Regional Development (PIIM) Coordinator

Duties

• Build relations with District government departments to ensure awareness and understanding of PIIM and promote timely government leadership in addressing PIIM issues
• Organize, attend and participate in the multi stakeholder meetings at district level; documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings
• Ensure stakeholder views at the district level are managed towards the best solution
• Participate in meetings with communities and households, as required
• Review and provide inputs to the implementation partners’ execution strategies, plans and procedures and monitor how successfully they are being executed
• Manage IPs (Implementing Partners) implementing the assessments and programs under PIIM
• Ensuring that IPs adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each program
• Coordinate program activities with inter-related activities of other programs, departments or staff to ensure optimum efficiency and compliance with appropriate policies, procedures and specifications
• Produce progress reports on the IP implementation of programs under PIIM
• Work with Social Performance Monitoring & Evaluation to collect data and measure the progress of the implementation of the PIIM programs
• Management of the IPs that will be delivering the agricultural, fisheries and diversified livelihood re-establishment programs
• Act as focal point between IPs, the Project, Government, affected households and the wider community
• Track fulfillment of fisheries livelihood obligations and advise the livelihood supervisor of adaptive implementation management required
• Conduct random field visits to monitor program implementation
• Build relations with District and Provincial governments to ensure awareness and understanding of PIIM and promote timely government leadership in addressing PIIM issues
• Define relevant Scopes of Work, identify and contract potential implementation partners to deliver key programs

Requisites

• University degree in social sciences or other relevant areas (e.g., Sociology, Rural Development, Agronomy, Community Development, etc.)
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in the development field, preferably in one or more areas of PIIM management, including spatial planning, urban planning, community health and/or community capacity building
• Good project management skills and results driven
• Field experience with large scale extractive industries preferred
• Experience in working in remote areas of Mozambique
• Experience of working under international standards and lender’s requirements

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted