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Project coordinator, Early Childhood Development Program

Position description

Do you want to join the efforts to make kindergarten in Bulgaria financially affordable? The Trust for Social Achievement brings you this unique opportunity to play an important role in our nationwide initiatives. Based in Sofia, the project coordinator will report to the project manager and will split their time between two large scale projects. The position has an expected duration of at least 20 months and a reasonable amount of travel. 

About the Springboard for School Readiness (SSR) network

The Springboard for School Readiness (SSR) network was formed in 2014 with 23 NGOs to implement a nationwide project focused on increasing access to kindergarten for disadvantaged children by gathering evidence to support public policy decisions. This project will continue to operate through May 2018 with up to 16 partnering organizations and 600 children (100 kindergartens) to serve.

This informal network has expanded its activities by initiating a second large scale project. With it, the SSR network plans to gather further evidence in support of removing financial barriers to kindergarten and seek a broader coalition of organizations working to remove financial barriers to kindergarten. We will support the evidence with clear public demand through a combination of petitioning, street campaigns, local community events and an independent review of municipal budgets by local, parent-elected experts in select municipalities. This initiative is being implemented by 18 NGOs nationwide and is managed in parallel by TSA and another organization.

Responsibilities

The project coordinator is expected to:

• Participate in the planning and allocation of activities between partner NGOs;
• Participate in the design of templates, procedures, processes and rules for project work;
•  Prepare and maintain contracts and annexes;
• Take lead on organizing internal project events and assist project manager in organizing external events;
• Daily coordinate activities with project partners and external consultants to resolve execution challenges, and report on ongoing basis to project manager;
• Assist project manager in the allocation of monitoring tasks among partner NGOs, monitor on day-to-day basis the attainment of project deadlines and participate in on-site monitoring;
• Collect and analyze evidence to support the attainment of project goals;
• Ensure timely project reporting by partner NGOs, review reports and provide feedback, prepare consolidated project reports for project manager review;
• Participate in the execution of project activities: street campaigns, focused group discussions, community meetings, survey of municipal attitudes towards early education, etc.;
•  Travel on average three times per month to visit NGOs throughout the country;
• Handle ongoing communications within project: daily keep in touch with project partners, prepare project updates for external stakeholders, identify opportunities for success stories, write stories;
•  Provide any other assistance required during project implementation to meet the project`s goals.
  

Qualifications and Experience

Experience

• Bachelor`s degree;
• Participation in the management and administration of social or educational projects;
• Experience working with disadvantaged groups on social or educational projects;
• Writing experience is an advantage;
•  Experience in advocacy activities or communication campaigns is an advantage.
  

• Excellent communication skills and ability to support the team`s efforts;
• Ability to work within short timeframes, to multi-task and to meet deadlines is a must;
•  Resourcefulness: thinks on their feet and adjusts to the situation; seeks solutions to identified problems;
• Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team;
•  Diligence and attention to detail;
• Strong analytical skills: ability to draw conclusions from large amounts of data, as well as to identify trends and to investigate causes;
•  Respectful attitude towards the target community;
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel and Outlook;
• Working knowledge of English;
• Unquestionable ethics and personal integrity.
  

We are offering a competitive remuneration that is commensurate with experience, and significant opportunities for career growth and personal development. This position has an expected duration of 20 months.  Interested applicants should submit a resume and motivation letter by May 31, 2017 to kindergarten240@tsa-bulgaria.org