Project Coordinator at Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme Ltd/Gte (ECEWS)

Job Description

• Under the supervision of the Project Director, takes the lead on implementation of the Gender Based Violence and response project and related activities and initiatives.
• Reviews work plans and ensures the relevant components are consistent with the project results and the Country programme results and resources framework.
• Facilitates the development of work plans with central level Implementing Partners (IPs) to provide technical support in the GBV prevention and response project; assesses progress and follows up to ensure timely implementation, and review project progress in annual review meetings.
• Provides technical support to central level government ministries/departments and local bodies and agencies to plan and implement gender, GBV prevention and response.
• Implement a gender-responsive and qualitative maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Family Planning and Reproductive Health (MNCH/FP/RH) program in line with MCGL mandate.
• Liaises closely with the JHPIEGO team on GBV Prevention and Response to ensure timely and high-quality implementation of project activities, sharing of knowledge and information, proper monitoring, and adjustments to project strategies based on learning as the project proceeds.
• Prepares timely donor reports and liaises with donor counterparts as necessary.
• Shares knowledge products with JHPIEGO officers and provides technical support upon request of the GBV project officer and Community Mobilization Officer based in the districts.
• Provides technical input within JHPIEGO as well as for central level government ministries/departments and local bodies and line agencies on integration of gender, GBV prevention and response.
• Closely supports the action research component of the project and liaises with stakeholders for development of tools and conduct research.
• Provides technical input to the base line/end line and other surveys and closely monitors the survey; liaises with the research agency for the delivery of quality baseline survey report.
• Works closely with the country office gender team in preparing advocacy materials for the integration of GBV prevention and response in government regular Programmes.
• Contributes to the design and implementation of behaviour change communication campaigns by providing inputs to and implementing specific and targeted IEC/BCC interventions on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues for the prevention and response to GBV.
• Attends/engages with central level coordination mechanisms to ensure effective coordination of partners on GBV prevention and response.
• Contributes to knowledge creation by continually documenting lessons learned, good practices, and replicable strategies, and actively shares this knowledge.
• Maintains productive and professional relation with other development agencies at the central level TOR.
• Prepares and implement a joint facilitative supervision and monitoring plan with central level implementing partners, in line with project objectives.
• Supports central level IPs in the development of a monitoring checklist and tools and its implementation.
• Assists gender team in preparing monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual monitoring reports.
• Analyses trends and recommend appropriate actions for improved effectiveness of the Programme.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in coordination and implementation of health programs, specifically in management of newborn health programs at the state or national level.
•  Experience working jointly with national or state, and/or local health actors to strengthen the quality and responsiveness of child health services, particularly newborn health services.
• Technical expertise and working knowledge in the conduct of Health Facility Assessment.
• Capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a multicultural system.
• Ability to demonstrate liaison and advocacy skills to establish and sustain productive working relationships with government agencies, stakeholders, and other implementing partners.
• Experience in report writing and budgeting (organization and donor reporting)
• Ability to conduct field travel when required.