Project Coordinator – Strenghtening the Child Protection System in Honduras

Founded in 1994, the International Bureau for Children’s Rights is a Montreal-based non-governmental organisation that has special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC). The IBCR is a centre of technical expertise, and through its interventions it strengthens and builds the capacity of those who work directly with children, including social workers, representatives of security and defense forces, members of the judiciary, civil society groups, organisations in the formal and informal private sector and decision-makers in Canada and abroad. Through its work, the IBCR supports the efforts of its partners to bring about structural reforms which lead to professional practices that reflect greater respect for the rights of the child.

Brief description of the position:

The International Bureau of Children’s Rights (IBCR) seeks a dynamic professional to lead a project which seeks to strengthen the capacity of competent authorities - specifically DINAF, the police, and the judiciary – to improve protection system for children in Honduras. The candidate will be based in Tegucigalpa, but will be required to make regular trips to IBCR headquarters in Montreal (Canada).

Qualifications and skills:

• Undergraduate studies in law, international development, social sciences, project management, or a related field
• Proven experience (minimum three years) in project management (administration, finances and human resources)
• Significant previous experience working in Latin America (preference in central America)
• Previous experience collecting and analysing data
• Previous experience in drafting and facilitation of workshops and training kits
• Good command of results-based management and monitoring and evaluation as key elements of international development programming
• Ability to establish, maintain and strengthen healthy and constructive institutional relationships with a variety of interlocutors (e.g. government officials, international organisation representatives, UN representatives) 

• Excellent organisational skills and ability to coordinate the logistics and administration of numerous workshops, trips and activities
• Strong research and writing skills
• Fluency in Spanish (oral and written) and English
• French a plus
• Ability to plan its own work and meet deadlines
• Motivation, leadership skills and other qualities required to coordinate the work of experts or assistants
• Good professional judgment, sense of responsibility and ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information
• Excellent interpersonal skills, sense of humour and ability to adapt quickly and work in a multicultural and multilingual environment
• Availability to travel within Honduras, and to Canada as required

Assets:

• Sound knowledge of gender and development
• Good understanding of issues related to human and children’s rights
• Sound knowledge of the functioning of the UN system, international organisations and agencies active in the field of child protection
• Good knowledge of Honduras and the functioning of national institutions
• Previous experience in the field of training, the development of training tools and the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Main responsibilities and tasks:

The selected candidate will be called on to perform the following functions:

• Operationalise, with the support of the IBCR team, the implementation of project initiatives. This includes research, report writing, the identification of training needs, the development of training modules for a variety of actors in the child protection system, the facilitation of workshops, monitoring committees and working groups, the preparation and facilitation of training sessions for trainers, and advocating for the introduction of child-friendly training modules in the curricula of training schools (police, justice , DINAF);
• Manage the hiring of collaborators (including consultants and trainees) as well as the coordination and supervision of their work;
• Represent IBCR within the project Consortium and participate to all required meetings with partners and/or donor to ensure project implementation.
•  Contribution of the production of the narrative and financial reports to be developed under the project;
• Budget tracking according to targets for local expenses;
• In charge of the administration and logistic of all local activities;
• Establish and sustain excellent institutional relationships with government officials, international organisations and NGOs.

How to apply:

Send your application clearly indicating the position for which you are applying. The application must include:

• A cover letter describing how the professional qualifications and experience of the candidate meet the selection criteria;
• A resume;
• The names and contact information of at least three references

Please send your application to our Human Resources team, by applying on this job offer or faxed to: +1.514.932.9453. Applications must be sent before 1st of May 2016 at 23:59 (Eastern Daylight Time).

No information will be released in person or over the phone. The International Bureau for Children's Rights thanks all applicants and will only contact the selected candidates.