Project Coordinator

The Project Coordinator will lead and coordinate a peacebuilding project involving the development and operationalization of Civic Space Centers, capacity-building workshops, and multi-stakeholder engagement in South Sudan. The role requires extensive travel within South Sudan and reporting to the Director of the Civil Affairs Division.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor the project workplan and implementation schedule, ensuring timely delivery of activities and outputs
• Coordinate the work of the Technical Consultant and ensure quality assurance of project deliverables, including the toolkit and related training materials
• Lead project monitoring, reporting, documentation of lessons learned, and risk management
• Ensure the integration of gender, youth, disability inclusion, and conflict sensitivity across all project activities
• Conduct capacity-building workshops and training for 200 CSOs representatives from Aweil, Kuajok, Rumbek and Torit on early warning systems, conflict management, project management, hate speech, mis/disinformation mitigation, media literacy, and conflict-sensitive communication
• Facilitate 16 workshops in total (4 per state: Aweil, Kuajok, Rumbek, Torit) with average 50 participants per workshop
• Facilitate the establishment and strengthening of national and subnational CSO coordination networks, including joint platforms, and focal point designations for real-time information sharing and collaborative advocacy
• Facilitate designation and training of 20 CSO focal points (5 per state)
• Support CSO-led community dialogues, radio talk shows, and awareness campaigns on peace messaging, conflict management, and inclusive governance
• Provide technical and logistical assistance for CSO monitoring and reporting on intercommunal violence, POC and early warning indicators, including exchange visits and access to local media houses
• Facilitate 4 exchange visits (one each between the four states)
• Facilitate CSOs’ engagements with state authorities and security organs to build trust and advocate for civic space protection; 8 engagements per year
• Assist CSOs in developing and disseminating toolkits, guidelines, and action plans for sustainable CSO interventions in peacebuilding
• Oversee development of 1 toolkit by the Technical Consultant
• Facilitate 4 dissemination workshops (1 per state) for the toolkit
• Coordinate to establish 4 Civic Space Centers (1 per state) to collect and analyze early warning information, foster collaboration among CSOs/CBOs and state authorities, and strengthen grassroots response mechanisms
• Develop Civic Space Center operational model, SOPs and management structure
• Ensure the centers function as a multipurpose facility, serving both CSOs/CBOs and the wider community

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, governance, peacebuilding/conflict management, development studies; or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a related area is required
• Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in reconciliation or in areas of peacebuilding or conflict management is required
• Knowledge in programming or strategy development including good understanding of PKO programming modalities in South Sudan preferably is required
• Demonstrated experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting is required
• Experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives involving civil society, government institutions, local communities, and international partners is desirable
• Proven experience as a grassroots-level peace adviser/consultant is desirable
• Extensive field experience, especially in conflict and/or post-conflict settings; prior experience in South Sudan is desirable
• Demonstrable ability to engage with sensitivity, strategic foresight, and political acumen in situations involving multiple actors and stakeholders from antagonistic ethnic communities and political factions is desirable

Skills

• Peacebuilding Processes
• Conflict Management
• Reconciliation
• Project Planning
• Project Implementation
• Project Monitoring
• Project Evaluation
• Project Reporting
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Strategy Development
• PKO Programming Modalities
• Capacity Building
• Field Experience in Conflict Settings
• Grassroots Peace Advising
• Political Acumen
• Stakeholder Engagement

Languages

English