1. CONTEXT

 The Women and Girls Empowerment Project is funded by UNICEF and implemented in The Western Region (Herat, Farah, Ghor, and Badqhis provinces). The primary purpose of the program in Afghanistan is to reduce the violence and harmful practices against women and girls.

It aims at targeting the most at-risk groups, to accelerate efforts toward the elimination of violence and harmful practices. the WGE in Afghanistan will bring women and girls, including those with intersecting forms of discrimination and marginalization, to the center of the interventions, recognizing that the empowerment of women and girls, and their unique experiences and solutions they bring based on their intersectional identities, is the key to design and implement a program that responds to the needs and priorities of women and girls of Afghanistan in all their diversity.

2. OBJECTIVES

The project needs to recruit a project coordinator working full–time to manage and oversee the quality and implementation of the WGE project in Herat, Farah, Ghor, and Badqhis provinces

3. RESULTS/OUTPUTS OF WORK

Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager, the Project Coordinator will work on the following tasks to coordinate the implementation of the project:

• Developing a detailed overall work plan.
• Support the development and timely submission of work plans and budgets from implementing partners.
• Making schedules for project activities listed in the work plans to ensure all activities are completed on time; ensuring timely and duly management of the project and implementation of all activities in accordance with the rules and regulations of the donor and the Government.
• Managing, monitoring, and guiding contracted consultants/partners to work on the activities and objectives listed in the work plan and ensuring that their work is conducted promptly and with high quality
• Review all deliverables and reports of contracted consultants/partners before submitting to the donor to ensure the quality of these products is according to relevant guidelines, and TORs and holds the expected standard of quality.
• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual activity progress and financial reports (in English) and ensuring the accuracy and timely submission of these reports to the project manager.
• Working with the project accountant to monitor project funds, ensuring the funds are used for the proper purposes, and proper activities and with efficiency and transparency.
• Organizing monthly team meetings to review and plan project activities
• Coordination with the donor, managing agencies, partners, and other stakeholders, organizing regular or extraordinary team meetings in the project management unit and meetings and reviews with the donor, partners, or other stakeholders during the project period to monitor and manage the progress of project implementation
• Compiling and maintaining project reports and minutes of meetings - Participating in field visits to monitor and evaluate the progress of project activities.
• Any other tasks assigned by the project leader to achieve the project objectives
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
• Ensuring project deadlines are met.
• Determining project changes.
• Providing administrative support as needed.
• Undertaking project tasks as required.
• Developing project strategies.
• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
• Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.

4. METHODOLOGY

 The Project Coordinator will be supervised by the Project Manager to coordinate the implementation of the project. The Project Coordinator will work on a full-time basis and be located in the office of the Farah. She/he is expected to travel to the field and related places of the project.