JOB OFFER: Project Coordinator – CPHDA Center for the Promotion of Human Rights and Development in Africa – Maroua

Job Title: Project Coordinator
Initiative Name: Lake Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Chad Basin Conservation Project
Job Type: Full-time Contract Job
Location: Based in Maroua, Cameroon
Reporting to: Project Management
Duration contract: 1 year renewable

CONTEXT
As part of the wetland conservation project in the Lake Chad basin, the center for promotion is looking for a project coordinator for Alinéa International.
The Lake Chad Basin Wetland Conservation Project seeks to improve the climate resilience of ecosystems (RCE) and marginalized communities (CM) structurally vulnerable to climate change (CC), particularly women and youth (F&J) , through nature-based climate solutions (SCFN) in six RAMSAR sites in the Lake Chad Basin (BLT) in Cameroon, Chad and Niger. This objective will be achieved through an integrated approach that involves: rehabilitation/restoration of wetland ecosystems to support better conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity (BD) in protected areas registered under the RAMSAR Convention on wet area; rehabilitation/restoration of agropastoral spaces while increasing the adoption and benefits of climate-resilient and gender-transformative agropastoral livelihoods within and adjacent to target RAMSAR sites; and strengthening F&J leadership in environmental peacebuilding within and near target RAMSAR sites and in the existing regional stabilization process.

The mandate of the project coordinator falls within the framework of the implementation of this important project and is defined as indicated below.

JOB DESCRIPTION
In close collaboration with the Field Manager, to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, deadlines and budgets for projects. The Project Coordinator will undertake various coordination tasks, such as operational planning, as well as administrative tasks, such as updating project documentation and processing financial requests. To be successful in this role, you will need to exhibit excellent time management and communication skills as you will collaborate with clients and internal teams to achieve results on time.
The Project Coordinator will primarily ensure that all activities are completed on time, on budget and meet high quality standards.
Responsibilities
• Under the supervision of the Field Manager, Coordinate the implementation of activities and operations at the Country level;
• Act as liaison with partners to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
• Carry out regular field missions to monitor project activities
• Regularly monitor the context and develop approaches and activities ensuring the promotion of “Do No Harm”
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• Assign tasks to internal teams and help manage schedules
• Assist in the preparation of budgets
• Analyze risks and opportunities
• Monitor the progress of the project and manage possible problems
• Serve point of contact with all stakeholders and inform them about the status of the project
• Work with the Project Manager in the field to remove obstacles
• Use tools to monitor work hours, plans and expenses
• Create and maintain up-to-date comprehensive project documentation, including plans and reports
Requirements
• Proven professional experience as a Project Coordinator or similar position
• Experience in project management, in a complex and volatile environment
• Ability to prepare and interpret schedules and action plans as well as reports
• Very good organizational skills including time management and simultaneous multi-tasking
• Strong customer relations and teamwork skills
• Knowledge of risk management and control quality assurance
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excell
• Practical experience with project management tools
• Experience supervising staff
• Master’s degree in administration, social sciences, management related field.

APPLICATION FILES  

Please send your updated CV no later than 4/12/2023 to the following address cphda.recrutement@gmail.com mentioning in the subject line: Project coordinator_Lake Chad Basin