Coordinador de Proyecto G-Star

Responsible for coordinating the plans, strategies, and implementation of the G-STAR project, ensuring quality, effectiveness, and efficiency in all project phases including planning, execution, programmatic and administrative-financial management, monitoring, evaluation, and closure. The role focuses on poverty reduction and achieving project results aligned with Save the Children's strategic guidelines and donor standards, promoting active participation of partner organizations and community actors.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate plans, strategies and implementation of the G-STAR project.
• Ensure quality, effectiveness and efficiency in project phases: planning, execution, programmatic and administrative-financial management, monitoring, evaluation and closure.
• Ensure compliance with project results within strategic guidelines, policies, procedures, norms and corporate standards of Save the Children and the donor.
• Promote active participation of partner organizations, municipal governments and community actors.
• Contribute to achieving the Country Strategy through project work.

Requirements

• Postgraduate or higher studies in project management, human rights or similar fields.
• Bachelor's degree in social sciences/humanities, human rights or similar.
• Certification in Program Management Methodology PMM (desirable).
• At least 6 years of experience in project management.
• At least 4 years of experience in coordination roles implementing projects focused on early childhood.
• Experience working in adolescent or youth development initiatives, particularly related to employability and/or entrepreneurship.
• Specific experience in community development, planning, preparation and evaluation of gender or gender-based violence projects.
• Experience in articulation and coordination in networks and platforms.
• Availability and flexibility to adapt to adverse emergency situations.
• Availability for frequent travel to municipalities in La Paz.
• Specific knowledge about adolescents and child protection.
• Strong knowledge in advocacy and ability to establish and maintain alliances.
• Knowledge of the context and regulatory framework related to education, health and child protection.
• Knowledge of budgetary and financial control from donors.
• General knowledge of project management tools such as PRIME or similar.
• Strategic and programmatic thinking.
• Analytical and synthesis capacity.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and results-oriented.
• Dynamism, initiative and proactivity to achieve project results in identified municipalities.
• Empathy and assertiveness in communication for effective relationship building.
• Teamwork, work organization and coordination for achieving results.
• Facilitation and training skills for different project target audiences.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Project management skills in development.
• Understanding of comprehensive development issues of adolescents and youth.
• Commitment and understanding of Save the Children's objectives, values and principles as well as human rights and child rights approaches.
• English at B2 upper intermediate level (desirable).

Skills

• Project Management
• Program Management Methodology PMM
• Coordination of Projects
• Early Childhood Development
• Adolescent and youth development
• Employability and Entrepreneurship
• Community Development
• Gender-based Violence Projects
• Network and Platform Coordination
• Child Protection
• Advocacy
• Alliance Building
• Education Regulatory Framework
• Health Regulatory Framework
• Budgetary and Financial Control
• Donor financial management
• Project Management Tools
• Strategic Thinking
• Programmatic Thinking
• Organizational Planning Skills
• Facilitation and Training
• Negotiation Skills
• Conflict Resolution
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Languages

Spanish, English