Project Coordination Specialist, Freetown, Sierra Leone, P3

Overview

Coordinate and improve project management and partnerships.

You have:

• Master's degree in management sciences, public health, medicine, international development programme management or other social science related field.
• Five years of professional experience in development work, especially programme/project management.
• Solid knowledge and practical experience in sexual and reproductive health, youth and gender programming.
• Demonstrated ability to work with governments, the academia and development community.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 109,286 USD and 143,102 USD.

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The Position:

The Project Coordination Specialist plays a key role in improving programme coordination, partnership and advocacy, and in ensuring the sound management of financial resources. You will focus on integrating project activities with operational aspects at all levels of the programme implementation.

You will report to the Head of Programme.

Job Purpose:

Working within a Country Office environment and in close collaboration with the Head of Programme, you will ensure that the content of all project documents are harmonized in order to avoid duplication of interventions, and that they are operationalized with a view to observe economy of scale.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Master’s degree in management sciences, public health, medicine, international development programme management or other social science related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Five years of professional experience in development work, especially programme/project management;
• Solid knowledge and practical experience in sexual and reproductive health, youth and gender programming;
• Demonstrated ability to work with governments, the academia and development community;
• Strong interpersonal communication skills;
• Excellent report writing and compelling oral presentations; • Familiarity with the UN system is desirable.

Languages:

Fluency in English is mandatory

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

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