The Project coordinator  is responsible for the all project activities under his/her supervision;  is in charge of facilitating the relationship with the local authorities at Federal, regional ,zonal and woreda level; is responsible for the implementation of the activities and for financial issues related to project activities; performs other related tasks as required.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure appropriate project planning, coordination and implementation;
• Establishes and maintains relationship with all the relevant authorities and other organizations in relation to the project activities;
• Coordinates the personnel of the project and support the personnel in addressing the problems related to the implementation of the activities;
• Monitors the expenses of the project in accordance with the budget and make follows up the internal situation of the office;
• Controls that the timeframe of the project is respected and reports any variances with causes of delays;
• Participates in all relevant meetings with the local authorities and provide the authorities with regular follow up representing EMA;
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports
• Analyze risks and opportunities and report to the program manager for intervention
• Facilitates the relationship with the local community;
• Creates a system for monitoring the implementation of the activities and write activity and financial reports every quarter and whenever requested by the local authorities or EMA’s office;
• Controls that EMA’s procedures are respected at all level;
• Controls that the project abides by all the requirements included in the national and donors’ requirements;
• Assist in project design and development activities when needed;
• Interact with various teams to coordinate project activities;
• Reports any problem concerning the implementation of  the project to EMA’s office and proposes any necessary change of the activities and new initiatives;
• Organizes and facilitates training and workshops on various relevant issues and agendas related to the project;
• Performs any other activities related to the project as requested by the supervisor

Communication and Reporting

• Prepare qualitative and quantitative quarterly, end of year and other progress reports Malaria project of ICAP-EMA
• Maintain and promote communication between EMA Ethiopia and partners

Accountability:

• The Project Coordinator will be accountable to the Executive Director of EMA

Term of contract:

• Renewable based on performance record and availability of fund

Qualification and experience

• Minimum of Bachelor degree in health or relevant field of study
• Minimum of  2-5 years relevant experience
• Proven work experience as a Project Coordinator or similar role
• Experience in project management
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent work relationship
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
•  Basic computer knowledge with ability to use the MS office applications