Programs Coordinator – Rays of Hope Malawi

Job Description

Background
Rays of Hope Ministries is a non-prot, Christian organization that
collaborates with the Malawi Government to produce morally responsible and
youthful leaders through educational, spiritual, nutritional, and
entrepreneurial programs in Blantyre, Zomba, Thyolo, Ntcheu, Mwanza,
Neno, Chikwawa, Nsanje, Dowa, Kasungu and Lilongwe. The organization is
going through a steep growth trajectory taking it to various districts in
Malawi. Our values call us to give utmost attention to the quality of our
programs, while providing quality care to the team. This reality demands the
addition of team members to fully support the growth as we continue to
provide quality services to our communities. To that end, we seek to recruit
for the following position:

Programs Coordinator
Reports to: Programs Manager
Location: Blantyre

Key Areas of Accountability

1. Lead in the inception of programs’ activities including introducing the
   projects to the key district government partners/oces and at DEC and
   ADC levels.
2. Lead, coordinate and or monitor program ocers and other key
   stakeholders with technical thoughtfulness making sure that targets
   and set expected results are met.
3. Work closely with nance to prepare budgets beforehand and procure
   needed resources for smooth implementation of the programs and
   projects.
4. Collaborate and network with other partners in the eld of our
   expertise for better comprehensive impact.
5. Establish, maintain and collaborate with the District Education
   Manager (DEM)’s Oce, PEAs, other NGOs and relevant stakeholders at
   district and community levels to ensure maximum sustainable
   coordination eorts
6. Organize in- service trainings for teachers in collaboration with PEAs
   and the DEM.
7. Facilitate community mobilization meetings through PTAs, SMCs and
   other community structures
8. Identify, document and disseminate program lessons learned, case
   studies and best practices through program review meetings, district
   coordination meetings, partner collaboration/joint meetings, as well as
   other relevant stakeholder fora at district level.
9. Contribute to establishing feedback mechanisms to mainstream
   accountability across the programs.
   10.Run regular eld visits to implement, monitor and assess the
   implementation; take on necessary correction to ensure that the theory
   of change is followed through in consistent with the set goals.
10. Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual program/projects
    reports.
    12.Represent the Rays of Hope at relevant forums as requested by Rays of
    Hope leadership at relevant levels.
11. In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator and the Ocer and
    Primary Education Advisors, collect and document relevant project
    data, lessons learnt and best practices.
    14.Submit, in consultation with the Executive Director, reports to relevant
    district partners i.e. DPD, DEM
    Oversight
    The Programs Coordinator has a direct supervision role to the program/
    projects ocers(s).
    Qualications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in the eld of Education or Project
  Management.
• 5 – 7 years relevant working experience in similar job prole
• Proven ability in successfully leading education projects
  Other Essential Attributes
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Budgeting and resource management experience.
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills.
• Prociency in working with local communities and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning
  (MEAL) frameworks.
• Familiarity with local and national education systems
  Mode of Application
  Through Rays of Hope jobs portal, interested persons meeting the above
  specications should submit applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae as
  one document, naming three traceable referees addressing:
  The Human Resource and Administration Ocer
  Rays of Hope Ministries
  P.O. Box E365, Post Dot Net
  Blantyre, Malawi.
  Closing date for receiving applications is 6th January 2025. Rays of Hope
  Ministries is an equal opportunity employer. Due to anticipated large volumes
  of applications, only short-listed candidates will be acknowledged.
  Qualied and experienced women are encouraged to apply.

Take note that Rays of Hope Ministries is an Organization that is child
friendly and as such we take issues of child safe guarding seriously