Field Coordinator

The Field Coordinator post in Maysan Governorate, Iraq, sits inside an education project that Kanaf Organization for Relief and Development runs with support from GIZ. The holder coordinates, organizes and monitors the project’s activities in the governorate, reporting to the Project Manager.

What the field coordinator job in Maysan involves

The project, Shared Stories, Shared Future, uses education to encourage critical thinking, respect for diversity and peaceful coexistence in Maysan and Najaf, with support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Its Maysan share covers 25 capacity-building participants, 80 students in four secondary schools, and four interactive learning walls that students help design. The listing is explicit that the post cannot take financial or administrative decisions that bind the organization, or change approved activities, without prior approval from the Project Manager or another authorized representative.

Responsibilities

• Handles contact with the Directorate of Education, participating schools, local institutions and government authorities, and follows up on the meetings, approvals and procedures the activities depend on
• Helps organize the inception workshop and capacity-building programme, from coordination with participants and trainers to logistics and attendance records
• Tracks how the sessions run in each of the four schools taking part, working with administrations and teachers so delivery and student participation stay regular
• Follows teachers’ and students’ work on the interactive learning walls and works with the technical providers who produce, install and hand them over to the schools
• Supports the project’s final event in Maysan together with the team, schools and institutions, and documents its outcomes
• Makes regular field visits to track progress and spot challenges, reporting findings to the Project Manager
• Gathers and files project records such as attendance sheets, forms, meeting minutes, photographs and field reports, and prepares periodic updates on activities, achievements and challenges for monitoring and evaluation
• Follows the organization’s child protection, safeguarding, confidentiality and non-discrimination policies, reports safeguarding concerns through set procedures, and takes on other project duties assigned by the Project Manager

Requirements

• Project coordination or monitoring of field activities as part of that NGO experience
• Good knowledge of Maysan Governorate and its governmental and educational institutions
• Strong communication, coordination, activity organization and report-writing skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and email communication
• Ability to travel within Maysan Governorate and work at project implementation sites
• Commitment to child protection, confidentiality and professional conduct

Preferred qualifications

• Previous experience in education, youth or peacebuilding projects
• Knowledge of English

How to apply

Applications go by e-mail to the email address below with the subject line Field Coordinator – Maysan. The message should carry an updated CV listing academic qualifications and previous professional experience, a copy of the university degree certificate and, where available, experience certificates or other proof of NGO employment. The organization says late applications are rejected, only shortlisted candidates are contacted for interviews, and it may verify qualifications and experience and run reference checks.