Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Project Coordinator, Childcare Economy to cover both Ethiopia and Uganda. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for pushing forward all agreed Outcome 4 deliverables with the UBS Optimus Foundation, working in close collaboration with IRC/PlayMatters country teams, the IRC Ethiopia and IRC Uganda technical coordinators for education and ERD, IRC ECD and ERD technical unit staff, and the technical partners supporting this component.
Major Responsibilities:
- Coordinate delivery of the Outcome 4 inception phase workplan across Ethiopia and Uganda, ensuring milestones are met on time and within budget.
- Provide leadership for project planning and scheduling for Outcome 4, from the high-level planning phase to detailed short-term activity scheduling in both countries.
- Manage and oversee the Outcome 4 budget, track expenditure across both countries and maintain accurate projections.
- Act as the primary programme focal point for technical partners, ensuring partners are on track with their deliverables, targets and spending.
- Provide leadership and strategic guidance to the country-level implementation of direct coaching support to childcare providers, drawing on IRC/PlayMatters in-country staff as the primary operational presence in both countries.
- Work with the IRC/PlayMatters MEAL team to operationalise Outcome 4 indicators, including child development outcomes anchored in the Nurturing Care Framework.
- Coordinate with the International Philanthropy & Partnerships team to ensure that all feedback and requests for information from the UBS Optimus Foundation and LEGO Foundation are timely addressed.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in education, early childhood development, international development, economics, business administration or a related field; a master’s degree is an advantage.
- At least 5 years of professional experience in project management, including large-scale, cross-functional, multi-location projects.
- Demonstrated experience in education and/or early childhood development programming, ideally including work grounded in the Nurturing Care Framework or comparable ECD frameworks.
- Familiarity with the childcare economy, including childcare provider business models, childcare demand and market dynamics, provider financing, and the policy and regulatory environment for childcare provision.
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential, with demonstrated exceptionally strong writing and presentation skills.
- Excellent analytical, presentation, communication and representation skills.
- Strong commitment to the IRC's mission, purpose and values.