Project Coordinator

Plan International

Maguindanao, Philippines

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.

The Opportunity

SUPREME-BARMM (Strengthening Resilience through Early Warning System, Enhanced Anticipatory Actions and Multi-risk Landscape Approach in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) is a two-year project that aims to reduce the vulnerability and improve disaster preparedness and resilience of at-risk communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) by strengthening the anticipatory and humanitarian action informed with wider landscape-wide risk reduction approach in the region. 

The project will be implemented by a Consortium – Oxfam, Handicap International, CARE, Accion Contra El Hambre, and Plan International. It will support ten (10) barangays from the Special Geographic Areas (SGAs) and in the two (2) municipalities in Maguindanao in BARMM for anticipatory actions with peace, humanitarian, and development nexus employing a protection-sensitive, gender- and age-appropriate, and disability-inclusive approach.

In line with this project, Plan International invites competent, experienced, and committed professionals to fill the following position.

The Project Coordinator will lead the overall coordination of situational analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning of the SUPREME BARRM grant-funded project.   He/She ensures adherence with consortium and donor requirements and processes are aligned to Plan’s Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) and Gender Development Approach and integration with other Plan programs, and complies with corporate mandates.

Further, as the Project Coordinator:

  • You will lead in enhancing the Resilience Model of Anticipatory Action in barangays covered by the project.
  • You will lead in the Monthly/Quarterly/ Semi-Annual Project planning, monitoring, and assessment with project staff and partners at the provincial and municipal levels.
  • You will prepare and modify the budget in consultation with the Consortium Manager, Programme Manager, Program Area Manager, and concerned Partners as requested by the national office or Donor Country and as deemed necessary.
  • You will consolidate, prepare, and submit quarterly accomplishment reports and Completion Reports to the Consortium Manager within agreed deadlines.
  • You will represent Plan International in appropriate and relevant local, debates, forums, and conferences in relation to Child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction.
  • Plan International is a development and humanitarian organization. In exceptional cases, you will be asked to support emergency response activities in the communities covered by Plan International

Do You Have What It Takes?

To be successful in the role you will need among other things:

  • Graduate of Coastal Resource Management, Disaster Risk Management, Social Sciences, Community Development, Urban Planning/ Programming, or related courses.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of work experience in project management, particularly in a disaster/high-risk environment.
  • Has supervisory and budget management experience.
  • Has relevant knowledge, training, and/or experience in Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, and humanitarian response.
  • Hands-on experience in facilitating participatory situational analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation (SAPIME) processes employing rights-based approaches to development.
  • Very good verbal communication skills and the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds.
  • Applicants must be based in the Philippines and Filipino nationals.

Source: https://jobs.plan-international.org/job/Maguindanao-Project-Coordinator-%28SUPREME-BARMM-Project%29/874622001/