JOB SUMMARY:
The Incumbent will be working with the Project Manager (Child Protection) to plan, manage, oversee and monitor the implementation of the work plan related to the recommendations emanating from the Report on Child abuse of children at Children’s Homes, Rehabilitation Centres and other Institutions which provide residential care for children and any other recommendations related to child protection. The Project Implementation Coordinator (Child Protection) will provide support for programme planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting in a stakeholder Ministry/Department/Agency.
REPORTS TO: Deputy Permanent Secretary, Child Protection Project Manager
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supports design and organization required for assessments, baselines, and evaluations, particularly with regards to communicating the needs of the Ministry/Department/Agency to the Standing Committee.
- Fosters an understanding of the environmental content (PEST) of the Ministry/Department/Agency and community expectations and contributes to the development of contextually appropriate programme design.
- Works with the Child Protection Project Manager to Implement project activities in the assigned Ministry/Department/Agency ensuring that services are delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with Internal requirements and international best practices.
- Ensures that Ministry/Department/Agency understand the requirements for project, /strategy implementation.
- Works with the Ministry/Department/Agency to develop work-plans in coordination with the Child Protection Project Manager.
- Follows up with Ministry/Department/Agency team members regularly to ensure that activities are on track.
- Continuously identify and document child protection issues across homes, rehabilitation centres and other institutions and ensure that relevant stakeholders are informed.
- Assists in the development of M&E and indicator tracking plans and the development of additional M&E tools as necessary to monitor project progress.
- Works with the Child Protection Project Manager to ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed indicators to enable both internal and external reporting.
- Assists” in the establishment of appropriate reporting systems within the assigned Ministry/Department/Agency.
- Provides regular updates via established systems on the status of projects.
- Prepares relevant reports, presentations and other documents on project master’s for management.
- Represents the PMIT at meetings to advance the work of the Team.
- Performs related work as may be required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Considerable knowledge of Project management principles, practices, techniques and procedures.
- Considerable knowledge of budget management, reporting, and stakeholder relations.
- Considerable knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of Strategic Management, Project Cycle Management.
- Considerable knowledge of the relevant procedures, rules, regulations and policies of the Central Tenders Board Ordiance.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years‘ experience in Project/Programme Management in the Public or Private Sector including a minimum of eight (8) years managing a programme or large-scale projects with specific reference to establishing and managing protection projects, including monitoring, evaluation, administration, finance, and logistics, In complex and challenging
- Training as evidenced by:
- A Masters‘ degree In Project Management from a recognised institution.
OR
- A Masters’ degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Management or the Social Sciences together with professional qualifications such as the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, PRINCE2 etc.