Field Coordinator

Job Description

Dutystation: Damietta City, Egypt

Functional responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities

The candidate will fulfil the following tasks:

Stakeholders’ identification, orientation and raising awareness on urban and local economic development

1. Support in identifying and suggesting relevant stakeholders based on a clear understanding of the local context, community, and power dynamics in the selected areas.

2. Support in suggesting and defining entry points within the community and with the agreed upon stakeholders.

3. Organize orientation sessions for respective officials and governmental counterparts mainly local executive councils to ensure common understanding of planning city extensions and inner-city areas.

4. Support in promoting the inclusion of CSOs, private sector and community members, (particularly women and youth) and conduct briefings on the project goal and objective.

5. Assist the associated and relevant stakeholders\ consultants to identify different sources of resources and local resources needed for mobilization.

Enhance the capacity of local officials on urban development, citizen engagement and structural policy dialogue

1. Participate in the preparation and implementation of the Community Engagement Strategic Framework and its relevant activities

2. Support the conduction of capacity assessments for local executive councils and NGOs.

3. Support in preparing and delivering capacity building activities for local administration: including capacity needs assessment, capacity building action plan, shadowing plan and training materials.

4. Link local actors with other local and national experts on issues related to city extensions/inner city areas planning and budgeting.

5. Assist consultants in identifying technical needs and appropriate points of intervention.

6. Support on undertaking all logistics related to organizing and executing the workshops at local level.

Community Engagement and Smallholder Tenure Mobilization

1. Support in conducting focus group discussions in target villages in Assiut governorate to raise awareness of collective lands, irrigation efficiency, and land use consolidation benefits.

2. Support mobilizing smallholder tenure into inclusive groups, ensuring gender-balanced participation.

3. Support in facilitating exposure visits to successful models of land consolidation and modern irrigation systems.

4. Support in coordinating with local leaders, Water User Associations, Assiut University, and cooperatives to build trust and encourage active participation.

5. Assist in promoting social cohesion and cooperation among beneficiaries to support long-term sustainability.

6. Assist in identifying and selecting eligible smallholder beneficiaries in coordination with local stakeholders.

7. Provide support in organizing tenure into groups for consolidated cropping and shared irrigation systems.

Rural Communities Field Schools (RCFSs) coordination and technical support

1. Support the establishment of RCFSs across targeted communities, ensuring coverage of all selected sites in Assiut governorate.

2. Support in coordinating field-level technical training sessions led by master trainers, extension staff, and ministry of irrigation staff.

3. Follow up on the implementation of GAP, CSR, climate-smart methods, and modern irrigation techniques.

4. Facilitate the documentation of field experiences and support exchange visits among tenure groups.

5. Assist in distributing training materials and reinforcing knowledge through field demonstrations.

Technical Training on Modern Irrigation

1. Assist in organizing and facilitating training sessions on modern irrigation techniques, including drip systems, pressurized irrigation, and/or moisture sensors.

2. Support in coordinating the installation and use of pilot irrigation systems in selected plots for field demonstrations.

3. Gather and report feedback from tenure to improve technology uptake and practical relevance.

4. Support in promoting safe handling, operation, and maintenance of distributed tools and technologies.

Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Following up on different formal correspondence and admin procedures relevant to the project

2. Document and share case studies, anecdotes and lessons learned that are related to project experiences.

3. Provide progress reports on current activities, documenting and analyzing successes and areas of improvement.

4. Support in monitoring and evaluating the impact of the project interventions, including, and not limited to trainings, and share main lessons learned.

5. Support in ensuring local media coverage of the project activities

6. Maintain an up-to-date filing system for documentation related to the planning process at the community level.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

Secondary School certificate or A first level university degree in social studies, political science, business administration, commerce or a development related field is required.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of previous experience in the field of development is required or one (1) year for first degree holders.
• Previous work experience in capacity building/institutional strengthening schemes in the context of development programmes is desirable.
• Ability to understand, apply and adapt community development concepts and approaches

• Familiarity in working with local administration units and local communities is an asset.

Language:

Fluency in oral and written Arabic is required. Basic working knowledge of English is required.

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.