Program Coordinator at SECOURS ISLAMIQUE FRANCE (SIF)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Job Description

• Based in Maiduguri, the Program Coordinator is in charge of the supervision of programs and the local staff related to the programs.

He/She is:

• Part of the Coordination Team
• Coordinating the implementation of the SIF programs in the mission
• Responsible for the quality of the programs.

Mission/ Role
Operational strategy & Coordination:

• To contribute to the elaboration of the mission’s operational strategy: context analysis and its evolution, elaboration of problem trees and proposed solutions, needs assessment analysis, proposal of new actions, budgeting and HR dimensioning.

Project Cycle Management:

• To ensure the conception of the projects: needs assessments, baseline survey, and proposal of actions.
• To supervise the implementation of the projects: planning of activities, follow-up of the implementation, collect of sources of verifications.
• To define partnership modalities with the operational partners, be in charge of the partnerships, define and supervise the capacity building plans for the partners.

Management-HR:

• Provide leadership and management to the program team.
• Support national staff, ensuring that the individuals work effectively together as a team to achieve the project objectives
• Propose Job descriptions for all new project staff

Supports: Admin, Finance and Log (in cooperation with the Admin Officer and/or the Admin Coordinator)

• To manage the program budgets: regular monitoring of the expenditure states according to the allocated budgets and programmatic forecasts, validation of the expenditures he is responsible for.
• Representation (under HoM request):
• To represent SIF as part of the implementation of activities to operational partners and to the local and regional authorities.
• To attend conferences, coordination meetings, clusters and donors meetings.
• To elaborate presentation projects tools (objectives, methodology, activities, and results) for authorities, donors, partners etc.

Reporting:

• To elaborate activities monthly reports for the Head of Mission
• To elaborate donors reports according to the requested deadlines.
• To elaborate Ad hoc reports: mission, follow-up, survey, training, etc.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 years of previous experience in humanitarian work,
• Experience of strategic thinking, including identifying, analyzing, problem solving and responding to opportunities and challenges and the ability to translate these into practical plans of action.
• Knowledge and experience of project planning and budget holding; proposal and report writing.
• Knowledge and understanding of project management tools (Logical Framework analysis, project cycle management, objectives and indicators etc.)
• leadership skills and a supportive management style (experience managing national and expatriate staff)
• Ability to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with partners including local authorities.
• Experience of working within an insecure environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring and management