Project Coordinator (Area Lead) Deris Wanaag - 2 positions at Danish Refugee Council

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Programme Management, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Leads on Deris Wanaag implementation at area level
• Leads on supporting and overseeing grantee implementation in the field
• Leads on operational aspects of high-level delivery, including management of project office, organisation and coordination of project team travel and accommodation logistics
• Ensures compliance with corporate policies rules and regulations
• Ensures optimum operational support to the project team in line with project guidelines
• Responsible for maintaining project Asset Register, if required by DRC’s client
• Supports the Implementation Lead in the day-to-day design, delivery, and progress of the project activities against agreed targets
• Takes an active role in periodic project review and planning meetings, and external meetings as often as required
• Supports regular project reporting on field-level implementation, context and challenges.
• Supports project work planning, including the development of field-level activity-based budgets (ABBs) and procurement plans. 
• Supports the project team in identifying risks and challenges and identifying mitigation and management approaches. 

Grants Management

• Supports the design and proposal for all grantees for Garissa and Lower Juba.
• Reviews and oversees progress against grant agreements, including monitoring of implementation to ensure timely results.
• Works closely with M&E staff to document project results and lessons learned, and ensure they are fed into the design of future grants. 
• Ensures grantee activities comply with project policies on conflict sensitivity, Do No Harm and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI)
• Supports the Fund Manager and Implementation Lead with any other grant’s management-related tasks, as required.
• Supports Research and Evidence team with support on context analysis and facilitation of research-related activities. 

Stakeholder Engagement

• Promotes collaboration and synergy between the project, grantees, local authorities and local communities to promote local acceptance of activities
• Supports the Implementation Lead and Policy and Government Engagement Lead to liaise with stakeholders and the relevant Government of Somalia/Government of Ethiopia, from the location to divisional levels, as needed.
• Participate in external stakeholder meetings and maintain external relations involving government officials and other key stakeholders.
• Support delivery of cross-border activities and stakeholder engagement.

Experience and technical competencies: 

• Must be well experienced with grant management skills and Grant development  
• Minimum of at least five years’ experience working in security sector/development and/or humanitarian programming, especially in the thematic areas of peacebuilding, community engagement and livelihoods.
• Proven analytical skills and ability to think strategically.
• Conceptual understanding of the participatory approach and sustainable development
• Proven people management and communication skills leading a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable experience in supervising managing coaching and training others, especially local, community-based organisations
• Must have a ‘hands-on’, practical and solutions-oriented mentality, be self-driven and be very motivated.
• Must be well organised, able to take initiative and work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and good command of English.
• Experience in working in complex and hardship areas/contexts.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Project Management, or any other related fields.

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 26th August 2024