MSF Project Coordinator Jobs in South Africa

MSF Project Coordinator Jobs in South Africa


Purpose of the post

  • In mid-2019 OCB launched a reform aiming at providing more autonomy to the projects.

  • Southern Africa missions (Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South-Africa) have been chosen as a first pilot and an innovative and transformational approach will be implemented in 2020 in the region.

  • This unique set up will promote increasing responsibility and competences at the project level, by altering the responsibility of the today’s national coordination teams who will transition towards needs-based National Support Teams (NST).

    Responsibilities

    Ensuring appropriate leadership within project:

  • Ensure subsidiarity principle is followed and that strategies to capacitate and empower project members to succeed under autonomy are in place

  • Promotes a culture of mentoring and coaching as opposed to traditional line management approaches

  • Ensures accountability measures are in place towards community and beneficiaries

  • Ensures consultation process is effective and rescue role is applied as needed

    Responsible for successful intervention together with PMR (and Leverage) :

  • Final responsible for overall operations within scope of predefined project objectives & strategy

  • Context analysis; Risk analysis; Develop, update and apply the project security rules

  • Represent the project in front of local partners, central authorities and MSF stakeholders in collaboration with national representative; ensures & further establishes the network of stakeholders

  • Coordinates, coaches & supports project team within predefined frame

  • Proposes & participates
    in exploratory missions, situation assessments through consultation with regional OPS & national representative

  • Accompanies the selection of priorities in terms of advice & recommendations from global expertise

  • In close collaboration with project team, plans & monitors HR-associated processes for project workforce

  • Collaboration with local advocacy partners & exchange with national team

  • Responsible for strategic Leverage (jointly with the Leverage Responsible in project)

  • Ensure streamlining of Leverage strategy within project (objective, rationale, strategies, activities)

  • Ensures implementation of Leverage activities as per project planning

  • Support & capacitation of project Leverage activities towards project team

  • Active participation within relevant thematic Leverage Circles/ working groups (in region or globally)

  • Ensures relevance of Leverage Circle(s)/ working groups linked to their intervention needs

  • Gives visibility to project Leverage Strategy & needs towards Leverage Circles/ working groups

  • Interprets & integrates Leverage needs of other projects in region (as relevant)

    Conditions

  • Expected starting date: October 2020;
    24 months fixed-term field contract, based in Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal;

  • Salary according to MSF-OCB Field salary scale, under remuneration policy of SA mission;

  • Adhere to MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment;

  • Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments;
    Family position is possible;

  • A dynamic and stimulating work environment alongside multicultural colleagues

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; MSF Project Coordinator Jobs in South Africa

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