Project: Education and economic recovery of the COVID-19 affected population in Marin Rural Municipality of Sindhuli district Nepal
Duty Station: Kamalmai municipality, Sindhuli
Working Area: Marin RM of Sindhuli district 
Contract Type: Fix term regular staff

Expertise

• Master’s Degree in Education, Environmental Science, Rural Development, Development Studies with three years of experience in relevant field in I/NGO or Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering, Education, Environmental Science, Rural Development, Development Studies with five years of experience in relevant field in I/NGO.

General Responsibilities

The key responsibility of the Project Coordinator is to oversee and overall project cycle management of the project. Project Coordinator will promote coordination with community representatives, civil society structures, local government structures and other key stakeholders. Project Coordinator will lead on implementation of both hardware and software component of the project for education and economic recovery of COVID-19 affected families and ensure that the project implemented is in-line with government and donor requirements and project plans.

Detailed Objective and Tasks

Implementation, Coordination and Leadership

• Coordinate with district line agencies, local government authorities (Rural/Municipality), communities and all local stakeholders to run the program smoothly
• Ensuring continuous communication and sharing project information with right holders and communities’ representatives regarding the implementation of works and in order to ensure a flawless progress of activities
• Liaise with all project staffs to ensure that project interventions in timely with concrete project plan and budget as per finalized project documents
• Develop strategies and plans that contribute to raising profile of working organization  
• Develop capacity of project team, right holders and stakeholders by conducting or using resource person on technical training based on project theme
• Should be able to Conduct and implement the project activities based on the tele-work policy of the organization in this pandemic situation of COVID-19.
• Lead to select target population for economic livelihood
• Lead and manage digitalization of commodity voucher assistance for economic recovery interventions and overall recovery work through CVA.
• Liaise with the different organization implementing the similar project for effective implementation of the project and also to avoid the duplication of the events.
• Support and monitoring of construction work and mobilize PO for technical aspect of construction works both new and repair & maintenance works in schools and communities. 
• To support in preparing the tender documents and open it concerning the materials are of the construction materials.
• Influence local government for ownership of intervention and reflect good practices and learning in policy and plan

Programme Management

• Responsible for the risk management, guidance, staff management during project implementation in the target locations
• Responsible for developing Detail Implementation Plan (DIP), tools and approaches of project management based on the organizational operational policies and guidelines as well as donor agencies
• Ensure for managing the minimum standards of technical quality and services in all interventions of project activities
• Promote women entrepreneurship, skill development of women ensuring most vulnerable and marginalized groups are included.
• Ensure that cross cutting issues like GESI, Child Protection and equity are mainstreamed
• Ensure gender transformative approach of the project as per gender transformative marker of Plan International Nepal

Financial Management

• Lead the financial management of project including budget planning, monitoring and revision
• Manage the project budget and ensure project expenditures are in-line with agreed project plan and budget
• Ensure that project expenditures are undertaken in-line with financial policies and procedures and that available resource are optimally utilized.
• Identify program supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Conduct effective monitoring of each activity regularly which ensure to meet the goal and outcome of the project
• Update, operationalize and lead in the systematic evaluation strategy in order to ensure the effective implementation of projects activities as per DIP
• Plan proper data management to keep track of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) plan of project and ensuring this links to reporting requirements
• Work with the team to identify and document project learning and success stories and disseminate learning across the sector.
• Ensure to catch the project reporting deadline and  timely reporting to donor agencies through line manager 
• Ensure effective communication between the organization, project teams and report immediately on any new developments, changes, financial aspects and important decisions and directives
• To conduct frequent field visits, focus group discussions and key informant interviews based on the project objectives to track the project.

Competence: 

• Project cycle management: Planning, Budgeting, Implementation, M&E and reporting
• Expertise: Sound understanding of gender transformation in education, Early Grade Reading and Writing Improvement (EGRWI), Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), Inclusive quality education and safe learning environment, gender inequality/ barriers, school improvement planning, extra-curricular activities and school DRR and GESI. 
• Strategic: Analytical, Critical thinking, negotiating skills, Innovative, problem solving and ability to build effective relations for influencing and team work
• Language: Ability to write clearly and concisely in English and Nepali
• Communication: Sound communication skills, managing work relationships (internal/external), coordination and networking. 
• Proven IT skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, open access M&E tools and skill of computer applications (Eg. Kobo tool)
• Two wheelers driving license required (mandatory).