childfund sport for development - asia program CoordinatorChildFund Australia

Closing Date: 4 June 2021.
Location: South-East Asia with working rights in nominated country.
KEY DUTIES
As the ChildFund Sport for Development - Asia Program Coordinator, you will i) enable high-quality program delivery through a range of partners; ii) ensure timely and accurate communication and coordination between country-level Partnership Coordinators and partners; iii) provide management and HR support across multiple countries and ; iv) support learning and representation.
Program Delivery
Ensure program protocols are implemented and evidenced;
Ensure appropriate technical resources are coordinated, available and outputs documented;
Ensure learning, reporting and risk management processes are followed systematically across all countries;
Ensure donor commitments are communicated and completed in a timely fashion;
Support business development opportunities that enable ChildFund to increase impact in the sector.
Communication and Coordination
Coordinate country teams and partners (currently in Cambodia, Laos, Philippines and Vietnam) to ensure consistency of practice; 
Support the Sport for Development team through Partnership Coordinators to maintain strong and consistent communication with partners;
Ensure coordinated, timely and accurate information is provided to country leads and partners;
Ensure communication and coordination platforms are regularly maintained;
Maintain detailed records of process and decisions and be accountable to those decisions;
Ensure alignment across project management and process functions;
Ensure strong, ongoing communication between technical areas and country-level Partnership Coordinators.
Management Support
Ensure regular reporting check-ins are effective and documented;
Ensure compliance with management processes across multiple country and partner systems;
Support Partnership Coordinator professional development in-line with organisational processes; 
Ensure all partnership coordinators are supported in-line with relevant organisational policies.
Representation and Learning
Ensure appropriate representation, utilising ChildFund Sport for Development expertise, with National Sports Federations, Local Organising Committees, Governments and Managing Contractors to build organisational sector credibility;
Ensure national partners are authentically positioned in representation opportunities as the implementor, with ChildFund positioned as the enabler;
Support organisational learning linked to different operating modalities;
Share lessons learned across the Sport for Development Team and take on lessons learned from across the organisation to  support improvements in programming practice.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Relevant university qualification with at least 10 years of relevant experience;
Strong project management skills including budgets and risk management processes;
Proven experience in delivering high-quality Sport for Development programming ideally in ASEAN countries;
Successful team management experience;
Track record of transformative national and regional partnerships and creating an environment that enables national partners to grow and achieve their full potential;
Grant management experience;
Fluent in written and verbal English with additional relevant languages an advantage.
You are expected to remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding and Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment (SEAH) risks and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with Child Safeguarding and Prevention of SEAH Policies.
SKILLS
Strong leader, with excellent organisational and project management skills;
Excellent stakeholder manager and communicator;
Supporting others to achieve goals;
Understands communications, media and related protocols;
Effective under pressure and with competing priorities;
Creative thinker and motivator;
Sensitivity to working in cross-cultural environments;
IT use for productivity and communications.
Department
ChildFund Sport for Development Team
Location
South-East Asia with working rights in nominated country
Employment
Full-time to June 2022 (possibility of extension)
Reports to
Sport for Development Global Programs and Partnerships Manager
Other Information
Some travel possible (pending COVID restrictions) 
ChildFund Australia
Founded: 1938
ChildFund Sport for Development's programs provide children with opportunities to play, learn and grow.  Using integrated sport and life skills learning, young people from vulnerable communities are equipped to overcome challenges, inspire positive social change and take active leadership roles within their communities.  Under ChildFund Australia’s guidance, all Sport for Development programs contribute to achieving gender equality, reducing inequality, and ending violence against children, reflecting targets within the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 
ChildFund Australia

Manila City, Metro Manila
Contract
Full-time