programming concepts;
• Analytical skills;
• Communication skills;
• High level advocacy skills;
• Facilitation and negotiation skills;
• Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications

Desirable

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences or other equivalent

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 organisation 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 maximise 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.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

The Project Coordinator will be working from the Namialo, with regular travels to Nampula PA Office, but will spend approximately 50% of his/her time working with communities and with the local government

LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN

High interaction with adolescent children