Consultancy Country Coordinator and Project Manager Egypt

We are looking for a Country Coordinator and Project Manager – Human Rights and Governance to lead the implementation of DIHR’s projects in Egypt, ensuring effective engagement with state actors, strategic project planning, and coordination with national and international stakeholders. The position emphasizes project management, partnership-building, and institutional capacity development while integrating human rights-based approaches. Part of the role will focus on migration governance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Management and Implementation

• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of DIHR’s human rights and governance projects in Egypt, ensuring alignment with DIHR’s strategic objectives.
• Develop annual work plans, budgets, and monitoring frameworks for project implementation.
• Oversee project administration, including financial management, risk assessments, and compliance with DIHR’s project management policies.
• Ensure timely reporting to DIHR headquarters and relevant donors, providing updates on project progress, outcomes, and challenges.
• Coordinate the development of concept notes, Terms of Reference (ToRs), and background materials for project-related activities (e.g., workshops, training, and dialogues).

2. Partnership Management and Liaison with State Actors

• Establish and maintain close working relationships with key governmental human rights institutions, including migration governance actors, and public independent actors in Egypt.
• Act as a liaison with state actors including migration governance actors, ensuring effective communication to support institutional capacity development.
• Facilitate inter-agency coordination mechanisms to enhance synergies between national human rights bodies and relevant ministries.
• Represent DIHR in external meetings with government representatives, diplomatic missions, UN agencies, donors, and civil society organizations.
• Identify opportunities for joint initiatives and strategic collaborations, contributing to project expansion and impact.

3. Strategic Planning and Context Analysis

• Conduct ongoing analysis of the national human rights context in Egypt, including legal and institutional developments affecting DIHR’s work.
• Facilitate dialogue with governmental partners, including migration governance actors, on strengthening human rights mechanisms, ensuring coordination between stakeholders.
• Contribute to DIHR’s regional strategy for engagement with state actors, including migration governance actors, in the MENA region by identifying opportunities for impact.

4. Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing

• Support in the design and implement capacity development activities for human rights institutions, including training, mentoring, and institutional support.
• Support partners in developing and implementing national human rights plans, policy frameworks, and monitoring mechanisms.
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing initiatives, including workshops and seminars.

5. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL)

• Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of project outcomes, applying methods such as Outcome Harvesting and results-based management.
• Document lessons learned and best practices to inform future programming and policy recommendations.

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