Project Coordinator, UNHCR - Livelihood

Responsible for overall strategic management and accountability for UNHCR-funded livelihood projects, ensuring effective, timely, and compliant implementation of project activities aligned with approved proposals, workplans, budgets, and donor requirements. Provides direct supervision and guidance to the project team, fosters collaboration with partners, and ensures high-quality delivery and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to ensure project success, manage and mentor staff for professional growth.
• Identify and mitigate risks, align activities with organizational policies and indicators.
• Foster collaboration with internal teams and partners to achieve objectives.
• Monitor and follow up project implementation with partners.
• Facilitate development of plans, coordination, and teamwork.
• Prepare quarterly progress reports, track indicators, and support donor reporting.
• Organize reflection and coordination meetings, review and adjust plans.
• Embed gender equality, safeguarding, monitoring, and security policies in implementation.
• Ensure staff and associates comply with Plan International's Safeguarding and Gender Equality and Inclusion standards.
• Take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies or similar field.
• 3-5 years of experience with a proven record of success at a similar level preferably in an INGO sector.
• Proven experience and ability to coordinate and collaborate with different civil society and Community based organizations.
• Experience in planning, conducting, and facilitating trainings/workshops.
• Knowledgeable on Primary Impact Groups facing lifelong vulnerabilities from poverty, inequality, and exclusion, rooted in discrimination and weak institutions.
• Knowledgeable on gender transformative approaches, strong partnerships, evidence-based strategies, and civil society strengthening.
• Ability to provide clear direction, support, and effective teamwork.
• Strong in monitoring, assessment, data interpretation, and communicating results to improve implementation.
• Skilled in financial analysis for budgeting, planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Excellent analytical, administrative, facilitation, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective interaction across all levels, with strong time management and collaboration skills.

Skills

• Project Coordination
• Livelihood Program Management
• Training Facilitation
• Community Engagement
• Gender Transformative Approaches
• Civil Society Strengthening
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Data Interpretation
• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Financial Reporting
• Strategic Planning
• Risk Mitigation
• Team Supervision
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Proposal Development
• Workshop Planning
• Negotiation
• Administrative Management

Languages

English