EU Water Facility Urban Sanitation Project Coordinator

Liberia (INT1769) - Deadline September 10th 2015

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Oxfam in West Africa has an exciting opportunity for someone to coordinate the Consortium’s EU Water Facility Urban Sanitation Project in Liberia.

Oxfam is looking to recruit a Project Coordinator to ensure proper implementation and grant coordination of the EU Water Facility Urban Sanitation Project as per the proposal, log frame and implementation plan; and ensuring the timely compilation of progress reports from consortium members.

S/he will be planning and executing of training needs assessment and technical capacity building of project staff and partners. The Project Coordinator will ensure compliance of the EU Water Facility Urban Sanitation Project with the donor requirements and lead agency’s (Oxfam) internal guidelines.

JOB PURPOSE: The purpose of this position is to ensure proper implementation and grant
coordination of the EU Water Facility Urban Sanitation Project as per the proposal, log frame
and implementation plan; and ensuring the timely compilation of progress reports from
consortium members. S/he will be planning and executing of training needs assessment and
technical capacity building of project staff and partners. The Project Coordinator will ensure
compliance of the EU Water Facility Urban Sanitation Project with the donor requirements and
lead agency’s (Oxfam) internal guidelines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Take lead in coordinating implementation of all project deliverables from project inception to
project closure as agreed in the project documents
 Take lead in the development of programme annual and quarterly work plans
 Provide leadership for smooth implementation of planned project activities in collaboration
with project staff of the member and partner agencies and in line with the approved budgets
 Coordinate the operations of project managers to ensure adherence to agreed common
approaches and reporting requirements, harmonisation of approaches and undertake regular
planned action to increase visibility of the Project
 Identify programme staff training needs and initiate appropriate intervention to address the
capacity gaps
 Review project progress reports submitted by the partners and compile consortium
programme progress reports
 Ensure timely submission of Donor quarterly reports in collaboration with the technical and
finance and logistics working groups
 Ensure timely budgetary revisions and timely disbursements at member and at partner
level
 Be responsible for timely communication with the programme staff in the field offices on
project milestones and upcoming deadlines
 Keep the Consortium Coordinator, Board and Project Steering Committee Team informed
about all programmatic issues of relevance to the overall management and coordination of
the project
 Monitor project activities through periodic field visits
 Maintain up to date project information
 Coordinate various baseline and post implementation surveys as planned
 Recommend revisions (if necessary) to planned project activities and budgets to the
Consortium Coordinator
 Participate in technical working groups to ensure harmonised technical approaches and input