Job Description: Programme Coordinator

About the Organization

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for Sponsorship Program Area Development (SPAD) projects.
• Ensure high-quality program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Lead project planning, execution, and performance management.
• Drive achievement of program goals, objectives, and results.
• Ensure alignment with organizational priorities and country strategy.

• Coordinate implementation of sponsorship-funded programs.
• Monitor project progress and ensure timely delivery of activities.
• Address operational challenges and provide practical solutions.
• Strengthen project effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Support adaptive management in dynamic operating environments.

• Ensure proper utilization of project resources and budgets.
• Monitor expenditure and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with donor regulations and organizational policies.
• Strengthen accountability and financial controls.
• Support audits and compliance reviews.

• Provide leadership and supervision to project teams.
• Build staff capacity through coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, and accountability.
• Support staff development and continuous learning.

• Oversee sponsorship-funded program activities.
• Ensure sponsorship commitments are effectively implemented.
• Monitor sponsorship performance indicators and reporting requirements.
• Maintain quality standards across all sponsorship interventions.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government institutions.
• Collaborate with implementing partners, NGOs, community structures, and development agencies.
• Strengthen engagement with local leaders and community stakeholders.
• Represent the organization in coordination meetings and forums.

• Ensure compliance with child safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Promote protection of children and program participants.
• Strengthen gender-transformative programming approaches.
• Ensure all project activities adhere to safeguarding standards.

• Track project performance and impact indicators.
• Prepare quality narrative and performance reports.
• Support data collection, analysis, and utilization.
• Promote evidence-based decision making.

• Coordinate activities across Northern, East Central, and West Nile Programme Areas.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and learning among project teams.
• Strengthen collaboration between field teams and country office departments.
• Support integrated programming approaches.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in:
  • Development Studies
  • Social Sciences
  • Project Management
  • Public Administration
  • Community Development
  • International Development
  • Or a related discipline
• Postgraduate qualification in Project Management, Development Studies, Monitoring & Evaluation, or related field is an added advantage.

Required Experience

• Significant experience in development and humanitarian programming.
• Experience managing large-scale donor-funded projects.
• Experience in sponsorship program management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working with NGOs, INGOs, government institutions, and community structures.
• Experience in financial and grant management.
• Experience working in child-focused development programs.

Core Competencies

• Project Planning and Implementation
• Strategic Leadership
• Program Coordination
• Results-Based Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation

• Budget Management
• Grant Management
• Donor Compliance
• Financial Accountability
• Risk Management

• Team Leadership
• Staff Supervision
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Performance Management
• Decision Making

• Partnership Development
• Community Engagement
• Government Relations
• Networking
• Advocacy

• Gender Transformative Programming
• Child Safeguarding
• Humanitarian Programming
• Sponsorship Management
• Report Writing and Documentation