Project Management Support Officer

Dutystation: Amman, Jordan

Functional responsibilities

1. Provide support to grant monitoring and evaluation, and closure in each country by:

• Visit projects activities in the field to verify reported information.
• Keep regular communication and exchange with grantee in each project location.
• Coordinate timely receipt of required inputs from implementing partners.
• Support the communication key project partners (e.g local authorities).
• Read and provide written comments on monthly, milestone, and final progress reports submitted by grantees.
• Support coordination of capacity development of the grantees on project management, participatory planning, community engagement and gender by organizing events and workshops.
• Follow up and monitor the work of the implementing partner as per approved training, work plans, task orders and budget.

2. Draft well-written, properly researched, and edited narrative inputs for reports, and terms of references, as requested;
3. Support coordination, organization, and reporting of project steering committee meetings (including the donor, grantee, the city authority), learning and local public events;
4. Support the collection of data, and civic engagement activities;
5. As assigned, travel to project locations to participate in quality assurance visits; meet with partners; participate in rapid, baseline, or impact assessment; and/or, participate in team meetings;
6. Perform any other duties as might be required for the successful implementation of the projects

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• First Level University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in architecture, urban development, social science, environmental studies, administration or related disciplines is required

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in project management or supporting the management of projects on climate adaptation, local development or social inclusion or closely related experience is required
• Experience in local community and stakeholder engagement is desirable

Languages

• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

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