Project Coordinator at Centre for Social Cohesion Peace and Empowerment (CENSCOPE)

Key skills and Competencies

• Demonstrate excellent competence in using Microsoft Office Package
• Excellent presentation and writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Good command of the English language (written and oral) and ability to interact in local languages: Hausa and Kanuri
• Proven work experience in multicultural environments
• Ability to adapt to working conditions and tasks that may change with the reality of the field
• Proven work experience in multicultural and environments
• Ability to adapt to working conditions and tasks that may change with the reality of the field

Key responsibilities 

• Ensure timely and effective implementation of the project’s objectives and oversight of project-related activities
• Deliver results in accordance with the project’s document, project implementation plan and work plans in accordance with project result log-frame
• Ensures timely preparation of project work plans, procurement, and communications plans as well as other related documents for the timely commencement of the project activities
• Develops a detailed implementation plan, and oversees the progress of the project
• Ensure team members deliver project timelines 
• Provides weekly update on project implementation 
• Plan, coordinate and supervise the work of all project staff including preparation of the required terms of reference for consultants, national experts, forward planning of project activities and budget expenditures, activity scheduling, and reporting
• Prepares comprehensive, outcome and output-oriented, evidence-based inputs to progress reports as well as ad-hoc technical reports, when required
• Perform other tasks as requested by the Program Manager
• Develop a professional platform for networking and partnership building with local authorities of the target regions, CSOs, youth centres and organizations, and other international development organizations or programs working in the area of operation
• Ensure visibility of CENSCOPE and joint projects through public relations, advocacy, working with the mass media, and other communications activities
• Performs anyone other task as maybe assigned by the supervising authority  

Qualifications and Requirements

• University education or equivalent in Administration and Social science, or related fields.
• Previous experience in Humanitarian work
• Fluency in Kanuri, Hausa and other local language 
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience in community-based facilitation and community mobilization.
• Experience working with rural communities from a variety of different ethnic groups.
• Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian principles and practices
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently unsupervised
• Strong work ethic and capacity to take responsibility for his/her own actions
• Be able to work under pressure
• Confidentiality, integrity, and a sense of conflict-of-interest prevention.
• Self-motivation, courtesy, and humility
• Capacity to work in multicultural environments

IMPORTANT NOTE

• Applicants are encouraged to apply both via the application link and by email. Applications submitted only through the email address, without completing the application link, may not be considered.
• CENSCOPE operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourages inclusion and diversity, 
• CENSCOPE has zero tolerance for Sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the organization reserves the right to close this vacancy prior to the stated deadline once a suitable candidate is identified.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply
• CENSCOPE does not charge any fee to facilitate any recruitment process.