Project Coordinator

The Opportunity

SMART CLIMATE- AID MALAWI/012590/CISP/09/9

Save the Children International is inviting applications from suitably qualified personnel to fill the position of Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator will be responsible and accountable for effective and efficient planning, implementation and management of the SMART CLIMATE - Sustainable Malawian AgRiculTure to enhance resilience to CLIMATE change project in Nkhotakota. She/he will lead the development and implementation of Detailed Implementation Plans (DIPs) and Work plans for the project, project reporting, partnership management and capacity building of SCI project staff reporting to her/him, relevant government partners at district level and implementing and strategic partners staff for the project as necessary. The Project Coordinator will provide operational leadership to planning and implementation of the project, manage performance of the project, and project team. He/She will ensure adherence to overall technical and programmatic quality in implementation, compliance with donor rules and regulations, and the timely and quality submission of all deliverables, including annual work plans, performance-monitoring plans, reports as required.

The objective of the project is to contribute to improving the resilience of vulnerable communities in the central and northern regions of Malawi to the impact of climate change and the ongoing pandemic. The project aims to improve the ability of communities in the two target districts to stabilize their food and nutrition security, generate sustainable livelihoods, protect and safeguard their resources from the effects of climate change and the pandemic. The post holder will lead the implementation of the technical aspects of the project, which include climate resilient agriculture techniques such as conservation agriculture, nutrition sensitive best practices, strengthening rice value chain through agribusiness management, and use of weather and climatic data to enhance Disaster Risk Reduction among others. The project expects to reach 50,597 people in the 2 districts and will be implemented by a consortium of nine partners.

The role will require a high level of resilience in a dynamic environment; mature leadership skills; focus combined with flexibility; horizontal cooperation and vertical stakeholder collaboration and networking, high level of initiative and multi-tasking ability; and excellent skills in relevant. The suitable candidate should be able to understand the scope of the role and set priorities within one month of taking up the job; and start delivering on key performance targets within three months

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• At least degree level qualification in Agriculture, Rural Development, Agribusiness, Development studies and other relevant field.
• Have at least 4 years of experience in Food Security and Livelihood programming and Irrigation schemes rehabilitation.
• Self-starter
• Humanitarian context experience 
• Strong understanding of Food security and livelihood programmes and rural development.
• Strong experience in Irrigation schemes designs, construction and rehabilitation.
• Experience of delivering training to district and community based staffs 
• Performance and quality management of livelihood programmes.
• Experience in working with local NGO partners.          
• Result-oriented, able to set priorities and meet deadlines within a dynamic environment
• Mature and able to function well within flat management structures with extensive consultation and horizontal collaboration
• Strong leadership skills including ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to forge excellent relationships with Adolescent youth.
• A good understanding of best practice techniques for achieving and sustaining youth’s positive engagement.
• Ability to work as part of field team and successfully join up work with partner staff
• Good command of English (written and verbal) 

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.  

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 

We believe in providing reasonable accommodations to support the professional growth and success of all employees. We thus encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including persons with disabilities.  

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.