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Job Description
Project Coordinator - Rockfeller
Location: Based in Luwu Utara or Luwu Timur District - South Sulawesi Province
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.
PROJECT PROFILE
The Farm to Schools Project is a three-year initiative funded by the Rockefeller Foundation to strengthen local food systems and improve economic resilience among cocoa-farming households. The project promotes regenerative horticulture, women’s economic empowerment, youth participation, and market systems development. Approximately 600 farmers will be engaged through Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), producer groups, and local institutions. The programme links local production systems with Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals Programme (MBG) through SPPG procurement mechanisms and seeks to demonstrate a scalable farm-to-school model.
The project is implemented in Luwu Utara and Luwu Timur and requires strong coordination with local governments, private-sector actors, Mars Cocoa Development Centers, village administrations, and community organizations.
ROLE PURPOSE
The Project Coordinator is responsible for overall coordination and quality implementation of project activities at district level. The position ensures project objectives are delivered on time, within budget and according to donor requirements. The role supports implementation partners, strengthens stakeholder engagement, supervises field-level delivery, and contributes to reporting, learning, documentation, and evidence generation.
Dimension
Save the Children Indonesia together with partners have worked through more than 30 community development, humanitarian, campaign, and advocacy programs in 19 provinces, 128 districts/cities. Our work covers five themes, namely health and nutrition, education, child protection, alleviating child poverty, and governance of children's rights. Works closely with technical advisors, MEAL teams, finance teams, local implementing partners, farmer groups, VSLA groups, SPPG operators, district government agencies, and private sector stakeholders. Frequent travel within programme areas is required. Budget responsibilities are delegated according to Save the Children Indonesia policies.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Project Coordinator will be based in Luwu Utara or Luwu Timur District- South Sulawesi Province and the main responsibility of this position will coordinate the program implementation in 2 districts through collaboration with the implementing partners and strategic partners, and close coordination with the technical adviser related, MEAL team, Supply Chain and finance team.
Role in the Program Operation and Implementation will cover:
- Ensure the program implementation in project interventions are aligned with project KPIs & Commitment with the Donor
- Oversee quality program implementation delivered by the based on the agreed program design and SOW.
- Be the point of person representing project at District level
- Conduct a regular field visit to the project area as needed to monitor program implementation and provide input/feedback for program delivery improvement.
- Ensure Implementing Partner apply Program Quality Indext (PQI) in implementing the program.
- Support the Sr. Manager to provide the timely report and related project documentations as required by National Office and the Donor
- Build strong relationships with government agencies and private-sector partners.
- Facilitate coordination with Mars CDCs, village governments and SPPG operators.
- Support sustainability and local ownership.
- Support regenerative horticulture activities.
- Strengthen VSLA participation and business opportunities.
- Facilitate aggregation and market linkage systems.
- Promote and strengthen women's and youth-led enterprises through business development support, market linkages, access to productive resources, and increased participation in local economic systems.
- Ensure quality data collection and reporting.
- Support baseline, assessment and learning processes.
- Support Developing success stories and lessons learned.
- Actively working with the program team to advocate the government and other relevant parties for remediation of worst forms of child labour including in the targeted area.
- Leverage the program impact and sustainability by developing Partnership with local NGO’s, CBO’s or Private Sector that exist in district level to ensure sustainability of the project.
Financial Management
- Under supervise from Sr. Manager to developing the annual budget and monthly projection.
- Under supervise from Sr. Manager to manage financial resources assigned for the target district to support program operations.
- Ensure the application of appropriate controls for project resources including accurate tracking of all expenditures.
- Coordinate with the Sr. Manager to produce accurate and timely financial reports.
Partnership Management:
- Work closely with the implementing partners at the district level to ensure high quality programming and on time program delivery.
- Ensure the on-time reporting with high products of the monthly narrative and financial report of implementing partners.
- Under the direction of the Program Manager to develop capacity strengthening plan for the partners
- Under the direction of Program Manager to lead the join monitoring visit with the implementing partners and capture the lesson learnt of the partnership works
- In a close coordination with Program Manager to document the journey of partnership works
- Initiate and maintain the collaboration and networks with diverse of partners including local civil societies, strategic partners, and coalitions.
- Maintain daily management (on time delivery and program quality) of working with the local implementing partners.
- Under the strategic directions of Sulawesi Field Managers to provide technical supports required to develop the partner’s capacity
Child Safeguarding
- Contribute to the overall implementation of Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP) within CO including ensure CSP integration in all project activities including for target beneficiaries in Bone and Poso.
Emergency Response
- Under the guidance of Program Manager to support the humanitarian team in strengthening the Indonesia National Office on readiness to respond to emergencies in South Sulawesi in line with global SCI emergency policies. This includes ensuring optimal Programs staff participation the Indonesia Emergency Response Team and that these staff members receive proper training.
- Coordinate the response to any prioritized emergency in Indonesia.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Economics, Rural Development, Community Development, Social Sciences or related disciplines
- Minimum five years of professional experience in NGO, development, livelihoods or agriculture programmes.
- Demonstrated experience working with farmer groups, community institutions, local government and development partners. Strong facilitation, reporting and communication skills.
- Proven experiences in managing local implementing partner are preferred.
- Solid project management skills with a proven history of delivering results.
- Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Good English and Bahasa Indonesia proficiency.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to write high quality reports and other project documents in Indonesian and English
Desirable
Experience in food systems, women’s economic empowerment, market systems development, VSLA methodologies, regenerative agriculture, donor-funded projects, and programmes in South Sulawesi.
Equal Opportunities
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with Save the Children Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
