Thematic Field Coordinator at International Solidarity Foundation (ISF)

Job Purpose

Thematic Field Coordinator supports the planning, implementation and monitoring of the ISF programme in her/his area of responsibility (prevention of harmful practices and violence against women and girls), as outlined below.

Core Functions:

• Support partners in project planning, budgeting and implementation, including preparation of project documents, problem solving, testing of new ideas, capacity development and networking.
• Monitor project implementation, including analysis of project reports, activities and results.

Main Duties/Programme management

Planning:

• Support project planning at the country level, including preparation of project agreements, project plans, and annual and quarterly country/project plans and budgets
• Support ISF programme planning at the country level, including preparation of country programme documents and participation in selecting local implementing partners

Monitoring and evaluation

• Do regular follow-up with partners and field visits to monitor and analyze project activities and project results, and report to Country Director any problems in the project performance
• Support partners in using monitoring data in learning and development
• Support financial monitoring
• Support project and programme internal and external evaluations

Reporting

• Support reporting at the country level, including the preparation of country and donor reports.
• Prepare monthly reports about the general achievement and challenge in the areas of intervention; these will include changes and challenges.
• Review and analyze quarterly project reports and ensure that narrative and finance reports are coherent. Provide feedback to partners and ISF staff.
• Support reporting to Government

Main Duties/Programme development

• Support testing of new ideas in collaboration with partners and other stakeholders.
• Identify best practices and lessons learned locally.
• Support ISF partners’ networking with relevant actors in their respective projects
• Support capacity development of partners, including facilitation of the assessment of capacity development needs, contacts to trainers and in organizing trainings
• Participate in the due diligence assessment to the potential partners and play a vital role in identifying the potential risk that might face on the project implementation
• Collect and conduct initial review of partner narrative and financial reports

Other Duties

• Support ISF HQ Communications and fundraising initiatives, including organizing media visits, arranging interviews and photo/video opportunities, and identifying interesting stories.
• Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Appropriate Master’s Degree in the fields of gender, development, social sciences etc.

Professional experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience in prevention of harmful practices and violence against women and girls, preferably from NGOs
• At least 3 years’ experience in project management including planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting
• Experience in community mobilization and working with communities
• Knowledge of relevant national and local policies, actors and networks in the country of employment
• Ability to facilitate discussion, learning, and innovation
• Ability to work independently and work well in a team
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Good skills in Office software packages, especially Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)