Program Coordinator (French-speaking) at Teaching at the Right Level Africa

TaRL Africa is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and committed Program Coordinator. TaRL Africa Program Coordinators will support Country Teams and partners to strengthen implementation and strategically plan to improve and grow. In addition, they will help coordinate regional outreach and support efforts such as communication, training workshops and learning and innovation lesson sharing. Position location could be based in Abidjan or Nairobi with significant travel across sub-Saharan Africa.

Responsibilities

• Support country and partner teams in overall strategy and execution of TaRL programming
• Manage partner relationships Facilitate communicating and sharing of lessons across partners
• Coordinate across functional areas to ensure holistic support to country and partner teams through the development, implementation and learning process of TaRL programming
• Support fundraising and donor management
• Manage outreach events and training workshops
• Support financial management, monitor and manage relevant budgets and ensure financial management policies and donor conditions are followed
• Write regular reports on the implementation of project activities for both internal and external use.
• Ensure all project working documents are submitted on time (Annual Work Plan, budget revisions, Performance Monitoring Plan revisions, etc.)

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in (Education, International Relations/Development, Social Sciences) or relevant field.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both English and French particularly the ability to communicate technical research to policymakers in a non-technical manner
• Proven ability to handle multiple diverse assignments at one time, successfully complete assigned tasks and meet deadlines while conducting high-quality work
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally frequently and flexibly to support policy outreach, scoping research and training events. Most travel will be in sub-Saharan Africa and in addition to between cities in South Africa.
• Strong skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Honesty to handle cash or finances