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Project Coordinators

Danish Refugee Council

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The Project Coordinator is responsible for representing DRC’s interests in the Field/ County with local authorities, donors, beneficiary communities and other key stakeholders. He/ She will support the Project Manager/implementation lead in guiding and supporting DRC and CSSF project and operational team at the Garissa/Mandera office. He/She will also support in coordinating the implementation of CSSF project activities within the location and ensuring adherence to quality and accountability commitments. He/She ensures that DRC policies and procedures are adhered to by staff..  

Duties & Responsibilities: Responsibilities 
Programme Management, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation:

  • Support the Project Manager the day-to-day design, delivery, and progress of the project activities against agreed targets and contribute to overall technical direction for the design and implementation of project activities under the CSSF grant. 
  • Take the lead in the timely and quality completion of all the technical programme deliverables in the different components of the project. 
  • Work towards sustainability of project activities through effective networking and promote linkages to other programmes.
  • Carry out participatory needs assessments and identify appropriate project interventions to increase incomes and long-term resilience for the local community. 
  • Take an active role in periodic project review and planning meetings, and external meetings as often as required
  • Take a lead role in the documentation of lessons learned and ensure they are fed into the design of activities. 
  • Lead/ coordinate field reporting by preparing technical internal and external reports for DRC Kenya’s activities in Mandera/Garissa, by CSSF guidelines and support implementing M&E plans.
  • Oversee the implementation of DRC Kenya, CSSF activities in the project target areas by supporting post-implementation monitoring as well as ongoing activities.
  • Participate actively in developing concept notes and proposals including the provision of the budgetary estimates of the components while liaising with Finance colleagues. 
  • Lead the programme’s implementation of conflict sensitivity capacity support and peace efforts while ensuring close coordination with HDPB.
  • Support consultants engaged in the CSSF activities including around provision of available data and linkage to the beneficiaries. 
Training and capacity development:
  • Ensure project staff adhere to CHS Principles in day-to-day project implementation and participate in CHS audits. 
  • Participate in training opportunities to build own technical capacity to support implementation, monitoring and evaluating the programme. 
  • Build the capacity of DRC Kenya programme staff to identify, design and implement quality program activities across Mandera/Garissa County.
Budget Management:
  • Draft spending, procurement, and work plans based on activities and budgets.
  • Support budget drafting exercise per the identified or prioritized needs of the project and new projects.
  • Support budgeting tracking to check budget utilization and work closely with the Area Manager to address any spending gaps identified.
Partnership and Coordination:
  • Promote collaboration and synergy between DRC, other CSSF partners, local authorities, local communities and other agency interventions at the field level. 
  • Support the partners and DRC Kenya implementation lead to ensure effective liaison with stakeholders and relevant Government of Kenya departments, from the location to divisional levels, as needed.
  • Participate in external stakeholder meetings and maintain external relations involving government officials and other key stakeholders.
Experience and technical competencies: 
  • Minimum of at least five years’ experience in the value chain, community development programmes, peacebuilding interventions and preferably with an (I)NGO in an ASAL environment.
  • Proven analytical skills and ability to think strategically.
  • Conceptual understanding of the participatory approach and sustainable development
  • Proven people management and communication skills leading a multidisciplinary team
  • Demonstrable experience in supervising managing coaching and training others
  • Must have a ‘hands-on’, practical mentality, be self-driven and be very motivated.
  • Must be well organized, able to take initiative and work independently.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and good command of English.
  • Experience in working in complex and hardship areas/contexts.
  • Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage
Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Project Management, or any other related fields 
Language:
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Fluency in spoken Kiswahili

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