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Project Coordinator

Posted in Psychology

REPSSI

Job Type

Full Time

Location

Zimbabwe

Description :

Project Coordinator: Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI)
Deadline: 27 March 2020
REPSSI is the leading African psychosocial support organisation and is inviting applications from suitable candidates for a Project Coordinator Position for a 1 year project. REPSSI’s vision is that all girls, boys and youth enjoy psychosocial and mental wellbeing. The organisation has strong partnerships with government (particularly the ministries responsible for Social Services, Education and Health), development partners, international organisations and NGOs in thirteen countries of East and Southern Africa. REPSSI is registered in Zimbabwe as a Private Voluntary Organisation, PVO No 10/12. For fifteen years, REPSSI has provided technical capacity enhancement to its partners to strengthen communities’ and families’ ability to promote the psychosocial wellbeing of their children and youth.
Position summary
The Project Coordinator position is the role that will ensure that the organisation will plan, execute, and finalize project delivery according to set deadlines and within budget. This includes coordinating the efforts of project team members and stakeholders or consultants in order to deliver project activities according to plan and working with partners and government officials to define and review the project deliverables and oversee quality control throughout the life cycle of the project
Job description
The Project Coordinator will be expected to: Direct and manage project implementation in the target districts; Plan the program deliverables and oversee quality control throughout the life cycle of the emergency project; Coordinate and monitor activities in the target districts; Establish and maintain relationships with relevant district and provincial authorities and stakeholders; Represent REPSSI in relevant district and provincial coordinating bodies such as emergency response thematic clusters especially the Health, Education and Protection Clusters; Liaise with other NGOs working in the same districts; Facilitate the accelerating of access to PSS for cyclone Idai and drought affected communities; Lead the strengthening of the capacity of key community actors to deliver training and sensitization on Psychological First Aid, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Child Protection to vulnerable groups in emergency interventions; Lead and support strengthening of the capacity of REPSSI focal points in target districts; Lead and support strengthening of the capacity of community leaders to provide child protection services.; Draft and submit activity and expenditure work plans, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary to the Programme Manager; Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
Qualifications
The Project Coordinator is expected to have relevant educational background in preferably Psychology, Sociology, Development Studies, or any other social sciences; minimum three (3) years of relevant work experience; practical field experience in development contexts; practical experience in training and/or facilitation of groups; Experience in programme design; implementation; M&E and research for psychosocial support; experience in conducting field-based baseline assessments; experience in international, regional and/or national networking and knowledge management; work experience with large NGOs, government departments and/or international cooperating partners; prepared to travel to difficult to reach areas; Written and spoken proficiency in English and other official languages of Zimbabwe is desired.

To apply

To apply To apply write to: The Human Resources Manager, REPSSI, 19 Mull Road, Belvedere, Harare. Or email to (*Please Quote the Position Being Applied for On the Subject Line of Your Email): repssi.zw@repssi.org Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted REPSSI Zimbabwe reserves the right not to fill the position. All applications should include a covering letter, CV and names of at least three contactable references


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