Back Malaria Program Coordinator - National Position

Plan International is a leading girls and children’s rights organization. Plan strives for a just world that advances children's rights and equality for girls. We motivate our people and partners to: empower children, young people and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through our reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises, and to overcome adversity support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood

Plan operates in 77 countries around the world. It brings its support to millions of children, their families and communities, mainly in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and South America. It implements projects in the Health, Water and Sanitation, Education, Child Protection, Sustainable Livelihood, and cross-cultural communication. Child sponsorship forms the basis of our work with children. Worth to mention, Plan International global ambition is to support 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive!

As part of its commitment to support Plan International Federation reach 100 million girls so to Learn, Lead, Decide and Thrive, Plan International Liberia has developed a Country Strategy for the next five years (2019 to 2024) with specific focus on reaching 600,000 marginalized girls and children all over the country, with a strong commitment to work with partners at various levels to put an end to violence against girls and young women including Child Early Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other norms and practices that hinder their development and empowerment.

Dimensions of Role

• Reports to the DCOP and provides specialist guidance and support on Malaria programming in line with the approved Program Unit (PU) annual plan and relevant policies
  • Has no delegated authority to approve Program Outlines and payments;
  • A member of the Program Unit Management Team (PUMT) and advises the PUMT on programming issues;
  • Represents Plan at district and County stakeholder forums/networks, consultative sessions, or conferences on Malaria programming initiatives.

    Key End Results and typical Responsibilities

    Operations and project management

    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

    • Overall responsibility for effective and efficient management of the Global Fund Malaria project consistent with the project management cycle;
    • A good understanding of Plan procedures, systems and guidelines;
    • Initiate and maintain regular minutes of project team meetings;
    • Reporting in line with the donor contracts and compliance requirements;
    • Ensure monitoring systems are in place and that project reviews are carried out periodically in conjunction with the team, local stakeholders and project partners;
    • Travel as dictated by the need of the project.

      Program development

      • Facilitate community empowerment and capacity building program activities through linkages and collaboration with partners at grassroots level. This involves working with communities providing skills and know-how to enable them to spearhead Malaria prevention and control activities;
      • Ensure all relevant authorities are included in the planning and implementation of projects as appropriate;
      • Proactively contribute to programme development and strategy.

        Program management

        • Ensure familiarity with donor compliance issues, ensuring all projects are compliant with these and Plan procedures;
        • Ensure appropriate administrative, financial and logistical Plan systems/procedures are in place, maintained and adhered to so that all support functions are carried out effectively and efficiently;
        • Ensure Plan complies with all legal and bureaucratic requirements in country;
        • Ensure regular communications are maintained;
        • Responsible for the preparation of projected expenditures quarterly;
        • Responsible for accurate budget control and overall responsibility for financial management at the project site in line with project proposals.

          Other key deliverables

          • Maintain good inter-team communications, engender good team dynamics, and take suitable action when problems occur;
          • Responsible for ensuring adequate linkages with decentralized agencies of the Ministry of Health;
          • Carry out representation with other NGOs, UN agencies, local and national government bodies, donors and other relevant parties;
          • Ensure all relevant parties are kept informed of Plan activities as appropriate (e.g. donors, health authorities etc.);
          • Be the project contact with press and media, in discussion with CD, and capable of giving media interviews.

            Child Protection & Gender Equality Mainstreaming

            • Promotes and abides by Plan policies and procedures including but not limited to: Gender equality mainstreaming, child protection, Code of Conduct and the related mandatory reporting responsibilities.

              Dealing with Problems

              Application of knowledge required for the role, complexity of problems handled & the degree of investigation, analysis, & creative thinking required to solve them.

            • Ability to think strategically, recognize program and persuade colleagues of Malaria program opportunities that Plan should exploit;