Jobs in Cameroon: Project Coordinator | Plan International, Bamenda
3 min readDeadline: 1 August 2024
Location: Bamenda, Cameroon
Company: Plan International
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
We won’t stop until we are all equal.
The Opportunity:
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation of the different components of the project activities.
The incumbent, with the support of the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, will ensure the implementation/operation of the project’s monitoring and evaluation system and the management of protection data from the activities of the protection component.
While coordinating and implementing the project, he/she will ensure that implementation is on schedule and within budget.
The incumbent will also interface with and support the project team members.
The Individual/About You:
As the Project Coordinator for this multi-component project, you should hold yourself, the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities by providing technical advice and capacity for project management – including implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities.
As the Project Coordinator, you will also be expected to mentor and supervise the project team, supporting them and ensuring completion of performance reviews of all project staff.
Also, to meet up better with the obligations of your role, a University degree in social sciences, legal sciences, rural economics, rural development, project/program management or similar fields will be an advantage.
In addition, five (05) years of experience in the design and planning of projects on Child Protection and/or Gender Based Violence, as well as the management and implementation of this type of project with a perfect knowledge of the planning, programming and monitoring/evaluation procedures of projects will be assets to propel you in meeting with the obligations of your role.
Solid experience in project management with large budgets, working with vulnerable people, computer literacy, good reporting skills, experience of the Humanitarian context of the Northwest – Southwest Regions of Cameroon alongside good knowledge of international texts on children’s rights and the rights of displaced populations (refugees and IDPs) will also be enablers for you on this role.
Please, follow this link to review the full Job Description: JD Project Coordinator – Bamenda
Location: Bamenda
Type of Role: Fixed Term Project Contract; Twenty-Three (23) Months
Reports to: Officer in Charge
Grade: Hay Level 13
Closing Date: August 01st, 2024
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