Project Coordinator

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity:

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation of the different components of the project activities.

The incumbent, with the support of the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, will ensure the implementation/operation of the project’s monitoring and evaluation system and the management of protection data from the activities of the protection component. 

While coordinating and implementing the project, he/she will ensure that implementation is on schedule and within budget.

The incumbent will also interface with and support the project team members.

The Individual/About You:

As the Project Coordinator for this multi-component project, you should hold yourself, the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities by providing technical advice and capacity for project management – including implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities.

As the Project Coordinator, you will also be expected to mentor and supervise the project team, supporting them and ensuring completion of performance reviews of all project staff.

Also, to meet up better with the obligations of your role, a University degree in social sciences, legal sciences, rural economics, rural development, project/program management or similar fields will be an advantage.

In addition, five (05) years of experience in the design and planning of projects on Child Protection and/or Gender Based Violence, as well as the management and implementation of this type of project with a perfect knowledge of the planning, programming and monitoring/evaluation procedures of projects will be assets to propel you in meeting with the obligations of your role.

Solid experience in project management with large budgets, working with vulnerable people, computer literacy, good reporting skills, experience of the Humanitarian context of the Northwest – Southwest Regions of Cameroon alongside good knowledge of international texts on children’s rights and the rights of displaced populations (refugees and IDPs) will also be enablers for you on this role.

Please, follow this link to review the full Job Description: JD Project Coordinator – Bamenda 

Location: Bamenda

Type of Role: Fixed Term Project Contract; Twenty-Three (23) Months

Reports to: Officer in Charge

Grade: Hay Level 13

Closing Date: August 01st, 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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