PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Dakar,
Senegal
Under the direct supervision of the Executive Management, the Program Coordinator ensures the strategic, technical, and operational coordination of the entire program portfolio. A true strategic leader, their main mission is to translate the Management's vision into smooth operational actions. He/she provides technical leadership for all programs, ensures the scientific quality of interventions, ensures compliance with the requirements of technical and financial partners, and actively contributes to organizational development as well as resource mobilization.
Main Responsibilities:
The selected candidate will assume high-level responsibilities divided into several areas:
- Strategic and Operational Coordination: Ensure strategic planning, rigorous validation of field interventions (notably the Terms of Reference), as well as overall supervision of all programs, in close collaboration with program managers. Support programs in their technical planning by developing quarterly activity schedules, while scrupulously anticipating all financial and administrative imperatives.
- Project Management and Quality Assurance: Ensure strict compliance with deadlines, budgets, and contractual requirements of partners. Ensure compliance with procurement rules, financial management, and safeguarding policies (PSEAH, environmental, data protection).
- Team Management and Advocacy: Manager of multidisciplinary teams with ethical leadership, promote interdisciplinarity and arbitrate priorities. Oversee the publication of studies and support the organization's advocacy actions.
- Monitoring-Evaluation and Reporting : In connection with the monitoring-evaluation department, consolidate logical frameworks, measure the impact of interventions, and ensure reliable reporting of field data. Ensure that narrative reports accurately reflect the results achieved.
- Resource Mobilization and Partnerships : Develop funding strategies, coordinate the drafting of technical and financial proposals, and build strong relationships with public institutions, NGOs, and international donors. Represent at strategic workshops.
Desired Profile (Qualifications and Skills)
We are looking for an experienced professional who meets the following criteria :
Formations
- Holder of a Master's degree (Bac+5 minimum) in project management, social sciences, economics, human rights, sustainable development, or public policy.
Required experience
- A minimum of 7 to 10 years of proven experience in coordinating and managing large-scale development programs, ideally within national or international NGOs (experience in West Africa is an asset). Experience in managing projects funded by major donors (Foundations, EU, UN, World Bank, AfDB, GIZ, AFD, etc.) is required.
Technical expertise
- Perfect mastery of Project Cycle Management (PCM) and Results-Based Management (RBM). Excellent knowledge of donor procedures and strong capacity in strategic writing of funding proposals. Confirmed expertise on issues related to DESC, climate, natural resource governance, and gender.
Language skills
- Excellent writing ability in French; proficiency in English is a significant asset.
Personal Qualities
- Ethical, caring, and unifying leadership.
- Excellent communication, diplomacy, and negotiation skills.
- Proven ability in strategic analysis, autonomy, and working under pressure (simultaneous supervision of multiple programs).