JOB DETAILS:

The Project Coordinator (PC) will, lead and oversee the planning, implementation and monitoring of the ECHOfunded protection action in refugee settlements in the North and West Nile regions of Uganda. The PC will build the capacity of local partners to effectively deliver project activities in line with War Child standards and Donor compliance requirements. This role requires strong coordination, coaching and mentoring skills, project management expertise, and a deep understanding of protection issues affecting refugees and new arrivals.

Major Roles and Responsibilities;
• Provide support to partners for Project Planning and Implementation
• Partnership Management including capacity building and Learning pathways
• Monitoring, Evaluation Learning and Reporting.
• Grants management, compliance and visibility
• Effective Coordination
• Staff management

Qualifications, Skills and Competence required;
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as international development, social work, humanitarian assistance, or a related discipline
• Master's degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project coordination, preferably in protection programming or refugee response.
• Strong understanding of protection principles, SGBV, Child Protection and MHPSS , approaches.
• Proven experience in coaching, mentoring of local partners and also in project planning, budget management, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Commitment to humanitarian values, including impartiality, neutrality, and respect for diversity.
• Strong social and communication skills for team management as well as for liaising with external stakeholders and partners.
• Fluency in English, and preferably able to speak in one of the local refugee languages.
• Problem solving skills, able to deal independently with field work related issues.
• Strong computer, report writing and documentation skills