Education Project Coordinator (Re Announced) - Education

2024-09-17
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Job Information:
Job Title: Education Project Coordinator (Re Announced)
Vacancy No: JACK-ECHO-2024-0090
City: Jalalabad
Job Location: Nangarhar
No of Jobs: 1
Contract Duration: Project Base
Related Office: Education
Post Start and Close Date: 2024-09-17 - 2024-09-24
Employment Type: Full Time
Gender: Male
Job Purpose:
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Job Responsibilities:
  • Support the project field staff in preparation, review, and periodic revision of their detailed implementation plans (DIPs) and management.
  • Monitor the implementation progress of the project by means of provincial field visits (security permitting) and periodic meetings with local stakeholders.
  • Strongly ensure that internal controls in the fields of Finance, community-based staff recruitment, selection of beneficiaries and schools are satisfactory, and that fraud, corruption, nepotism and diversion is minimized.
  • Work with the provincial based project team for the implementation of monthly targets; weekly work plans; database management; regular reviews of target indicators; and the processing of status updates from field staff.
  • Carry out weekly and monthly budget tracking, monitoring DIP and MEAL plan identify potential variances of expenses vs. the budget allocation, and work on appropriate adjustments.
  • Prepare and monitor the detailed procurement plan, so that project material is purchased on time and within budget.
  • Work closely with Education Manager to implement the project objectives within the budget.
  • Make sure that targeted trainings, workshops, awareness raising campaigns, and meetings are held within time frame and budget.
  • ensure that children are provided with catch up classes based on test assessment in targeted schools.
  • Strengthening teamwork and synergies between programs to ensure maximum utilization of program resources.
  • Establish meaningful working relationships with project key stakeholders such as Govt. dept., UN agencies, IPs, district level authorities and community members.
  • Carry out field-based needs assessments and gap analyses and communicate through proper channel.
  • Ensure project management approaches following SCI standards and ethical principles.
  • Ensure timely and accurate reports are provided to Education Program Senior Manager.
  • Meet regularly with the field staff and community leaders for maximum coordination, information sharing, and problem solving.
  • Liaise with the MEAL Department for outcome-level analyses (quantitative and qualitative) of the project’s progress, beneficiary impact, and challenges from the field.
  • Support the capacity building of project staff during the life of the grant specifically in the area of EiE (education in emergency) and child safeguarding.
  • Monitoring the project interventions on regular basis and find out the gaps, sharing the gaps with the staff and making a proper action plan.
  • Ensure that the project is on track in sense of indicators and immediate outcomes.
Job Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in education or social science, master’s degree in relevant field is preferred.
  • At least 5 years of relevant managerial experience with international organizations.
  • Strong understanding of Pashto, Dari and English language.
  • Able to travel inside Afghanistan and related districts, outside of the duty station as and when required
  • Efficiency, result-oriented, and excellent management capabilities.
  • Ability of problem-solving and conflict resolution.
  • Capacity to perform effectively under pressure and harsh conditions; ability to handle.
  • confidential and politically sensitive issues responsibly and maturely.
  • Excellent capacity development and teamwork skills; cross-cultural and gender sensitivity.
  • Respect the confidentiality of the organization.
Other information:
Just for Afghan Capacity and Knowledge (JACK) is an independent, Non-Governmental, Non-Profit, And Non-Political and Non-Sectarian Organization working in Afghanistan in the areas of Capacity Building Education and Health with an aim at improving livelihoods and alleviating poverty. The organization is re-registered under the Ministry of Economy with registration number, 316 of January 18, 2006.  The organization works in collaboration with other line Ministries, NGOs, INGOs, and the donor communities. Our donors are USAID, UN, OCHA, and Ministries.
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