International Rescue Committee,Project Coordinator Jobs in Tanzania

ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION:

The International Rescue
Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps
people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of
Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to
refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40
countries and 22 U.S.
cit
ies, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and
struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

BACKGROUND:

The IRC, together with Columbia University, has been working over the
past twelve months on a project to develop new guidelines for integrating
menstrual hygiene management into multi-sectoral humanitarian response.
Following the finalization of these draft guidelines, the partners now plan to
pilot them in an ongoing humanitarian emergency, in order to evaluate their
effectiveness, both in providing guidance to humanitarian actors, and in
enhancing services for beneficiaries. This pilot will be conducted over the
course of six months in refugee camps in Tanzania.

For over half a century, Tanzania has been a country of asylum, hosting
one of the largest refugee populations in Africa.
At present there are 66,370 Congolese refugees, many of whom have lived in
Tanzanian camps for 20 years. Tanzania
also now hosts 152,581 Burundian refugees, many of whom arrived over the last
16 months as violence in Burundi
increased. Refugees continue to arrive at a rate of 200 persons per day, and
are received at a dozen reception centers close to the Burundian border, before
being transferred to a longer-term refugee camp.

The IRC is providing a variety of
services in these camps, together with other humanitarian agencies.

The pilot project will begin in
mid-October with a workshop in Kasulu,
Tanzania, to
which other humanitarian actors will be invited. From that time, it will run
for a period of six months, including a detailed research evaluation of the
pilot around month 4 of implementation.

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Project Coordinator is
responsible for guiding the pilot activities of the project in refugee camps in
Tanzania.
Working with other IRC Coordinators, Managers and programs, and collaborating
closely with other agencies working in the camps, the Project Coordinator will
develop plans, including pilot initiatives and work plans, and will guide the
pilot through the six month course of action.

The Project Coordinator will
liaise closely with the GBV Coordinator, as a key partner in the coordination
of the project. The role will report to the Deputy Director of Programs, and
will also work closely with London, Nairobi and New York
based Technical Advisors, and with the research team from Columbia University, New York.

The position will supervise one
national staff member, a WASH/Protection officer. The Project Coordinator will
manage a project budget, and will be responsible for developing and maintaining
project management tools. The role will be responsible for liaising with and
supporting counterparts within IRC and beyond, with attending Cluster and other
forums, and encouraging responsive program approaches which result in improved
outcomes for project beneficiaries.

The position is based in Kasulu
in western Tanzania, with
frequent travel to Kibondo (two hours travel by vehicle) and possible
occasional travel to Dar es Salaam.

This is an unaccompanied
position.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Coordinator shall:

Program Management &
Development

• Attend and support the startup workshop in Kasulu,
  helping to initiate the project in collaboration with other actors.
• Oversee the technical aspects of the implementation and
  coordination of the pilot program, providing support to the program
  managers and field teams to develop work plans to guide implementation of
  approved grants.
• Develop and implement program management tools to
  monitor budget expenditure against spending plans, and pilot timelines
  against workplans.
• Participate in Grants Opening, Mid-Term and Closing
  meetings.
• Develop informative monthly reports for circulation
  amongst the wider project team, and develop internal and external reports
  within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
• Support the program managers and implementation partners
  in the technical design, implementation and monitoring of the work plans
  ensuring that activities reflect the commitments IRC made to the donor and
  the community.
• Develop and/or improve monitoring and evaluation
  mechanisms for the pilot, in collaboration with the Research Team and the
  IRC staff including the M&E Coordinator.
• Ensure that the IRC teams in the field actively monitor
  set indicators and effectively address concerns of the target communities.
• Possibly, manage the sub-granting of funds to partner
  organizations, in collaboration with Finance team, and monitor programming
  and effectiveness of these sub-grants. Establish suitable reporting
  channels for sub-grantees to report progress to the IRC team.

Representation and Coordination

• In coordination with the DDP actively develop and
  maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in the
  humanitarian response, including donors, government actors, UN agencies,
  international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
• Establish networks with UN, INGOs, and local partners to
  promote technical capacity and develop strategic partnerships, including
  active participation in cluster meetings.
• Participate in inter-agency forums including cluster
  meetings and other forums as appropriate and agreed with the DDP.
• Represent and advocate for the pilot program with
  national authorities, non-state actors, UN agencies, NGOs, and donors.

Staff Support

• Establish regular and direct communication lines with
  the WASH/Protection officer, and (in collaboration with the GBV
  Coordinator) assign tasks and establish performance monitoring
  arrangements.
• Work with the Field Coordinator to ensure technical
  aspects of the Performance Management System documentation for the program
  officer (and any additional team members assigned) is in place and
  followed up regularly.
• Provide ongoing training and technical support and
  guidance to the program staff, and to collaborating NGOs and agencies as
  needed, and ensure all staff adhere to best-practice principles in all
  aspects of program implementation.

Research Support

• Facilitate visits by research team members, ensuring
  logistics are in place, and resources allocated effectively for efficient
  research, especially at the time of the month 4 evaluation, and for other
  visits as planned by the research and country team.

• Strong experience in working with and coordinating with
  the UN, donors, INGOs and other stakeholders, and particularly experience
  in leading coalition-based projects
• Demonstrated experience in project design and
  development, including needs assessment and proposal development.
• Demonstrated experience in capacity building
• Demonstrated experience in project management, including
  budget management
• Understanding of protection principles and likely
  protection concerns arising in the context as well as conflict sensitivity
• Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication
  skills.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Fluency in English; Swahili, Kirundi and French
  languages a strong advantage.

Lodging in Kasulu is in a shared
IRC guesthouse, together with other IRC staff. All IRC sites have electricity
and internet. In Kibondo, lodging is in a hotel.

The IRC and IRC workers must
adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for
Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In
accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on
Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti
Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation

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