Job Title: Project Coordinator
Responsible for coordinating project implementation,
managing project activities and staff, developing work plans, monitoring
budgets and deadlines, coordinating stakeholders and community activities,
supporting monitoring and evaluation, and preparing timely project reports.
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Work, Community Development,
Social Sciences, or a related field. The position is based in Garissa and
requires regular field visits.
Key
Responsibilities
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for:
Coordinating
county-level activities and stakeholders in both Kakuma and Dadaab.
Supporting
implementation of the LEAP project and working closely with relevant government
officials, schools, communities, and other education stakeholders to support
systems-level change.
Supporting
assessment and analysis of education systems, including identifying systemic
barriers, root causes, gaps, opportunities, and existing good practices.
Supporting
stakeholder mapping and engagement to identify key actors, power dynamics, and
opportunities for building coalitions for education reform.
Supporting
coordination of participatory processes for co-creating education systems-
strengthening strategies, action plans, and change pathways with stakeholders.
Implementing
activities in accordance with GCN policies, partner requirements, safeguarding
standards, and relevant government policies and frameworks.
Participating
in education sector working groups, technical forums, coordination meetings,
and policy platforms relevant to the project.
Supporting
resource mobilization and promoting inclusion across all education systems
interventions.
Preparing
regular narrative and technical reports.
Performing
any other duties related to education systems strengthening as assigned by the
supervisor.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s
degree in Education, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Project
Management, or any other related field from a reputable institution of higher
learning. A Master’s degree is highly preferred.
Over 8
years of experience, preferably in the NGO sector, in advocacy,
partnership-building and networking, approaches to improving learning outcomes,
resource mobilization, project implementation, coordination, reporting and
monitoring, public education systems, and working with children affected by
conflict/crisis.
Strong
leadership, communication, and coordination skills.
Ability
to engage and mobilize diverse groups of community members and stakeholders.
Strong
facilitation skills, including familiarity with training in participatory
methods, and excellent organizational and time-management skills.
Excellent
interpersonal skills with significant experience working with children affected
by crisis/conflict .
Commitment
to human/children’s rights and an understanding of rights-based approaches and
their application.
How
to Apply
Qualified candidates should send their CV and cover
letter, clearly indicating the position applied to gcn@girlchildnetwork.org
