Project Coordinator at the Digittances Project

Job Description

The ?Improving access to remittances and other financial services through digital solutions Project? in Jordan is seeking an ?Project Coordinator? - on a full time base employment.Responsibilities:The position holder is responsible for:

• Monitoring the progress of intervention area 2 and supporting the overall project Monitoring according to GIZ rules & regulations.
• Supporting the project management using GIZ?s management model ?Capacity Works?.
• Responsible for project implementation of intervention area 2 with support of project management and short term experts.
• Coordinating with partner organizations (CBJ, private partners, NGOs, etc.)
• Managing local short-term experts and consultants.
• Supporting international expert and consultant missions to Jordan with knowledge input, logistical assistance and translation services.
• Supporting the project management in internal and external communication of the project, responsible for all communications in Arabic.
• Representing the project in meetings, workshops and at conferences.
• Coordinating and facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue forum.
• Responsible for the DFS Council secretariat hosted by GIZ (in coordination with CBJ).

?In this context, the position holder fulfils the following tasks:Tasks:1. Coordination of ImplementationThe position holder:

• Supports the CBJ to coordinate and manage all activities regarding the DFS Council.
• Provides technical assistance to the partner especially regarding organizational development and communication of the DFS Council, oversight of payments systems and regulation of cross-border digital payments.
• Supports the CBJ to monitor the achievements of the DFS Council.
• Coordinates and manages all activities regarding the DFS Council.
• Ensures that agreed activities and timelines are met.
• Manages technical assistance provided by international and national consultants, this includes preparation of TOR, contract requests, follow-up on deliverables, quality assurance, material correctness of invoices, etc.
• Supports and facilitates meetings, regular exchange formats, workshops etc. with all national project partners.
• Coordinates between all relevant stakeholders

?2. Technical ExpertiseThe position holder:

• Provides technical expertise in the fields of communication, stakeholder dialogue, and organizational development to all project partners.
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to other project staff and interns, thereby increasing the projects own capabilities regarding the above mentioned topics.
• Provides technical expertise to enhance the project?s concept.
• Acts as Gender Focal Point for the project, ensuring gender mainstreaming into relevant intervention areas.

?3. Monitoring and ManagementThe position holder:

• Supports the project management and the monitoring focal point using GIZ?s management model ?Capacity Works?.
• Regularly updates the management tools for intervention area 2 such as actors mapping, capacity development matrix, operational plan, amongst others.
• Provides technical inputs to all management tools as required.
• Produces regular monitoring reports and for intervention area 2 assists the AV in preparing the progress reports to BMZ.
• Reports monitoring results back to other team members and partner organizations.
• Follows up with project partner organizations (e.g. CBJ, private partners, NGOs and others) on those monitoring results.
• Ensures quality of assignments? outputs (reports, etc.) in cooperation with the project management.
• Maintains good working relationships with all team members and project partners.

?4. Knowledge management and communicationThe position holder:

• Supports all communication related work of the project, as well as inputs to specific knowledge management services, websites, presentations, etc.
• Assists with translation to and from Arabic, as required and/or ensures the quality of translated documents at an appropriate standard.
• Ensures that all IA2 related relevant documents are archived in the document management system (DMS) of GIZ.
• Handles project-related communication in Arabic.

?5. Other duties/additional tasksThe position holder:

• Represents the interests and always acts on behalf of GIZ.
• Conducts other relevant tasks upon the requests of the direct superior, e.g. support the preparation of presentations, reports, collection of project?s figures.
• Regularly follows up on changes in GIZ Orientation and Regulations Tool (O+R) in relation to project?s field of work.

Keyskills :
Project Coordination