Project Coordinator- Turkana NGO Job Girl Child Network

anagement Jobs, Girl Child Network Jobs. Responsible for coordinating project implementation, managing project activities and staff, developing work plans, monitoring budgets and deadlines, coordinating stakeholders and community activities, supporting monitoring and evaluation, and preparing timely project reports. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Work, Community Development, Social Sciences, or a related field. The position is based in Garissa and requires regular field visits.

Key Responsibilities

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Coordinating county-level activities and stakeholders in both Kakuma and Dadaab.
• Supporting implementation of the LEAP project and working closely with relevant government officials, schools, communities, and other education stakeholders to support systems-level change.
• Supporting assessment and analysis of education systems, including identifying systemic barriers, root causes, gaps, opportunities, and existing good practices.
• Supporting stakeholder mapping and engagement to identify key actors, power dynamics, and opportunities for building coalitions for education reform.
• Supporting coordination of participatory processes for co-creating education systems- strengthening strategies, action plans, and change pathways with stakeholders.
• Implementing activities in accordance with GCN policies, partner requirements, safeguarding standards, and relevant government policies and frameworks.
• Participating in education sector working groups, technical forums, coordination meetings, and policy platforms relevant to the project.
• Supporting resource mobilization and promoting inclusion across all education systems interventions.
• Preparing regular narrative and technical reports.
• Performing any other duties related to education systems strengthening as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Project Management, or any other related field from a reputable institution of higher learning. A Master’s degree is highly preferred.
• Over 8 years of experience, preferably in the NGO sector, in advocacy, partnership-building and networking, approaches to improving learning outcomes, resource mobilization, project implementation, coordination, reporting and monitoring, public education systems, and working with children affected by conflict/crisis.
• Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to engage and mobilize diverse groups of community members and stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation skills, including familiarity with training in participatory methods, and excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with significant experience working with children affected by crisis/conflict .
• Commitment to human/children’s rights and an understanding of rights-based approaches and their application.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter, clearly indicating the position applied to gcn@girlchildnetwork.org