Food Security and Livelihood Project Coordinator World Vision International
Vacancy No: 14197
Section/Unit:
Operations
Grade Level:
14
Supervisor:
Project Coordinator
No. of Post:
1
Duty Station:
Blue Nile
Duration:
1-2 years
Closing Date:
02 Jan 2025
Background:
The purpose of the position is to coordinate Food security and Livelihood (FSL) program at base level. The position includes daily, weekly, monthly planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of all project components assigned. The person will provide technical, administrative, financial, and human resource coordination oversight in accordance with WV policies and donor requirements. S/he will ensure effective and efficient implementation of the projects including ensuring visibility and effective communication with all stakeholders.
The Coordinator shall fully comply with safety and security procedures, child safe organizational policies of WVI, and program/humanitarian accountability practices. The Coordinator is also expected to ensure partners’ (local NGOs, private sector actors, etc) adherence and accountability to the same.
Duties and responsibilities:
% Time
Major Activities
25%
Project Management
Coordinate the implementation of project activities according to approved objectives, plans of action, and budget.
Update project DIP and budget on a regular basis to reflect any changes that need to be incorporated into the project activities.
Lead the process of identifying project target villages and beneficiary selection in collaboration with key stakeholders and on the basis of agreed selection criteria.
Compile, update and keep project activities implementation records (such as beneficiary’s selection process and lists, distribution lists, and beneficiary’s profiles).
Ensure that lessons learnt are documented, shared, and applied during the project life and feed into future proposal designs.
Monitor the progress of project implementation including the preparation of different internal and donor reports according to WV, donors and government reporting standards and agreed timelines.
Work closely with the M&E team to ensure key components of accountability (such as information sharing, beneficiary feedback mechanism, and participation of beneficiaries) is in-place and adequately practiced and documented.
Support overall risk mitigation plans , as needed and directed.
20%
Financial Management and Compliance
Monitor monthly expenditures in consultation with line manager and the Finance Coordinator and take timely corrective actions -if any- and ensure that project expenditures are within budget.
Ensure WV and the agreed donor’s financial systems and policies are adhered to.
Ensure compliance to internal World Vision Sudan and donor regulations in the implementation of the project, including the management of funds sub-granted to local NGOs.
Ensure timely submission of budget variance explanations to finance team and other relevant stakeholders.
Work closely with finance team to ensure appropriate record keeping is maintained on all donor related financial documents to facilitate the timely reconciliation and liquidation.
20%
Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting
Facilitate baseline survey - to establish benchmark values for measuring performance of project indicators
Work closely with M&E department and project team to ensure conduction of various monitoring activities, as detailed in project documents.
Timely report conducted activities to line manager/FSL manager and other concerned leaders, following the reporting plan (weekly, monthly, etc.).
Provide timely scheduled and ad hoc reporting on implementation progress to donors, WV Sudan Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and other stakeholders including HAC and government line ministries
Support national partners in reporting their tasks and follow them ensuring they are providing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as per the agreed reporting formats.
Maintain proper documentations of implementing activities, including success story writing and conduction of interviews with beneficiaries
Carry out various campaigns of surveys, as directed
Support the final evaluation of the project.
15%
Staff management and capacity building
Supervise and manage the performance of Project Officers and other staff in the project.
Provide technical support to WV Sudan Program staff, partner organization and staff of line ministries in project implementation.
Ensure that project staff get on the job coaching on project field activities.
Support project staff hiring, as directed by FSL manager.
In collaboration with P&C and FSL manager, support staff retention and capacity development
Organize and follow daily workers and beneficiaries work and payments, ensuring respect of WV Sudan rules and procedures.
Participate actively and support own and other team members capacity building plans implementation
Lead and support implementation of activities assigned to the national partners and give necessary technical and other guidance to partners
Support and build the capacity of partner NGO staff in quality assurance, monitoring, and evaluation.
10%
Coordination and Networking
Act as focal person in representing the project towards local governmental bodies, donors and other institution at field level.
Participate in relevant coordination meetings and forums.
Represent and support WV Sudan, government, and local partner NGO joint project monitoring meetings at field level
Participate at all FSL team’s coordination meetings/events at base level.
Liaise with local partnering NGOs to ensure smooth implementation of the project activities, effective operation, management, and appraisal of project staff.
Ensure active community involvement and participation in project implementation.
Host donor site visits in collaboration with WV Sudan South Darfur concerned staff and local partner NGOs.
Prepare and submit project updates as needed.
Ensure the donor visibility is included in all implemented activities.
10%
WV Sudan Quality Assurance and Strategy Support
Under technical guidance of FSL manager, Support the overall WVS ministry strategy objectives and activities, including supporting new proposal submission.
Support promotion and establishment of improved agricultural productivity through sustainable and climate smart agriculture development and disaster management approaches, and as directed by technical unit.
Ensure program quality standards are adhered to by program concerned staff.
In collaboration with WV Sudan program concerned staff; local line ministries, stakeholders and community beneficiaries, support project sustainability.
Support and manage FSL need assessments and surveys aimed at determining community needs for emergency, early recovery, and resilience program interventions.
Support the overall WVS ministry strategy activities, through close collaboration and on-time reporting to FSL manager.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Minimum four (4) years’ experience coordinating/managing FSL project within INGOs
Experience in managing projects funded by the major institutional donors such as SHF, GoG, ECHO, DFID, EC, USAID/ OFDA and others
One-year experience in teams management
Advanced coordination of large integrated and multi-faceted programs