Reports to: Program Manager
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Project: Edutainment
Contract Type: Fixed-Term
Contract Start Date: 15/1/2025
About Etijah
Youth and Development Consultancy Institute – Etijah is a non-profit organization specializing in developing, improving, and disseminating development methodologies in youth and community development.
Based in Cairo, Etijah’s primary concern is to create and tailor up-to-date and high-quality development methodologies, research tools, applicable practices of youth development, and training delivery models, to be able to qualify youth by providing them with the skills, know-how, and aptitudes, as well as contribute to building the capacity of governmental and non-governmental youth-serving organizations. Our role is to provide youth with direct access to unconditional participation by providing practical tools and models for developing community-wide initiatives.
Job Purpose
The project-base job role is to participate in planning, executing, and following up on the planned project activities under the youth edutainment project. She/he is accountable to achieve project deliverables ensuring Etijah’s technical and financial regulations are met. The youth edutainment Project Coordinator will also work on coordinating logistical, administrative and financial requirements to procure equipment, supplies, materials and services required to implement the edutainment project activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Planning and implementation:
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- Manage project field activities in the project targeted governorates.
- Manage and supervise field coordinators working in project targeted governorates.
- Develop activity plan in reference to project budget.
- Manage, request, and settle activities’ expenses as per project budget.
- Ensure implementation of cost optimization activities.
- Create and maintain open and fluid communication with the theatrical and musical teams of volunteers based in different governorates.
- Supervise, review, and edit the outcome scripts of each theatrical team.
- Prepare accurate technical and financial reports per activity.
Project Operations:
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- Execute the project as per the project plan.
- Develop forms and records to document project activities.
- Set up files to ensure that all project information and communications is appropriately documented.
- Monitor and supervise the field coordinators monthly tasks to ensure the successful completion of the project’s field activities.
- Coordinate with Business Development department to execute the social media coverage of the activities.
- Contribute to organizing major events.
Reporting and M&E requirements:
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- Prepare monthly, quarterly and per activity reports.
- Review and edit the field coordinators’ monthly and per activity reports.
- Manage and organize the project’s files and documents.
- Participate in preparing the final report.
Job Requirements
- Experience in a project coordination position with development organizations with a minimum of 2 years of work experience;
- Bachelor’s degree in social studies, Economics, Business Administration, International Relations, or other relevant fields;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to connect, and interact with adolescents and youth volunteers.
- Well organized and goal oriented
- Excellent analytical and time-management skills and commitment to meeting deadlines;
- Ability to work independently or as an active member of a team;
- Excellent command of English and Arabic is a must;
- Previous experience in similar projects /contexts.
Working Conditions
- Project Coordinator works in Head office location but sometimes in accordance to the delivery of the project may work in non-standard workplaces in or out Cairo.
- Project Coordinator works on standard work week but may be required to work some weekends to meet implementation requirements.
How to apply
Interested applicant should submit their application, including their CV and Cover letter, following this link before Thursday, December 19, 2024 following this format:
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