VENEZUELA - Program Coordinator (M/F) - Caracas (SRH05625) Venezuela
| Salary: | monthly per diem |
General objective:
Strategic orientation
• Propose and develop a sector-based strategy in accordance with SI’s policies and priorities for the intervention country.
• Propose and organize diagnostic missions.
Relevance and quality of projects
• Validate the relevance of any assessments carried out
• Propose and organize evaluation missions
• Support the program supervisor/s in setting up a technical approach and assessing the financial, human, and logistical elements of programs to be implemented.
Coordination, technical support and operational monitoring
• Ensure that resources from the Tool Box are used correctly in the management of the project cycle.
• Ensure that the planning and monitoring timetable is consolidated / validated
Capitalization
• Ensure that SI’s capitalization tools are correctly used and disseminated throughout the headquarters (technical unit and desks)
• Participate in the centralization and dissemination of procedures, guides and tools linked to activities
• Propose improvements to existing tools
Personnel management
• In conjunction with HQ HR, define the prerequisites for technical position openings and adapt existing criteria if necessary.
• Welcome and brief expatriates working on the programs
Reporting / communication / representation
• Support the Head of Mission with fundraising and the negotiation and examination of project proposals relating to his/her activity
The main challenges:
Small but growing mission, working in atypical context. Solidarites International is not fully registering in country, legal situation for humanitarian actors in limbo. General shortage of good data. Need to navigate context issues, develop modalities for operations, building team dynamic and reinforce procedures.
Priorities for the 2/3 first months:
The program coordinator contributes to the development of Solidarités International strategy by proposing sector-based strategies for the whole activities.
• Together with CD reinforce mapping of new donor opportunities
• Review technical performance of projects
• Strengthen positioning in WASH & FSL & Protection clusters, share SI experiences
• Supporting teams by sharing tools, by providing guidance on certain program processes/steps
• Accompany the arrival of the team leader meal
• Develop MEAL strategy/plan and FCR Mechanism in coordination with the bases (PM/Meal officer and Fcoo)
• Coordinate better with PUI and MDM at Caracas level