GRADE: 6

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Emergency

LOCATION: Sarlahi district

CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed-term until August 2018 with possibility of extension

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Project Coordinator  (PC) - Livelihood (Engineer) is overall responsible for the implementation of livelihood component of Nepal ECHO floods response project in Terai. The livelihood component has two major activities; cash for work to rehabilitate farmers managed agricultural infrastructure and seed and other agriculture input support to rebuild lost livelihoods of flood affected communities of the district.  The role includes but are not limited to design, estimate and supervise the rehabilitation of farmer’s managed agricultural infrastructures through cash for work approach. 

The position is responsible to meet compliances on project management at various stages of implementation as guided by SCI policies and the donor policies; support partners to follow SCl compliances & working principles throughout the project cycle.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Selection of schemes to be rehabilitated

• Develop guidelines and criteria for identifying and selecting different agricultural infrastructure schemes to be rehabilitated
  
• Identify and select beneficiaries to be involved in cash for work 
  
• Ensure participation of beneficiaries and concerned stakeholders in selecting/prioritising schemes

Planning and budgeting 

• Prepare or support the partner to prepare a detail implementation plan by using participatory approaches
  
• Prepare or support partner to develop a contingency plan (Plan B)
  
• Design and estimate the budget for each scheme using district norms
  
• Compile the budget estimates of all schemes and prepare one comprehensive phased budget for this component, segregating estimate for local materials, wages and external materials etc. 
  
• Prepare a cash (wage) distributon plan 

Supervision and technical backstopping 

• Supervise the implementation of the plan and provide technical backstopping wherever required
  
• Ensure that appropriate quality is ensured at all levels of work and structures meet all compliances including environmental compliances
  
• Ensure beneficiaries’ and concerned stakeholders participation in implementing the plan (rehabilitation of the schemes)
  
• Ensure that affected people participated and gained benefit from cash for work activities
  
• Support PNGO to distribute wage to the participating individuals and keep the record of recipient 
  
• Track the project progress and budget vs expenses every month 
  
• Conduct public audit of all schemes 

Project progress review and monitoring

• Understand the project log frame and M&E plan, prepare and implement tools and checklists for monitoring and train partner staffs on using these tools and checklist
  
• Work closely with Senior Project Coordinator (Livelihood), Humanitarian Manager and MEAL Coordinator to establish baseline and final assessment
  
• Ensure partners have M&E plan, monitoring checklists and conduct regular field visits with appropriate tools and checklists, including interacting meaningfully with beneficiaries to learn about program effectiveness and needs of the beneficiaries. 
  
• Review the progress made by the partners on a trimester basis and identifies and work with partner organizations to improve their capacity, cost efficiency, accountability and organizational performance
  
• Assist partners to make necessary changes in their original plans, if required
  
• Share project progress, issues and plans for upcoming months

Project Reporting and Documentation

• Jointly develop and finalize the progress report and submit to the Senior Program Coordinator-Sarlahi
  
• Work closely with the MEAL Coordinator to document the innovative approaches, best practices, lesson learned, and case studies and shared at appropriate level

Capacity Development of Partner and Stakeholders

• Orient partners and stakeholders on project’s goal, objectives, expected results, strategies and work plans 

Partnership Management, Compliance and Organization Development

• Understand and orient partners on Partnership policies, Government, SC and Donor compliances.
  
• Ensure partner comply the organisational policies, Government, SC and donor’s requirements including Child Safe guarding policy
  
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies

Representation

• Represent Save the Children and its values at district 

Occasional Duties

• Work as and when required fulfilling Save the Children’s dual mandate of development programs as well as being the leader in emergency preparedness and response for children.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
  
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
  
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Management, Agriculture or Social Science(s) with Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Agricultural Engineering

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 3 years of working experience on cash based programming on farmer’s managed agricultural infrastructures
  
• Sound working experience with local government and local NGO
  
• Proven ability in project and partner management 
  
• Ability to develop M&E Plan, setting targets, work plan, budget etc. 
  
• Demonstrated ability in use of computer application
  
• Strong analytical and writing skills with demonstrated ability to write progress reports, project briefs, developing process guidelines and quality benchmarks 
  
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills to work with divers team and effectively working with governments and non-government agencies
  
• Excellent spoken and written communication in English and Maithili languages
  
• Commitment to Save the Children's mission, values and approach