Project Coordinator

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure that a proper work plan is designed and maintained at all times to make sure program activities are running smoothly and on time.
• Draft and review monthly and quarterly reports required about the project activities.
• In charge of overall planning of the program activities by coordinating partner/training participants’ travel, including airfare and hotel arrangements, interacting with travel agents and program staff with Procurement & Logistics.
• Ensure that “Lessons learned.” Are well communicated within the program team and support the local partners in deriving “Success Stories” in partnership with the MEAL expert.
• In coordination with the Project Manager and Program Director, prepare monthly activity projections and share them with the Finance Department.
• Liaise with consultants/trainers and make sure proper documentation is submitted to HR for the processing of the contractors’ agreements.
• Communicate with the local media outlets and CSOs about training and other programs.
• Arrange and facilitate all logistics involved in the setting up and running of training such as preparation of facilities, venues and equipment (e.g., microphones, laptops, recorders, USBs, etc.
• Liaise and coordinate with similar INGOs to ensure lessons learned are continuously drawn upon.
• Collect travel receipts and manage expenses/stipend for participants.
• Assist with training and provide translation/interpretation if needed.
• Coordinate publication/production of training materials in print or video as needed.
• Work with the Monitoring and Evaluating Officer on the progress of participants in training workshops and measure their output after training.
• Maintain an up-to-date contact list of those involved in training programs/activities and enter it into a database.
• Ensure proper documentation of the program is stored and archived in a fashionly manner.
• Any other relevant tasks required by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, social science or related field. Master’s degree is preferable.
• Minimum five years of experience in a project coordination role.
• Fluency in English, Kurdish, and Arabic.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Very good report-writing skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Experience in planning, organizing, and facilitating trainings, workshops, and other events.
• Experience in working with journalists and civil society activists is preferable.
• Experience in working on climate change and environmental projects is preferable.   

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV to ([email protected]) with the subject line (IQ202409_ProjectCo.) no later than October 14, 2024 close of business. 

Reviewing applications are on rolling. As such, Internews reserves the right to close the application before the deadline. Therefore, early submission is advised. 

CVs in formats other than PDF and Word document will be disregarded.