Bayader for Environment & Development (Bayader)

Job Vacancy

Project Coordinator

Bayader for Environment & Development (Bayader) is a leading Palestinian non-governmental organization established in 2007. Guided by human dignity and resilience, Bayader is dedicated to driving sustainable development and providing rapid humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip. Our core programmatic pillars include Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL), Protection, Community Development (e.g., Wash, Shelter, ...etc.), Economic Empowerment, and Emergency & Early Recovery.

In response to the ongoing complex economic and humanitarian situation, and in partnership with various International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) and donors, Bayader is launching a suite of multi-sectoral emergency and recovery projects. These interventions are specifically engineered to restore basic services, rebuild livelihoods, provide emergency financial injections, and support conflict-affected populations through targeted structural and economic empowerment frameworks.

To lead, synchronize, and safeguard the execution of these critical interventions, Bayader is seeking a highly qualified, strategic, and result-oriented professional to fill the following position:

• Position Title: Project Coordinator (PC)
• Position Code: 05/26
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Duty Station: Bayader Office – Khan Younis (With strategic oversight across all operational field sites)
• Reports To: Executive Director (ED)
• Contract Duration: Temporary (with high possibility of extension based on performance and fund availability)

Job Purpose

The Project Coordinator (PC) is a core leadership position responsible for the overarching management, tactical execution, programmatic quality, and donor compliance of the assigned project portfolio. The PC will orchestrate complex field workflows, manage cross-functional project personnel, oversee financial burn rates, and ensure the timely achievement of all target outputs. Operating in a highly volatile crisis environment, this role serves as the structural guarantor of operational efficiency, strict risk mitigation, and seamless coordination between internal support departments, field sites, and international partners.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1. Strategic Project Lifecycle Management & Governance

• End-to-End Execution: Lead the mobilization, operational planning, and implementation of all multi-sectoral project activities, transforming institutional strategies into concrete field achievements.
• Milestone Enforcement: Establish, monitor, and optimize detailed Project Implementation Plans (PIPs), Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and tracking mechanisms to ensure project phases are completed on time.
• Quality Assurance Auditing: Enforce strict quality control standards across all deliverables, ensuring that economic, structural, and humanitarian interventions match international guidelines.
• Adaptive Management: Continuously evaluate field execution parameters against the local landscape, engineering safe programmatic adjustments to mitigate access constraints or market disruptions.

2. Human Capital Leadership & Performance Optimization

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and guide a multi-disciplinary project team—including Field Officers, Procurement Staff, Financial Analysts, and MEAL personnel—fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Performance Architecture: Manage the professional performance management lifecycle of all project personnel, setting clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), conducting evaluations, and addressing performance gaps.
• Capacity Expansion: Assess the technical and administrative competencies of project staff, designing and delivering structured training modules regarding donor compliance and humanitarian ethics.

3. Fiscal Oversight, Grants Management & Financial Accountability

• Budgetary Safeguarding: Monitor and manage the project's financial trajectory, reviewing general ledgers and expenditure forecasts to guarantee strict alignment with approved donor budget lines.
• BVA Analytical Diagnostics: Conduct comprehensive monthly Budget-versus-Actual (BVA) variance analyses, isolating financial trends, tracking burn rates, and implementing corrections to prevent over- or under-expenditure.
• Transaction Clearance Oversight: Validate and co-sign resource requisitions, contractor milestone claims, and allocation vouchers, confirming full budget availability and supporting documentation prior to release.

4. Technical Reporting, Data Integrity & Knowledge Management

• Donor-Ready Narratives: Author, synthesize, and finalize comprehensive monthly, quarterly, and project close-out narrative reports in English, ensuring high standards of technical precision and structural analysis.
• Data-Driven Coordination: Partner with the MEAL unit to design mobile data collection pathways, coordinate baseline/end line data collection frameworks, and translate data matrices into actionable insights.
• Institutional Archiving Integrity: Establish and enforce a highly secure, organized, and audit-ready project depository (both physical and digital), protecting data privacy and keeping all compliance files easily retrievable.
• Impact Harvesting: Systematically capture operational lessons learned, field mitigation milestones, and compelling success stories to refine future project concepts.

5. Stakeholder Harmonization & Strategic Representation

• Institutional Representation: Represent Bayader within localized humanitarian clusters, UN working groups, and coordination forums, ensuring alignment and avoiding duplication of efforts.
• Liaison & Partnership Cultivation: Serve as the primary operational focal point for INGO partners, technical line ministries, and local community leadership committees to maintain smooth execution pathways.
• Accountability Enforcement: Guarantee that all field activities integrate Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Child Safeguarding, and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) frameworks.

Candidate Profile (Qualifications & Competencies)

Education & Professional Experience

• Academic Degree: A university degree (ranging from Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree) with a minimum graduation grade of "Good" from an accredited university in Business Administration, Civil/Industrial Engineering, Project Management, International Development, or a closely related management field.
• Progressive Leadership: A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible management, coordination, or supervisory experience leading multi-sectoral project interventions within an emergency framework.
• NGO Track Record: A minimum of one (1) year of proven operational experience working inside the administrative structures of an NGO or INGO.
• Sectoral Specialization: Substantial, demonstrable experience in directing economic humanitarian assistance, cash-based interventions (CBI), small-business support (MSMEs), or complex livelihoods restoration projects is strictly required.

Technical & Core Competencies

• Advanced Project Management Frameworks: Masterful command of project management methodologies (such as PMD Pro, Prince2, or equivalent lifecycle tools), logical frameworks (LogFrames), and risk-management protocols.
• Linguistic Excellence: Superb technical report-writing and verbal communication capabilities in both English and Arabic, with a proven ability to deliver professional donor reports under tight schedules.
• Fiscal Literacy: Strong competency in financial budget tracking, resource allocation mechanics, cost-benefit analysis, and navigating complex international donor regulations.
• Software Literacy: High proficiency across standard office applications, including advanced data processing in MS Excel and utilization of corporate collaborative project tools.
• Interpersonal & Diplomatic Mastery: Exceptional capability to lead, unify, and inspire multi-disciplinary teams within volatile, high-stress, and culturally sensitive crisis environments.
• Contextual Adaptation: Practical mastery of localized operational constraints, supply chain roadblocks, and political-cultural sensitivities unique to the Gaza Strip.

Geographic Requirements

• Residency: Must be an active, permanent resident of the Rafah, Khan Younis, or Deir al-Balah Governorates, with daily capability to operate out of the Khan Younis.

Interested and qualified candidates who meet the above technical criteria are invited to submit their application package online.

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• Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Important Institutional Policies:

• Equal Opportunity: Bayader considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, or disability status.
• Inclusion: Women professionals, persons with disabilities, and individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants may seek Bayader support on the application process where additional accommodation is required.
• Safeguarding & PSEA: Bayader maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy toward exploitation, abuse, and harassment. The selected candidate will undergo extensive background vetting checks, including reference and criminal record verification.
• Inquiries: Only short-listed candidates matching the profile will be contacted for advanced technical exams and personal interviews. For inquiries, contact: [email protected]