JOB DESCRIPTION
SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER
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BACKGROUND
Equal Playing Field (formerly Rugby League Against Violence) was founded in 2011
by Adam Everill and Jacqui Joseph. EPF’s vision is for ‘safe homes, happy families,
strong communities’ and a country free from violence. EPF uses sport as a tool to
engage and inspire children and young people to end gender based violence. EPF
is a not-for-profit organisation, registered with the Investment Promotion Authority
(IPA) in Papua New Guinea. EPF is supported by Plan International Australia, one of
Australia’s fastest growing international NGOs and a global leader in the promotion
of children’s rights.
Equal Playing Field’s flagship program is the EPF Schools Program, an eight-week
respectful relationships program that aims to prevent violence against women by
promoting gender equality and changing the attitudes and behaviours that enable
violence against women to occur. During the program, 13-15 year-old boys and girls
(Grades 7-8) take part in a mixed gender sports competition that combines
respectful relationship education with skills development and games. Each week of
the EPF Schools Program contains a different topic relating to respect and
relationships. These include understanding types of violence and abuse, gender
equality, developing support networks and knowing where to seek help, developing
empathy for others and managing anger and stress. All of the topics covered in the
EPF Schools Program correlate with the Papua New Guinean Years 7-10 personal
development and physical education curriculum.
In 2015 Equal Playing Field, in partnership with Plan International Australia, was
awarded a three-year grant from the Australian Government Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to expand the EPF Schools Program to eight schools in the
National Capital District (NCD), reaching over 4,200 young people. This program will
be implemented on the ground by a team of project officers, led by a senior project
officer.
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POSITION SCOPE
Equal Playing Field is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Project
Officer to lead the implementation of the DFAT funded ‘EPF for Schools’ program.
This role would suit someone with experience in program delivery who is ready to
take the next step in their career.
The Senior Project Officer will be responsible for managing a team of up to four
project officers to implement the EPF for Schools Program in NCD schools, therefore
experience in managing and/or mentoring junior staff is essential to this position. A
major part of the role is also managing all logistics around school visits. The Senior
Project Officer will also be responsible for overseeing the collating and recording
data to be used for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
Excellent communications skills are essential to this role, including the ability to
develop trust and gain respect from children and young people participating in the
program. Ability to play sport is not a requirement of this role, but the successful
candidate must be willing to actively participate and have fun.
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DELEGATIONS
Reports to: Country Program Manager
Responsible for: Project Officers, Trainee Project Officers
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This role will have the following key responsibilites:
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Program Delivery: A large part of your role will be managing logistics for
school visits. You will lead the delivery of EPF’s programs, implement
monitoring and evaluation frameworks and maintain a continuous
improvement across programs.
Team Management: Undertake line management, support and professional
development of in-country staff and volunteers as well as rostering for school
visits.
Partnership and Contract Management: Develop and maintain good working
relationships with the organisation’s partners, including the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Plan International Australia.
Representation: Represent EPF externally; ensuring that EPF’s vision, mission,
values and aims are communicated in a positive and compelling way.
Strategy Development: Work with the EPF Board, team of staff and volunteers
to develop and implement the country level strategy and action plans.
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KEY RELATIONSHIPS
The following relationships will be central to this role:
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EPF Country Manager
Plan International Australia
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
EPF Staff and Volunteers
Government of PNG employees, including teachers and school officials
Media
The Public
SELECTION CRITERIA
Prospective applicants must address the following selection criteria in their
applications, providing specific examples of their previous work experience.
Applications that do not address these criteria will not be considered.
Essential
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An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. education,
international development, gender studies, business, public sector
management, political science etc.).
A minimum of three years experience within a not-for-profit organisation,
such as an international NGO, UN agency, working on issues affecting
children and young people and/or gender equality and women’s
empowerment.
Experience providing mentoring and support to junior staff members and/or
volunteers.
An understanding of the importance of child protection, including the ability
to work within stringent child protection policies.
Demonstrated experience in all aspects of program management, including
design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
Excellent oral and written communications skills, including the ability to
communicate effectively with and gain the respect of children and young
people.
A personal commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of
women.
Desirable
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Experience in monitoring and evaluating programs.
As part of the recruitment process, the successful applicant must obtain a certified
police clearance. The cost of the police clearance will be covered by Equal Playing
Field.
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RENUMERATION PACKAGE
We are offering a competitive remuneration package ($40-45,000PGK) for the right
person, but will be negotiated depending on the successful candidate’s skills and
qualifications.