RTIA Project Coordinator at Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance (VVOB)

The Project Coordinator reports to the Country Programmes Manager and is part of the education department. Within a specific project you will be coordinating (no direct management) all the needed resources for the project (technical and operational), in close collaboration with the other departments at VVOB and the RTIA operational partner, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD).

You will:

• Ensure good project management, including amongst others: planning, budgeting, monitoring and a timely realisation of key milestones and final project outcomes.
• Advise, guide, motivate and support the government partner (KICD) in their work, to contribute to project results.
• Identify and communicate needed project-related information towards a wide range of stakeholders (partners, donors, internally).
• Offer technical advice, guidance, and support to colleagues and government partner (KICD) to contribute to capacity development and project results.

If you’re our RTIA Project Coordinator, your workweek at the office will include the following highlights:

• Having a discussion with the Team Leads from the government partner to agree on the workplan and strategise on modalities to achieve the desired milestones for the quarter in line with the approved budget. In this meeting you also discuss the upcoming conceptualisation of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) resources, the composition of the team and timelines.
• You draft the Terms of Reference for the upcoming Needs Assessment Report dissemination workshop, including inputs from the government partner, then share with the Country Programmes Manager for inputs and feedback.
• LUNCH: a perfect time to catch up with your colleagues at the gender hub or even go for a walk in the nearby Karura forest.
• You organise a meeting with your communication colleague to work on the plan for the conceptualisation and design of innovative Information, Education and Communication (IEC) resources for teacher professional development.
• You meet with the VVOB Technical Lead for Gender and Global Strategic Education Advisor to discuss and get feedback on the draft conceptualisation report for the IEC resources. You then prepare a report to the government partner based on the feedback from colleagues

Who are you?

Your expertise and experience

• Relevant master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in project coordination and project management (planning, budgeting, monitoring and report writing), preferably working to strengthen government systems and structures.
• Experience with change management and capacity development processes in the context of educational systems.