Project Coordinator, Early Warning Early Action (EWEA)

Overview

The Project Coordinator leads and coordinates the implementation of global early warning and early/anticipatory action projects, grants, partnerships, and funding opportunities. The role ensures high-quality implementation, compliance with donor requirements, effective reporting, and delivery of results.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates IFRC’s implementation of relevant global early warning and early/anticipatory action projects, grants, partnerships and funding opportunities.
• Manages, coordinates and provides technical oversight for the IFRC component of relevant programmes and grants.
• Ensures high-quality implementation, compliance with donor requirements, effective reporting and delivery of results.
• Provides quality assurance and implementation support across the IFRC network.
• Serves as a key coordination focal point for strategic partnerships, proposal development and resource mobilization related to early warning and anticipatory action.
• Supports the identification and development of new funding opportunities.
• Contributes to programme design and proposal development.
• Helps position IFRC and National Societies to expand their early warning and anticipatory action work.

Required Experience

5-7 years of experience in programme/project management, grant management or related field. At least 5 years of work experience in early warning and early/anticipatory action. Experience working in humanitarian or development sector, with developing countries and/or with an international organisation. Experience developing or supporting funding proposals for major bilateral, multilateral or climate finance mechanisms. Experience coordinating complex, multi-country and multi-stakeholder initiatives. Experience working in an international or cross-cultural environment.

Qualifications

University degree in climate change, disaster risk reduction, business administration, project management or related field. Preferred Master’s degree in project management or related fields. Certification in Project Management.

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