Country: India
Closing date: 29 Sep 2018
BACKGROUND
Terre des Hommes Netherlands is an international NGO, with a significant history as a development partner in Asia. We started our operations in 1965 to support Bangladeshi refugees in India during the liberation war in 1971. Over the years, we have partnered and intensively collaborated with almost 700 non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand to improve the lives of vulnerable, abused and exploited children. In the course of 2015, the two regions, South Asia and Southeast Asia were merged into one region, Asia, and in 2016 we established our Asia support office in Cambodia. Our Cambodia Country Programme was redesigned in 2017 and commencing in 2018, the Country Programme will focus its interventions in combating Child Exploitation and Abuse.
Our Vision: Terre des Hommes Netherlands works towards a world where all children have a decent life and can grow up to be independent adults. A world in which children are no longer exploited. We will continue our work until this is accomplished.
Our Mission: Terre des Hommes Netherlands prevents child exploitation, removes children from exploitative situations and ensures these children can develop themselves in a safe environment.
PROJECT COORDINATOR - IMAGE PROJECT
Position Start Date: As soon as possible
Duration: One-year contract with possibility of extension
Location: Karnataka, India with 40% travel to the project sites
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) is seeking an experienced Project Coordinator, who will be based in the State of Karnataka with 40% travel to the project sites and the candidate to be positioned in the Country Office for an initial period to be evaluated later. TdH-NL is implementing the project “Initiatives for Married Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment (IMAGE)” in the districts of Belagavi, Bagalkote, Bidar, Chikkaballapura and Chamarajanagar, Karnataka State, and the coordinator will work for this project. Project strategies include: Promotion, Provision and Prevention and will require working alongside TdH staff, partner NGOs, stakeholders from Government, CSOs and the private sector as well as with children, families and communities.
Objective of the function: The project coordinator is responsible for providing project oversight, grant management, lobby and advocacy with Government and also involved in resource mobilisation activities.
Position in the organisation: The project coordinator is subject to hierarchical leadership from the Country Manager and provides (functional) leadership within projects.
RESULT AREAS
Realise projects: Implement projects according to the objectives of the developed project plan and ensure that the project teams are involved, well-functioning and informed.
- Work professionally within TdH-NL policies and codes of conduct, including those related to child protection/safeguarding, confidentiality and ethical practice.
- Work closely with the team and with the Country Manager to ensure goals and objectives are achieved.
- Ensure effective communication between project staff, TdH country and regional teams
- Responsible for preparing and monitoring budgets and spending
- Oversee project procurement and management of processes in line with TdH-NL policies.
- Continuously analyse and manage identified risks and opportunities in the projects.
- Use tools to monitor working hours, plans and expenditures
- Prepare and issue all appropriate project paperwork (e.g. MoUs, ToRs etc.)
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports
- Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting quality assurance tests
- Possess a strong commitment to social justice and development of quality services within the field of child sexual abuse, exploitation and violence.
Improve service: Improve project design to reflect developments and ensure contacts are maintained.
- Establish and maintain active and positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders including Government representatives, local authorities, community groups, beneficiaries, CSOs, NGOs etc.
- Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment and information
- Break projects into realistic action plans and set timeframes
- Liaise with project staff, partners, stakeholders and others to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
- Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management
- Ensure that beneficiaries needs are met to a high standard as projects evolve
- Participate in team’s performance reviews
- Monitor the project’s progress and respond appropriately to any issues that arise
- Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to all participants and other national stakeholders
Improve workflows: Improve work processes to ensure quality of service remains secure and employees are able to achieve the goals.
- Assess needs and gaps, ensuring staff are provided with appropriate support, training, guidance and mentoring.
- Work closely with teams to ensure project is implemented according to schedule
- Track and analyse project performance (costs, performance, schedules etc.) and report to the management on changes, being able to suggest the improvements to all the above.
EDUCATION
- High level vocational or academic (university) education at Master level.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Proven knowledge and experience in the field of project coordination and management.
- Minimum of 5 years work experience in project coordination or a similar role, from conception to delivery. (Preferably for an INGO, NGO, or Governmental organisation, in the related field of child protection and safeguarding).
- High level of applied or academic thought and working ability
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Solid organisational skills, including multitasking and time-management
- Knowledge of and insight in the target group(s) and developments in society.
- Skills in writing concrete project work plans and able to perform these tasks independently, and/or seek assistance required to complete tasks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (Kannada highly desirable).
- Possess strong organisational skills, including those related to prioritising, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating.
- Ability to work well with and contribute positively to diverse teams.
- Working knowledge of Google Office tool set (e.g. Docs, Spreadsheets, slides etc.)
How to apply:
Interested candidates, please forward your application referring to the job title (covering letter and CV) by email no later than 29 September 2018 at 17:00 Bangalore, India time to asia@tdh.nl