Description
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and managing a health project in a challenging environment.
Protection
- Ensure identification, prevention, and proper referral of protection cases encountered in intervention areas.
- Ensure all team members understand and respect the code of conduct, humanitarian principles, and organisational safeguarding policies.
- Promote active and meaningful participation of women, adolescents, children, and vulnerable groups in consultation processes.
- Collaborate closely with Protection, GBV, Child Protection, MEAL teams, and partners to strengthen integration of protection considerations.
- Ensure complaint management mechanisms are accessible, safe, confidential, and adapted to women and children.
MEAL
- Conduct supervision missions to ensure progress towards project objectives and quality commitments.
- Analyse lessons learned, document, share, and integrate them into planning and decision-making.
- Ensure data collection, quality, and timely transmission to the MEAL department.
- Organise regular analysis meetings to assess intervention effectiveness and inform decision-making.
Administration and Operational Management
- Review expenditure plans regularly and provide forecasts.
- Prepare monthly cash needs and submit to project coordinator and finance department.
- Reconcile expenses with the finance department.
Logistics
- Coordinate with project logistics to plan and deliver supplies.
- Work with the logistics department to ensure mobile teams receive necessary support.
- Contribute to quality controls and purchase committees.
Reporting and Transparency
- Provide regular updates on progress and challenges.
- Compile and write internal and external reports.
- Ensure project reports and documents are well-made, compiled, and archived.
Security
- Verify security conditions before sending teams to the field.
- Ensure respect for IRC security procedures.
- Monitor security situations and report incidents.
Administration/HR
- Participate in team recruitment and development.
- Ensure the project team understands and fulfills its roles and responsibilities.
- Manage conflicts and promote a positive work environment.
External and Internal Relations
- Support liaison and communication activities.
- Ensure active participation in emergency response mechanisms.
- Represent IRC with local authorities and stakeholders.
Requirements
- University degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Medicine, or equivalent.
- Master's degree in Public Health is an asset.
- At least 5 years of experience in project management in health and/or multisectoral projects.
- Experience in emergency response and humanitarian standards.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
- Excellent coordination, planning, and budget management skills.