Project Coordinator

About PWWSD

The Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) is a Palestinian grassroots non-governmental organization working since 1981 with and for Palestinian women marginalized by the Israeli occupation and Palestinian patriarchal society. PWWSD is currently seeking to improve the mental health of Palestinian women through psychosocial services including group and individual counseling and to provide women with the resources they need to combat gender-based violence, empower themselves politically, economically, and socially, and transform their society to on that is inclusive, egalitarian and democratic. PWWSD takes a gender-responsive, rights-based approach, particularly regarding international human rights. 

To this end, PWWSD is recruiting a project coordinator who will manage the project's different interventions and lead partnerships to ensure achieving the project/s results and impact. This will include following up on the implementation of the project work plans, and budgets, monitoring of M&E tools and interventions while ensuring close coordination with relevant partners, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and full engagement of different beneficiaries.  The coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the achievement of high-quality and timely results, adhering to the different gender equality tools and decent work principles.  The project coordinator will directly report to PWWSD’s Programme Manager.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and duly management of the projects and implementation of all activities listed in the project implementation plan by the rules and regulations of PWWSD, and by agreed monitoring and evaluation guidelines as stipulated in the agreement with doners.
• Ensure that the projects are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Develop TORs and procure services to conduct work on specific activities, and objectives outlined in the implementation plans in accordance with PWWSD’s procurement guidelines.
• Establish and maintain partnerships and/or coordination with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate the financial transactions in full coordination with the accounting department, including ensuring all supporting documents are maintained and an orderly filing system is in place.
• Ensure proper, professional, documented, and clear communication with the project team and partners of all aspects of the project activities.
• Support the development of monitoring and evaluation tools and conduct regular field visits. 
• Draft regular narrative progress reports in line with guidelines stipulated in the agreements with the donors.  Ensure that the reports follow a results-based approach.
• Coordinate with the Programme Manager to ensure liaising with donors throughout the project cycle, informing donors on progress and obstacles in the implementation and providing necessary documentation upon request. 
• Organize and conduct workshops and meetings with stakeholders, and participate, document, and coordinate results/outcomes meetings. 
• Coordinate and participate in advocacy and policy dialogues with project partners and key project participants on issues included in projects’ campaigning and advocacy plans.
• Perform tasks that deemed necessary to achieve the objectives of the project according to the request of the Programme Manager.

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Required Experience and Educational Background:

• Graduate degree in planning, business administration, public administration, gender and development, or related social sciences. 
• Minimum 3 years experience managing development projects and programs, especially funded by International Non-Governmental Organizations. 
• Proven ability to coordinate and manage complex project work, with a focus on the empowerment of women and/or human rights.
• Experience in report writing.
• Work experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and knowledge management.
• Proven ability to collaborate well and deliver work in a timely manner.
• Excellent Arabic and English language skills (written and spoken).

Key Competencies:

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and presentation in Arabic and English.
• Strong Leadership skills.
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office and online applications).
• Highly committed, able to work under pressure, adapt to new situations, and meet deadlines.

Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter and CV to [email protected], with the position title in the subject line no later than Sunday  14.5.2024.