Project Coordinator

الوصف الوظيفي

Position Title: Project Coordinator

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

Organization: National Ebal Sport Club Commission (NESCC), Nablus

Duration: 9 months

Expected Start Date: January 1, 2024

National Ebal Sports Club Commission (NESCC) is implementing a project titled: Strengthening the Capacity of the NESCC to Enhance its Role and Performance in Serving Women and Youth in the Palestinian Society. The project will be implemented through a grant provided by the USAID-funded Active Citizenry Activity (ACA). ACA aims to increase citizens’ participation in civic life and support their efforts to advocate for positive changes, foster social and political advancement, and improve overall living conditions and prosperity. ACA supports the civil society sector, Palestinian citizens, media organizations, and other relevant stakeholders to become more active in civic life, decision-making, and advocacy for citizens’ rights and demands. ACA is being implemented by Global Communities.

The project aims to enhance the capabilities of youth and women leaders within the club. It involves training them to take on leadership roles within the NESCC, preparing them for organizing events and activities. The overarching goal is to boost the participation of women and youth in the local community over an 11-month period that began November 23, 2023. This will be done through the club, highlighting their social values and citizenship, and activating their interest in civic life.

NESCC is a non-profit, non-governmental, civil society organization that has been working in society since 1959. It has focused mainly on sports activities and teams and seeks to expand and diversify its activities, targeting in particular youth, women and people with disabilities, so that they are based on the availability of community capabilities and capacity until 2019. NESCC has been making sustained efforts to broaden its activities, initiatives, and programs in alignment with its objectives, this includes completing the necessary infrastructure preparations and establishing a streamlined administrative system to facilitate these expansions. Equipping youth and women’s cadres and building their capabilities, which will enable them in the future to lead the institution, create programs and implement projects in a professional manner, and deal with them with absolute transparency and administrative and financial systems in accordance with good governance standards and policies, which accumulates their experience to become more profound and stronger.

Enhancing women’s participation is a primary goal, and as such, the NESCC has implemented this by elevating their involvement in the Board of Directors, establishing women’s teams, and integrating them in the CSO’s training structure. However, NESCC has become more confident and determined to enhance the participation of women and youth in civil life and local society. NESCC appreciates every opportunity to implement this, harnessing all the capabilities of the members to make the required social contribution in our surrounding local community, and this project will work to build the club’s capabilities to serve women and youth more in the community.

General Position Summary

The Project Coordinator will provide programmatic, field, and administrative support to the project team and stakeholders. He/she will work closely with the Executive Director and the Global Communities Focal Point on all aspects of the program and will provide effective and efficient support to ensure smooth implementation. The Project Coordinator will assist in organizing and monitoring the various interventions, and providing programmatic, administrative, and procurement support. In addition, the Project Coordinator will support in gathering information and preparing reports. He/she will also follow up with the Finance Department on the preparation and submission of financial supporting documents and payment requests in accordance with established requirements and guidelines.

Responsibilities and Duties

Support the NESCC team in the planning and set up of activities, including engagement with relevant partners and other key stakeholders.
Support in organizing training courses, workshops and field visits as required.
Conduct sound coordination, implementation, and monitoring of field work activities of the project, and ensure implementation schedules are met as per the detailed implementation plan, while maintaining adherence to project and Global Communities/USAID regulations.
Participate in implementing the project with effective day to day monitoring of its activities.
Provide any required support to the local partners when planning and implementing program activities.
Manage the preparation of the regular technical reports related to the progress of the program activities.
Facilitate field visits for all stakeholders as required.
Manage the translation of success stories, documents, and official letters from English to Arabic and vice versa as required.
Maintain and build strong relations with local partner organizations and institutions, including private sector, -educational, and public-sector partners.
Collect, analyze and report on projects activities to senior management at the club and USAID.
Support, lead, motivate and inspire other team members.
Any other duties as assigned by Executive Director.

Reporting

Reports directly to the Executive Director.
Works directly with the Executive Director, project team members, experts, trainers, and other stakeholders.

متطلبات الوظيفة

Required Skills and Experience

Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in a comparable position.
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Management, English Literature and Translation, Accounting, Finance, Development Studies or any other related field. (or equivalent combination of formal training and experience e.g. in marketing, economics, management, business development or etc.).
Good experience in working with youth projects or youth related development projects.
Previous experience in designing and delivering trainings and coaching on civic participation, minimum 1 year.
Very good written skills in English and Arabic languages, and communication skills with a variety of audiences including businesses, other NGOs, government entities, the general public and the media.
Experience working in West Bank or Gaza, and existing professional networks within organizations and civil society actors engaged in youth development in Palestine. Previous experience with USAID projects is an added value.
Demonstrated knowledge of gender inclusion principles, human rights, and equitable approaches for positive youth engagement and development.
Strong interpersonal communication, presentation, teamwork, and analytical skills.
Ability to think innovatively.
Experience contributing to effective curriculum planning, design, adaptation, and development.
Experience in project design, project management, and training and capacity building.
Positive and professional attitude, including ability to work well in a team setting.
Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure under pressure, prioritize work, coordinate multiple tasks, and maintain attention to detail.
Excellent skills using technology and computer software, including but not limited to, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.