JOB DESCRIPTION SENIOR PROJECT OFFICER 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. DELEGATIONS Reports to: Country Program Manager Responsible for: Project Officers, Trainee Project Officers 4. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES This role will have the following key responsibilites: • • • • • 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. 5. KEY RELATIONSHIPS The following relationships will be central to this role: • • • • • • • 6. 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 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 1. 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. 7. 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.
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