Project Coordinator – Maldives At Ark Group

ABOUT ARK:

ARK is a social enterprise, empowering local communities through the provision of agile and sustainable interventions to create greater stability, opportunity, and hope for the future.

We believe that resilient communities are the foundation of local, national, regional and international development and stability – and ultimately a safer, peaceful and more prosperous world. At ARK, we have delivered research and programmatic interventions validating this approach in over twenty countries since 2008. As a social enterprise we work in partnership with communities, our donors, and other implementers to build local capacities, generate opportunity and bring about sustainable change.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

ARK Project Coordinators are critical enablers for the delivery of projects. They work under the Project Manager and are given responsibilities supporting project partners and objectives. They contribute to the effective, efficient and compliant day-to-day delivery of the project in accordance with ARK and the client’s policies and procedures. They work with other members of the project team, consultants and the ARK operations team to achieve the project objectives and contribute towards all project deliverables.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Coordinator will be the principle point of liaison between an international project supporting security and justice in Maldives and Maldivian governmental and non-governmental project partners. Responsibilities will include day-to-day engagement with project stakeholders, the articulation of needs to project personnel, the design and delivery of project activities and regular communication with other project personnel located remotely, as well as the routine facilitation of and support to the deployment of international expertise to Maldives and the delivery of capacity building and mentoring in support of project objectives.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a project management role in Maldives, with a focus on security/ justice sector.
• Maldivian national.
• Established relationships with key Maldivian security and justice ministries and institutions.
• Full professional fluency in Dhivehi and English.
• Clear, concise communicator (written and verbal) – able to work at all levels and with a variety of stakeholders, adjusting communication style as appropriate
• Team player – able to work with a multi-national team, often remotely, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Strong work ethic – proactive, willing to work under limited supervision but also take direction as required.
• Attention to detail – preparing work/visit plans, drafting notes, briefings and other correspondence for donor, ministries and other stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate and support multi-stakeholder visits/engagement – ranging from senior stakeholder engagement, through to organising logistics (there will be no support staff in country), so must be willing to work at all levels, from strategic to practical/operational.
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field such as international development, international relations, area studies, political science, sociology, public administration, communications and media studies. Masters degree preferred.
• Excellent team management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, be a self-starter, team builder, innovative and demonstrate the capacity for maintaining high professional standards.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.

Desirable

• Established relationships with relevant UN agencies, CSOs, donors.
• Relevant project management qualification such as PMD Pro, PMP or PRINCE 2.
• Postgraduate degree in a relevant field such as international development, international relations, areas studies, political science, sociology, public administration, communications and media studies.
• Experience of MEAL systems and processes in a development project environment.
• Familiarity with donor compliance and regulations.

MORE ABOUT OUR COMPANY:

What Makes Us Different

We pride ourselves on being the first people able to access and operate in challenging fragile and conflict-affected environments. We are expeditionary by design and our systems and structures enable flexible and agile responses while ensuring safe, effective and compliant delivery.

Working with and through teams drawn from the communities in which we operate enables us to deliver impactful interventions built on intimate local understanding. In collaboration with our global network of international and local experts, we integrate nuanced understanding of the challenges we aim to solve with best practice and field-leading innovation to deliver programming that meets short-term stabilisation objectives and builds the evidence base and knowledge needed to lay the groundwork for long-term peacebuilding and development programming.

What We Do

We enjoy sectoral experience in civil society development, good governance, protection and human rights, refugees and migration, stabilisation, gender, security and justice, as well as cross-cutting experience in programme design and learning, organisational development and management, research and analysis, needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation, communications and capacity building.

Our People

Today, our team covers a diverse range of professional backgrounds; from diplomacy, humanitarian, development and the military, to the UN, civil society groups, multilateral organisations, journalism and the private sector.

They bring sectoral expertise in civil society development, good governance, protection and human rights, refugees and migration, gender and security and justice, as well as practical experience in programme design and learning, organisational development and management, research and analysis, needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation, communications and capacity building. The multi-disciplinary and multi-national nature of our team means the research we undertake and the programmes we deliver are grounded in empirical need and deliver measurable and sustainable impact.

ARK Group is an equal opportunity employer. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. ARK Group does not discriminate on the basis of ability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation. We welcome all kinds of diversity. ARK Group places human dignity at the centre of its development and stabilisation work and is thus committed to the protection from sexual exploitation and abuse of children and adults. All ARK Group employees and related-personnel are expected to share this commitment, and only those who also uphold these values will be recruited as part of our team. This vacancy is therefore subject to a range of due diligence checks.