• Direct aid to Human Rights Defenders
• International advocacy
For our Regional Office in San Jose, Costa Rica, People in Need (PIN) is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator to join our local team, who will support our programs in various Latin American countries and will have a chance to work on important human rights projects in the region.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversees aspects of project cycle management, including work planning, budgeting, monitoring, reporting, financial management, and cash flow planning.
• Engages in needs assessment / identification as the substantial contribution to proposal preparation under guidance of the Head of Regional Office.
• Continuous supervision and improvement of the project/programme quality;
• Follows all contractual obligations (project documentation + donor's contract);
• Design M&E plans and take care of M&E within the project;
• Produces project-related data inputs as well as outputs in collaboration programmatic and administrative team;
• Conduct at least by-weekly project review meetings to identify key achievements and issues. Where necessary, develop mitigation strategies;
• Ensures proper documentation of all learnings and outputs implemented throughout the project;
• In the case of PIN projects implemented in the partnership with other NGOs (Consortium), cooperates with all relevant partners and represents the Consortium;
• Team leadership, including supervision and evaluation of the team. Direct management of Field Coordinator/s (if any) and supervision of team project coordinators;
• Active involvement, under the guidance of Head of Regional Office, in the development of new proposals, in line with the PIN country and regional strategy.
• Under the guidance of the Head of Regional Office, participates in networking and coordination among donors and key stakeholders;
• Collaborates with the Communication Officer, DO on Communication, Public relations and Strategy of the programme.
• Identify needs for capacity building and plan trainings for team members, provide mentoring and backstopping where relevant.
• Design and conduct trainings and support development training materials, manuals and training modules.
Requirements
• To be Costa Rican, or legal resident with the right to work in Costa Rica (to be based in San Jose);
• University degree;
• At least 3 years of proven experience in a similar position;
• Fluent written and spoken Spanish and English;
• Strong skills and experience on project proposal writing;
• Management of main concept of PCM;
• Ability to organize and manage complex projects, in order to prioritize tasks according to relevance and timeline, ability to meet deadlines and objectives in a timely manner;
• Good IT skills, Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Interest in human rights, activism and civil society;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work independently;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, negotiation skills, empathy and assertiveness
• Cultural sensitivity, previous work/travel in countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America is a great advantage;
• Ability to travel regionally and overseas;
• Availability to work full-time, Working hours flexibility;
• Attention to detail.
Benefits
We Offer:
• Full time job contract, 1.500 USD gross per month, with social security benefits and annual severance recognition;
• Participation in the development and implementation of meaningful projects;
• Working in the biggest Central European NGO with branches around the world;
• Gaining in-depth knowledge about the current developments in Latin America;
• Joining an international team, having the opportunity to interact with civil society actors locally as well as regionally;
• Possibility of extending the contract beyond initial length at the successful conclusion of the contract;
• 25 days of paid leave annually.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and cover letter (up to 1 page) in English.
Apply at: https://apply.workable.com/people-in-need-2/j/17CB0A7294/apply/