Project Coordinator- CCRP

The Project Coordinator supports the Project Manager by providing technical and coordination support for the design, implementation, and adaptive management of a resilience programme in cocoa-growing communities. The role ensures programme outcomes through child-safe, gender-transformative, and community-led approaches while strengthening community systems, family capacities, and local governance to reduce child labour and improve resilience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate community entry, selection, and assessment processes, including stakeholder engagement, safeguarding, gender, and risk analysis.
• Oversee community validation, feedback integration, and final selection/approval processes with proper documentation and agreements.
• Coordinate implementation across all project pillars (community development, system strengthening, CLMRS, and school construction).
• Develop and manage project work plans, timelines, resource allocation, and activity tracking.
• Facilitate coordination with government agencies, partners, and stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration.
• Monitor project progress, track KPIs, maintain documentation, and ensure quality assurance of activities and outputs.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues, proposing and implementing mitigation measures.
• Support financial management, including expenditure tracking, reporting, SAP updates, and compliance with donor and organisational requirements.
• Strengthen teamwork and coordination through clear roles, communication protocols, and structured engagement.
• Lead stakeholder communication, reporting, and engagement, including meetings, updates, and integration with systems such as SWIMS and CLMRS.

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably in automotive engineering and related areas.
• Additional sector-specific expertise, especially in EV and Hybrids are essential.
• At least 3-4 years’ experience in coordinating automotive sector projects with a unique blend of traditional project coordination, deep automotive industry knowledge and specific technical proficiency in both combustion and EV vehicle domains.
• Understanding of a vehicle architecture, especially on EV and Hybrid.
• Ability to manage the technical integration of components across different vehicle systems.
• Proven track record of managing large project budgets, cost estimation, financial tracking and cost benefit analysis.
• Expertise in identifying, analysing, and mitigating technical supply Chain and regulatory risks across both ICE and EV domains.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and interpersonal skills to manage cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic thinking with a focus on delivering value to learners and the organisation.

Skills

• Automotive Engineering
• Electric Vehicle Expertise
• Hybrid Vehicle Expertise
• Project Coordination
• Vehicle Architecture
• Technical Integration
• Budget Management
• Cost Estimation
• Financial Tracking
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Supply Chain Management
• Regulatory Risk Management
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Stakeholder Management
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Strategic Thinking