Response Project Coordinator at Self Help Africa

Job Title: Response Project Coordinator
Company: Self Help Africa
Location: Dedza Malawi

Reports to: Project Manager

 

About Self Help Africa:

Self Help Africa Malawi is an international non-governmental organisation working to create opportunities for lasting improvement in peoples’ lives. We work in partnership with others to support a range of livelihoods and food security, WASH and health, sustainable energy and gender equality programmes reaching over 1,000,000 people a year across Malawi. Globally, we work in nine countries across Africa, Asia and South America, however our Malawi programme is by far and away our largest and most established country programme. SHA currently operates in 17 districts in Malawi, supporting 24 on-going projects. This is an exciting time to join us as we seek to tackle the global challenges in progressive and innovative ways.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for effective coordination of district-level planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of the Lean season response project in Dedza. This includes ensuring implementation of the project activities are carried out in line with the work plan and budget, and timely submission of reports.  S/he will work closely with response field Facilitators and report to the Project Manager.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure effective coordination of project activities on a day-to-day basis.
• Support Project Manager to implement and monitor district-level work plan and budget, in line with project log frame, agreed deliverables, and resources.
• Support Project Manager to deliver expert technical support and guidance in all aspects of project implementation and budgets. This is particularly in terms of community-based management, stakeholder coordination, capacity building, and gender equality into the implementation of the project.
• Ensure close collaboration and networking with all district partners, including government and communities, in liaison with other SHA projects, during all stages of project implementation.
• Coordinate with response field facilitators to ensure that the various aspects of the response Program are integrated in the project implementation.
• Support establishment and implementation of response monitoring and evaluation methodologies including data collection
• Ensure implementation of project activities in line with SHA safeguarding policy and procedures. This includes ensuring promotion of a positive culture of openness and transparent where team members are able to raise concerns.
• Support the integration of women’s empowerment and leadership; accountability; and SHA mainstreaming issues (Environmental Management, Gender and Social Inclusion, Protection, HIV/AIDs, disability, etc.) throughout all aspects of the project cycle.
• Develop and submit weekly updates and monthly monitoring and documentation reports to Project Manager.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in response related field.
• At least 2 years’ experience in Project coordination role (experience in emergency and general food distribution is a must)

Required Skills:

• Skills and experience in project/program planning, delivery, monitoring, reporting, review and evaluation
• Experience in working in complex emergencies or challenging security settings and within security management frameworks.
• Ability to produce timely and high-quality reports                                                                                         Strong planning and budgets skills and experience.
• Extensive experience of targeting and working with disadvantaged people in Malawian society.
• Fluency in spoken and written English, Chichewa, including good English report writing skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of safeguarding risks and mitigating actions.
• Well-refined people management, team working and interpersonal skills.
• A full clean motorcycle riding license

Method Of Application

Qualified and interested candidates who meet the stated requirements must submit a completed Application Form. The completed application form should be uploaded, together with the Cover letter, curriculum Vitae, and Copies of certificates saved in your name, to this link. The Job Description is available here.

Closing date for the receipt of completed application forms is 12:00 Midnight of 25^th August, 2024 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

All candidates offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.  Specific roles may require Police/DBS/ vetting. Self Help Africa takes the safety and well-being of all those we work with, and our staff, very seriously. We have a zero-tolerance policy on abuse. Our recruitment is safe, meaning that we recruit staff with the highest values and standards of ethical behaviour. Self Help Africa has a Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy, which reflects our commitment to protecting the people with whom we work. All candidates will be expected to comply with this policy and its procedures.

For more information about the organisation, please visit our website at www.selfhelpafrica.net.

SHA is an equal opportunity employer.