Job Purpose: The Project Coordinator administers the end-to-end operational coordination, scheduling, monitoring, and documentation of participant databases and coaching components across relevant governorates. The role ensures that coaching activities for Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE) social workers and National Council for Women (NCW) caseworkers are delivered with high quality, consistency, and measurable impact in alignment with project timelines and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) standards.
Core Responsibilities:
- Coaching Operations and Caseload Coordination: Administer all coaching component operations across all governorates, including coach assignments, session scheduling, participant tracking, and progress monitoring for 300 MoETE social workers and 100 NCW caseworkers, while ensuring consistent protocol adherence, high-quality delivery, and timely session completion
- Database Governance and Coaching Tracking: Maintain comprehensive participant databases, coaching trackers, attendance logs, and completion records, while ensuring absolute data accuracy, secure record archiving, and timely information retrieval
- MEAL System and Data Collection Support: Implement MEAL tools, surveys, follow-up assessments, and data analysis frameworks under senior supervision, while synthesizing field findings and narrative updates to evaluate coaching outcomes and overall project impact
- Contracting and Financial Quality Control: Review and quality-check payment requests, timesheets, and financial documentation submitted by up to 10 part-time coaches, while coordinating with the Admin and Finance Specialist to ensure compliance with AUC grant policies and prompt payment processing
- Field Risk Mitigation and Issue Escalation: Monitor coaching implementation across governorates to identify operational bottlenecks, scheduling delays, or field challenges proactively, while flagging issues promptly to ensure rapid resolution
- Project Reporting and Progress Synthesis: Assist in compiling, writing, and formatting coaching and MEAL sections for quarterly and annual project reports, while delivering clear narrative and quantitative evidence of project progress
- General Project Support: Perform other project-related and administrative duties as assigned in support of project objectives
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, social science, or a related field
- Minimum of three years of relevant experience supporting development or grant-funded projects
Technical Skills:
- Strong organizational, planning, and coordination skills
- Knowledge and experience of monitoring and evaluation processes and documentation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Excellent command of English and Arabic
- High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse internal and external stakeholders
This position is open until November 5, 2026.
Placement is based on the candidate’s experience and skills. Only candidates who make it to the short list will be contacted.
"The American University in Cairo is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply."
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