Projects Coordinator

The Projects Coordinator supports project implementation and budget management across IRC Nigeria's portfolio. Key responsibilities include activity implementation, budget management, project cycle meetings, coordination, strategic planning, and capacity building.

Key Responsibilities:

• Activity Implementation: Assist in implementing projects, ensuring alignment to activity plans, procurement plans, and budgets.
• Budget Management: Support scheduling and coordination of BVA meetings, contribute to healthy project spending trends, and design budget tracking tools.
• Project Cycle Meetings: Support scheduling and tracking of project cycle meetings, actively participate in meetings, and contribute to addressing root causes of over/underspending.
• Coordination: Support internal coordination mechanisms, contribute to problem-solving, and establish systems and processes within the country program.
• Strategic Planning: Participate in the implementation and review of the strategic action plan for IRC Nigeria Country Program, and actively participate in the Country Leadership Group.
• Capacity Building: Lead the identification of capacity gaps among senior outcome managers, provide systematic training, coaching, and mentoring.

Key Working Relationships:

• Reports to: Senior Projects Coordinator
• Other key contacts: Field Coordinators, SAMs, Technical leads, Sector Leads, Finance leads, Supply Chain leads.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in management-related or general operations
• Minimum of five years' experience managing operations and/or projects in INGOs in developing countries
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills, including team management and staff development
• Experience in project management, project implementations, budget tracking preferably in conflict-impacted settings
• Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal, and cross-cultural communication skills
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills, preferably including negotiations and conflict resolution skills
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Flexibility, ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Fluency in English
• Commitment to IRC Way

Computer/Other Tech Requirements:

• Proficiency in MS Office software suite – including Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience working with databases and/or other tracking systems