Job Description
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Coordinators' responsibilities include the following:
TPM Project Management
- Support the project manager in planning and implementing all TPM field movements and activities
- Support and coordinate all monitoring activities and the LGA level
- Work closely with the enumerators at the LGA level to manage finance, logistics, and security of data collection for the TPM project.
- Established and maintained a relationship with Local stakeholders (SEMA, Local government, Community leaders, and implementing partners) at the assigned LGAs for TPM.
- Supported the project manager with the development and review of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
Strategy development & implementation
Support the project manager to develop and oversee the implementation of a Field Strategy in alignment with FACT priorities; take a lead role in identifying strategic opportunities for strengthening FACTs work in the country within the scope of his/her unit; in particular:
- Support the project manager to ensure the Field teams activities are relevant and have a measurable impact as well as meet all the needs of the donor;
- Identify new programs and approaches in which the Field team can add value to the aid/humanitarian response;
- Ensure the field team (enumerators) are aware of their respective responsibilities and their contribution and role within it.
Operations
- Ensure that field enumerators follow all required FLATS procedures to conduct their work in an adequate and timely fashion.
- Direct or support project manager in the planning, development, and implementation of activities such as training and data collection.
Team Management and Leadership
Leadership
- Provide leadership within their project as well as within the organization at large.
- Transmit FACT’s values and vision, and their declination within his/her project unit.
Staff Management
- Ensure that enumerators understand and can perform their roles and responsibilities.
- Ensure that all enumerators have clear and regularly updated TORs, work plans and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) against which their performance will be appraised.
- Mentor and support enumerators to build capacities, and improve efficiency and performance.
- Management of interpersonal conflicts within Unit.
- Ensure regular updates with the project manager about enumerators' potential, career management, training opportunities, contractual issues, and difficulties faced with or expressed by field-based staff.
- Ensure communication and linkage with the project manager is made immediately in case of HR problems by the field team.
- Conduct supervisory visits to assigned LGAs of implementation
Internal Coordination and Communication
- Facilitate internal communication within the field team (enumerators) and information sharing for a positive working environment.
- Ensure implementation of regular meetings with enumerators.
- Ensure that any risk to FACT programming, projects or staff at the field level is as soon as possible communicated to and understood by coordination.
- Collaborate closely with other members of the TPM team, including field monitors, data analysts, and support staff, to ensure smooth implementation of monitoring activities.
- Work closely with the project managers or coordinators within the organization to align monitoring efforts with project goals and timelines.
- Coordinate with administrative staff for logistics, budget management, and administrative support related to TPM activities.
- Ensure compliance of all field teams to FACT FLAT and security procedures.
- Provide regular updates and reports to senior management on monitoring progress, findings, and any challenges or recommendations.
- Support senior management in making informed decisions based on monitoring data and analysis.
External Coordination and Communication
- Provide monitoring reports and updates to donors and funding agencies as per contractual or reporting requirements.
- Engage with donors to discuss monitoring findings, project progress, and impact to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Coordinate with local government authorities or relevant government agencies where the project is being implemented.
- Ensure compliance with local regulations and policies governing project implementation and monitoring.
- Collaborate with implementing partners to coordinate monitoring activities, share findings, and jointly address any challenges or issues that arise during monitoring.
- Support implementing partners in enhancing their monitoring and evaluation capabilities through training and capacity-building initiatives.
- Engage with beneficiaries and community representatives to gather feedback, assess project impact from their perspective, and ensure their voices are heard in the monitoring process.
- Share monitoring findings with beneficiaries and communities in a transparent and accessible manner.