Project Coordinator
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Social Work, Community Development, Exec. / Management, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: $500 - $650
Project overview: PNKS has launched the Together Build Community Dignity (TBCD) project, a three-year initiative aimed at promoting locally led development and resilient livelihoods in a remote area of Stung Treng. This project focuses on building local capacity to enhance sustainable, community-driven development and livelihood resilience.
The primary responsibility of the Project Coordinator is to manage the completion of the current project phase, coordinate the end-of-phase evaluation, and support the co-design of the next project phase.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Project Management
- Oversee the final year of the project, ensuring all activities are implemented according to the project work plan, timeline, and budget.
- Ensure clear and consistent communication with stakeholders, including local community members, partners, and staff.
- Monitor project progress through regular reporting and documentation of lessons learned, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and donor requirements, including ANCP.
- Utilize project M&E tools to monitor progress, ensuring timely and accurate data collection and reporting.
- Prepare and submit quarterly progress reports to Program Development Manager (PDM) and donor.
- Ensure compliance with organizational and donor requirements.
- Manage field staff, conduct performance appraisals, and resolve any operational issues that arise.
- Coordination of Project Evaluation
- Work closely with external evaluators and relevant stakeholders to organize and facilitate the end-of-phase project evaluation.
- Work closely with evaluators to gather data, conduct interviews, and facilitate focus groups with stakeholders.
- Collaborate with evaluators to design evaluation methodologies that are participatory and inclusive.
- Gather and provide necessary project documentation, data, and reports to evaluators.
- Ensure active participation of community members and partners in the evaluation process.
- Incorporate evaluation findings into the final project report.
- Ensure that the evaluation effectively captures lessons learned and best practices from the project.
- Coordination of Co-design for the Next Phase
- Organize and facilitate co-design workshops with stakeholders, including community representatives, local authorities, and partner organizations.
- Ensure that the voices of local communities are prioritized in the design process.
- Gather insights, feedback, and ideas for the next phase of the project based on lessons learned from Phase 1.
- Document co-design outcomes and integrate feedback into planning for future initiatives.
- Coordinate the drafting of a detailed project proposal for Phase 2, in alignment with organizational strategy, donor priorities and evaluation recommendations.
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Project Management, or a related field.
- Experience:
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in project management, particularly in rural development or livelihoods projects.
- Proven experience in coordinating evaluations, with strong knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frameworks and practices.
- Experience managing community-based projects.
- Familiarity with donor reporting and proposal development.
- Expertise in participatory methods and locally-led development approaches.
- Practical experience with M&E tools and processes, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Skills:
- Strong command of English, both written and spoken.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to work independently in remote areas.
- Discreet, trustworthy, and culturally sensitive personality with the ability to work in diverse environments.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Program Assistant
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Assistant, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: $450 - $500
Duties & Responsibilities:
- PNKS Publication
- Regularly update PNKS information on the website, Facebook etc.
- Develop communication materials, handouts, and other resources to promote PNKS and increase its visibility.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
- Keep track of project information and promote a learning environment within the organization.
- Maintain project data management, including spreadsheets, databases, and M&E systems for the TBCD and S-PL projects.
- Quarterly update and store project-related data and information to ensure complete and accurate records throughout the entire project cycle.
- Support project teams in writing mid-year and annual reports.
- Collaborate with Project Managers (PM) to ensure all necessary data and information are gathered for donor reports and that reports are submitted to the PDM on time.
- Work with and support the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer (MELO) to ensure adequate data collection, M&E tools, and frameworks are in place, responding to project progress markers, indicators, and donor requirements.
- Assist in project evaluations or surveys as needed.
- Travel to provinces and visit field sites as necessary.
- Follow up on the implementation of project evaluation recommendations.
- Assist the PDM in coordinating work with projects, donors, and the Board as needed and support the PDM to ensure donor compliance is maintained.
- Experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in a related field (e.g., project administration, M&E, or program support).
- Proven ability to support project management, including donor compliance, and to assist in report writing.
- Experience in working with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems and frameworks.
- Strong understanding of project cycle management and strategic planning.
- Skills:
- Proficient in professional report writing.
- Excellent command of English
- Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Knowledge of evaluation methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method) and data collection and analysis techniques.
- Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office, relevant software and ICT tools.
- Willingness to travel to remote areas and work with community members.
