Overview
The Project Coordinator will lead the day-to-day coordination, implementation, operational management, and quality delivery of project results for the Cambodia component of an ECHO-funded regional project. The role ensures timely, compliant, efficient, and high-quality implementation of project activities in specific provinces.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day coordination, implementation, operational management and quality delivery of project results.
- Oversee detailed work planning, implementation progress, budget monitoring, procurement planning, partner coordination, operational problem solving, and supervision of project staff.
- Ensure effective national and field delivery in line with donor requirements and Save the Children standards.
- Translate approved technical guidance into practical, timely, coordinated, and accountable field implementation.
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure inclusive, people-centred early warning systems, anticipatory action, school preparedness, and community disaster risk reduction activities are implemented effectively, safely, and accessibly.
Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience managing or coordinating donor-funded humanitarian, resilience, disaster risk reduction, or development projects.
- Solid experience in project management, budget management, procurement, reporting, operational oversight, and field implementation.
- Experience managing projects funded by institutional donors, compliance with donor regulations and reporting requirements.
- Strong experience in coordinating with government ministries, NGOs, local partners, and sub-national stakeholders, including schools and communities.
- Experience in staff supervision and strengthening partner capacity for project implementation.
- Strong experience of disaster preparedness, anticipatory action, climate resilience, early warning systems, school preparedness, humanitarian response, or community resilience programmes.
- Experience working with vulnerable or marginalised groups and supporting inclusive programming approaches.
- Demonstrated enthusiastic, proactive attitude, independence and strong problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong financial management and budget monitoring skills, including expenditure tracking, forecasting, and procurement planning.
- Strong experience in project documentation, operational accountability, and humanitarian quality standards.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across technical, operational, and field implementation teams.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently to field locations in Kampong Cham and Kampong Chhnang provinces.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in disaster management, climate change, development studies, humanitarian action, education, environmental studies, social sciences, public administration, or a related field.
