Project Country Coordinator

Overview

Provide strategic leadership and co-ordination to ensure that all consortium and other implementing partners are aligned in delivering the objectives of the Intersectionality SRHR Advocacy project. The Project Country Coordinator has no formal hierarchal position towards national staff of the consortium partners (including VSO staff), nor to the staff of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) linked to them.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Planning and Coordination:

• Lead responsibility for ensuring all consortium partners work in synergy and support co-ordination and integration of the project at country level.
• Key driver in co-ordination of joint annual planning, monitoring, evaluation, reflection and learning and revision of the Theory of Change between consortium partners.
• Organize and chair Country Coordination group meetings, encouraging working together on activities and interventions to realize the desired outcomes and objectives.
• Monitor alignment of activities of partners to prevent duplications or conflicting messages and keeps an eye on potential collaborative efforts that will contribute to realizing ambitions and objectives of the projecting the country.
• Monitor the progress of the activity workplan and monitors the budget depletion, based on the inputs of the consortium partners.
• Ensure alignment of narrative reporting (both progress and annual).
• Take leadership in emergencies as required, working closely with the Country Director and the international safeguarding staff.

Networking and partnerships

• Lead role in ensuring accountability of the consortium to local stakeholders.
• Coordinate the lobbying& advocacy of the consortium in country.
• Responsible for setting up, selecting, and accompanying the local youth representation in the youth panel; is a focal point for contact with youth representatives and coordinate their training and mentoring to support them in their role.
• Key contact point for strategic partners, donors, and representation of the project in country.

Collaboration:

• Facilitate and encourage information sharing and optimal communication between consortium partners.
• Work closely with the global implementation team to share learning for new and corrective programme design.

Education

• Bachelor of Public Health

Additional education

A relevant university degree or post graduate qualification preferably in Public Health or related field.

Experience

Additional experience

• Substantial experience working for international or national organizations, including management of programs.
• Experience of donor reporting on impact, changes, and effectiveness measures, especially with regards to major donors.
• Experience in working in and leading partnerships and large consortia in SRHR programmes.
• Evidence of understanding the challenges of working in consortia and its implications for program management. Ability to coordinate a consortium program, and coach a high performing team of staff of multiple organisations.
• Excellent understanding of consortium program cycle management tools to ensure effective planning, resourcing, implementation, and review of programs.
• Practical experience of applying lobby & advocacy issues at a (consortium) program level. Able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of lobby & advocacy issues.
• Experience and knowledge of the relevant program areas: strengthening of (networks) of CSO’s, SRHR, Intersectionality and youth involvement.

Skills

• Leadership skills
• networking
• influencing

Additional skills

• Excellent leadership, networking, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Multitasker and able to manage pressure.

Terms and conditions

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Applicants must have the right to work in Kenya.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please click on the link //www.vsointernational.org/about/careers/project-country-coordinator-a0m3z00000e9qnqaa3?source=myJobsinKenya to ‘make an application’ before 9th December 2020