Programme Coordinator

Position:Programme Coordinator (Local staff contract)
Location:Ramallah, Palestine
Reports to: Country Director (CD)
Contract period: On a temporary basis (11 months’ contract including the probation period)
Commencing Date: Immediately
 
We Effect (formerly Swedish Cooperative Centre) is a development cooperation organization that has acted and worked with a long-term approach since 1958 in order to effect change. Help to self-help is our guiding principle in 25 countries on four continents. One of them is Palestine. In Palestine, our development support is mainly directed to socio-economic development, gender equality and ecofriendly production. Our humanitarian work is guided by the ambition to support poor Palestinians to avoid further deterioration of their livelihood while assisting farmers affected by the occupation and natural disasters. We Effect is willing to recruit a Programme Coordinator to assure efficient coordination of We Effect Europe/Asia Programmes Palestine in order to achieve planned strategic as well as programme/project results.
 
Main Responsibilities:

- Planning, implementation and monitoring of development and humanitarian programmes/projects in Palestine.
-Jointly with the Programme Coordinator-PME, responsible for consolidation of monitoring results and programme reporting
- Integration of strategies and policies in relevant programmes
- Provide technical assistance to local partners and contribute to building their capacities
 
Duties:

Programme level:

- Supervise the implementation of humanitarian and development programmes/projects executed in partnership with local partners in Palestine and ensure adherence to quality standards, work plans and planned results.
- Develop preliminary technical assessment of ideas or project proposals.
- Supervising and providing technical support to Gaza based Programme Officer, Project Manager and any other staff might be assigned by the CD.
- Contribute to monitoring the Country Programme (or any other relevant Programme), developing and updating its PME system.
-  Continuously table and update results in the Country Programme (or any other relevant Programme) Matrix and its clusters.
- Review partners’ reports and assure their quality.
- Draft semi-annual and annual results reports of the Country Programme (or any other relevant Programme).
- Coordinating the Country Programme Steering Committee
- Together with the other country team, assist in organizing workshops, meetings and forums for exchange of experience in monitoring, lessons learnt and quality assurance.
- Assist in the development of the Country Office’s work with gender equality.
- Submit monthly/quarterly/semi-annual reports, as requested by CD, identifying achievements, problems faced and proposed solutions.
- Attend weekly, monthly and other program/project related meetings, and share experiences and lessons learnt.
- Together with other country team, Identify, promote and facilitate synergies within the programme(s) implemented by We Effect Europe/Asia in Palestine.
- Contribute to the assessment of partners and project proposals
 
Partner level:
- Together with other country staff, support partner organizations in planning (including budgeting), coordination and implementation of the projects or any other development initiatives co-funded by We Effect.
- Together with other country staff, provide technical support to partners and train their staff, above all, on organizational development, planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Support partners in drafting terms of reference for consultants on specific activities in the project(s).
- Support partners in drafting terms of reference for procurement of goods and services activities in the project(s).
 
Communication, information, public relations
- Support in collection of good news and success stories from We Effect partners and in elaborating the relevant inputs for We Effect internal and external newsletters, website and short news to the regional office.
-  Promote and spearhead the Lobbying and Advocacy work of We Effect Europe/Asia in Palestine.
-  Maintain programmes and projects filing system, including, but not limited to, monitoring data, testimonies and photos, etc.
- Actively participate in the search for other financing, and providing the CD with analysis of the potential and relevant funding opportunities.
-  Assist in elaborating concept notes and proposals of new projects/programmes
- Upon request from CD, actively participate in relevant networks.
- Upon request from CD, represent the We Effect Europe/Asia in interactions with other civil society organizations as well as local Authorities.
 
Other:
- Assist in preparation of external delegations visits.
- Accept and respect the principles, policies and ethical values of the We Effect.
-  Respect and adhere to We Effect anti-corruption policy. Never accept or be promised, request or give, promise or offer a bribe or other undue reward, remuneration, compensations, undue advantage or benefit of any kind, which may constitute illegal or inappropriate behavior.
- In all administrative practices strictly follow the laws of the country.
- Keep confidential all sensitive information pertaining to the Country Office and its Programmes.
- Keep the CD as well as the staff at the Country Office updated on important developments.
-  Carry out any other tasks assigned by the Country Director and/or the Regional Director for the good functioning of the Country Office and its programmes.

Qualifications:

-  A least Master degree in Business, Economy, Agriculture, Management, or any other relevant field.
-  Excellent reporting and communication skills.
-  Good knowledge of Results Based Management and LFA.
-  Very good experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.
-  Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge of computer including Excel, Word and Power Point.
- Serious, trustworthy, disciplined, dependable and responsible.  
- Excellent verbal and written command of English language.
-  Living or willing to live Ramallah
-  Willing to travel among Palestinian areas of West Bank and Gaza and abroad.
- Assume responsibility for accuracy and timeliness of work.
-  Experience of working with INGOs or UN agencies is a preference.
 
 
Interested and qualified applicants are invited to send their CV and a motivation cover letter, including last employment salary to:

[email protected]

by no later than 13:00 Palestine time on January 25th 2017. Please clearly indicate “Application for Programme Coordinator” in your email subject. We respect all candidates but we can only respond to shortlisted candidates.

 

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