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POSITION

A Project Coordinator manages the implementation and coordination of a Collective Aid field project, including the day to day operations. The Project Coordinator is also in charge of defining objectives for the team on shifts. Overall the Project Coordinator is in charge of ensuring the project runs smoothly and efficiently. A Project Coordinator manages the implementation and coordination of a Collective Aid field project, including the day to day operations. The Project Coordinator is also in charge of defining objectives for the team on shifts. Overall the Project Coordinator is in charge of ensuring the project runs smoothly and efficiently. A Project Coordinator manages the implementation and coordination of a Collective Aid field project, including the day to day operations. The Project Coordinator is also in charge of defining objectives for the team on shifts. Overall the Project Coordinator is in charge of ensuring the project runs smoothly and efficiently.

JOB PURPOSE

Collective Aid has several field projects and for each one of them we need a Project Coordinator to make sure our day to day operations are running smoothly and our objectives and goals are being reached. Currently we are recruiting a Project Coordinator for our WASH (WAter Sanitation and Hygiene) centre in Belgrade, Serbia. Our centre will provide showers and laundry services for people sleeping rough in the city. This is a vital service, as people sleeping rough in the city have no access to hygienic care or facilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Supervision and management of the day to day operations of the centre.
• Development and preparation of briefings/training for the team working in the field.
• Coordinating with the Programmes Manager to ensure the project has the necessary resources to run smoothly.
• Ensure that the overall strategy and goals for the project are being achieved.
• Lead weekly WASH project team meetings, and submit monthly project reports.
• Supervise health and safety procedures for the centre.
• Work closely with the Volunteer Coordinator to support the volunteers’ wellbeing and ensure the team has the right skills for the project.
• Coordinating with other organisations and actors working in the region for the provision of referrals, services and signposting of vulnerable cases.
• Coordinating the reporting for the Border Violence Monitoring Network in the field.
• Supervision of the writing of social media inputs from the project, including weekly posts and monthly newsletters.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent management skills: ability to manage a large and ever-changing team of volunteers and coordinate with other organizations in the city.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong spoken and written English
• Flexible approach to work
• Able to work well as a team and independently
• Have a good understanding of working with vulnerable populations
• Experience with field work, especially WASH or hygiene related projects
• Drivers License

CONDITIONS

-Contract: minimum 6 months

-Stipend: 300€/month

-Accommodation: accommodation provided in a shared room (with another coordinator) in volunteer house.

-Others: one meal a day provided.