Project Coordinator
Coordinate and manage child protection project initiatives
Overview
Coordinate and manage child protection project initiatives
You have:
- Experience in project management, preferably in child protection.
- Ability to develop community awareness programs.
- Understanding of child protection policies and legal frameworks.
- Strong facilitation and coordination skills with various stakeholders.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects.
- Capacity to develop training materials and agendas.
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
Job Tile: Project Coordinator for Child Protection Compact Project
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Contract type: Fixed-term
Coordination and implementation of assigned objectives:
- Responsible for day-to-day management of project activities.
- Ensure the implementation, monitoring of the project work plan and procurement plans, and report results to the Project Director, WVIM other departments, and stakeholders
- Liase with implementing agencies and NGOs under the project
- Organize and facilitate the project related discussion meetings, workshops and other events
- Contribute to the development of detail annual work plans, M&E related plans and other documents
- Develop, coordinate and finalize the ToRs and training plans for consultancy services
- Contribute and support in the development of agreements with contractors and consultants, review/monitor the quality of deliverables, and ensure overall coordination among consultants (firms and individuals)
- Prepare and contribute to the development of quarterly and annual reports, and other required reports
Prepare briefing and information on project activities for external stakeholders and partners when required
Provide inputs/advice to project implementation in the area of child protection, child sexual trafficking and forced child labor
- Promote and raise awareness on the relationship between child vulnerability and protection among children, communities, religious institutions and government.
- Assist Project Director in WV initiatives as required.
- Monitor, analyze and evaluate processes and protocols to inform relevant stakeholders towards enhancing the effectiveness of child protection.
- Ensure application of WVIM Child Protection Policy and Protocols and Safeguarding policy in frame of the project implementation.
- Contribute in the design of appropriate CP project models, training handbooks, training agenda and curriculums and online training curriculums
- Advice on community-based child protection mechanisms.
- Collaborate, raise awareness and influence like-minded organizations to become an agent of change with regard to the rights and protection of children.
- Identify, share / facilitate access to resources and appropriate materials, learning and support opportunities related to CP for program staff.
Identify competencies and CP capacity requirements for stakeholders, communities and civil society organizations in frame of CP Compact project implementation.
Identify competencies and CP capacity requirement at special projects, ADP and community level and develop appropriate plan with team.
- Keep abreast with the latest trends and research in child abuse, protection and development and other legal issues that impact on protection of the children and enable the application of this learning in project design, implementation and decision making by WVIM.
- Facilitate the process of continuous learning and documentation of best practices in CP that is appropriate to the context of Mongolia and scale up to WV Mongolia programs and projects
- Facilitate the formation and coordination of networks, that contribute to the sharing of best practices and outputs, strategy formation.
- Share best practices and contribute to the community of practice and centers of excellence
- Collaborate, raise awareness and influence like-minded organizations to become an agent of change with regard to the rights and protection of children.
- Perform any other tasks assigned by the Project Director.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you managed a project successfully? | The interviewer wants to understand your project management skills and success factors. | Provide an example with specific goals and outcomes. |
| How do you ensure stakeholder engagement and collaboration? | This question assesses your ability to work with various stakeholders effectively. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methods do you use to monitor and evaluate project effectiveness? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you raised awareness on child protection issues? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced in working with NGOs or community organizations and how you overcame it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |