Senior Projects Coordinator
This position holder will provide
both program coordination and technical support to the food Assistance program.
He/ She will support the transition of the food assistance program to a
recovery and development phase.
The job holder will ensure program
reporting and compliance at the field level and contribute to the project
development process by documenting, compiling and disseminating programming
opportunities and gaps. He/ She will be expected to provide hands on support in
program implementation through periodic field monitoring and ensuring capacity
gaps are identified and capacity building plans developed and implemented in a
timely manner.
Responsibilities
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Provide technical supervision to the
Field based Commodity officers and organize periodic meetings to discuss on
targets and outputs to deliver.
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Ensure adequate food stocks and
healthy pipeline and prepare comprehensive operation plans for the Food
Assistance Program.
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Review the monthly distribution plans
before they are submitted to WFP area Offices;
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Make regular field visits to Food
Assistance locations and oversee the implementation.
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Support in implementation of projects
as per the approved budgets and participate in the preparation of budgets for
upcoming projects
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Lead project inception and review in
all the three operations areas to ensure projects begin on time and lessons are
leant during implementation and are incorporated in the ongoing and future
projects
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Continually collect and compile
information/data to support development of new proposals or to inform amendment
of the ongoing project
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Attend and participate in national
coordination meetings, Budget negotiations and partnership meetings with donors
and partners.
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Coordinate with implementing partners
on implementation progress, field monitoring visits, review meetings and donor
missions.
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Conduct training to field staff on
commodity management, reporting and documentation.
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Support the Partnership Coordinator
in capacity assessment for all potential GIK and food assistance implementation
partners and support in the capacity development action plans.
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Ensure that all program interventions
in Food Assistance are effectively supported in terms of the assessment,
design, implementation and evaluation stages of LEAP and /or other partnership
and donor standards;
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Enable the food assistance team
ensure that all projects have the appropriate systems and processes in place
and receive timely and technical support to meet or exceed World Vision key
performance indicators for food assistance and achieve acceptable audit
results.
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Compile reports from the field
locations ensuring completeness of narrative information, accuracy of
quantitative data, and sufficiency of lessons learnt information, inclusion of
program or security challenges and other grant agreement requirements.
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Streamline feedback to the field by
incorporating feedback from M&E, Finance, Senior Program officer, the
Senior CARC and Technical advisors
Qualifications
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Should have a Bachelor’s degree in a
relevant field with extensive experience in the field of Food Assistance
Programming and Management.
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They must have a minimum of 5 years’
experience designing, planning, implementing, supervising and reporting on Food
Assistance Programming and at least 2 years’ experience as a Manager;
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Should demonstrate experience in
supporting/coordinating successfully, multi-partner/multi-geographic area large
grants.
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They must have both an extensive
conceptual understanding of and demonstrated practical command for implementing
program design, management and evaluation principles:
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Demonstrates the ability to develop
quality reports under tight deadlines. Must be able to succinctly express key
points, efficiently summarize and compile large amounts of information, and
ensure accuracy and logical flow of reported information.
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Must be highly organized, detail
oriented, able to detect gaps or missing information others may not, efficient
in analyzing information, and succinct in producing verbal and written
summaries of key points.
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Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal
and diplomatic skills, able to negotiate win-win situations and drive for
results.
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Excellent communication skills with
vast experience in project management
How to Apply
