Project Coordinator

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• Please find here the detailed job duties and responsibilities.

• University degree in climate change, disaster risk reduction, business administration, project management or related field.

• Master’s degree in organizational development, business administration, project management or related fields.
• Certification in Project Management.

• 5-7 years of experience in programme/project management, grant management or related field.
• At least 5 years of work experience in climate change adaptation, early warning early action, locally led adaptation, water management, and/or related work.
• Experience working in humanitarian or development sector, with developing countries especially in the Horn of Africa or Africa Region and/or with an international organisation.
• Experience managing partner and resource development relations in a context of humanitarian and/or development programmes.
• Experience working in an international or cross-cultural environment.

• Experience working in a RC/RC National Society and/or Federation/ICRC/Climate Centre.

• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Programme/project management.
• Knowledge of climate change adaptation and climate-smart disaster risk reduction, early warning and early/anticipatory action, and water resource management – and ability to support such programmes.
• Results oriented and demand driven individual, entrepreneurial, ability to lead in unprecedented and/or ambiguous situations.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills, including the ability to lead within a matrix management structure and utilise talent and experience of team members in a productive way.
• Outstanding networking, representational, communication and negotiation skills. An ability to be proactive and persuasive.
• Demonstrated track record in innovating, contributing to a learning culture, sharing knowledge and new approaches to engaging partners.
• Energetic and enthusiastic individual, engaging, brokering and facilitating learning and dialogue among diverse groups.
• Professional credibility, able to work effectively at all levels across the organisation.
• Proven good judgment and ability to work with complete integrity and confidentiality.
• High degree of discretion, tact and sensitivity in dealing with internal and external clients and stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work within a multi-cultural, multilingual, multidisciplinary environment.

• Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic).

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