Project Coordinator

Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, USA. For more than 50 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries.

Jhpiego Pakistan is seeking a Project Coordinator to support program management, coordination, and reporting for MNCH and health systems strengthening initiatives. The role will support timely implementation of activities across provincial and district levels, coordination with government counterparts, partners, and internal teams, and compliance with donor requirements and Jhpiego operational standards. The position will also support alignment with Government of Sindh priorities, information systems, provincial reporting mechanisms, U.S. Department of State (DoS) strategies, and global MNCH best practices to ensure effective program delivery.

• Support the development and execution of annual work plans, quarterly implementation plans, and activity schedules.
• Coordinate implementation of program activities at provincial and district levels, ensuring alignment with approved work plans and budgets.
• Track implementation progress against targets and timelines, flagging risks and delays to program leadership.
• Support integration of MNCH, BEmONC/CEmONC, quality improvement, and health systems strengthening activities across program components.
• Compile and review inputs for monthly, quarterly, and annual donor reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain organized program documentation, including activity reports, meeting minutes, training records, and official correspondence.
• Support documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and success stories in collaboration with technical teams.
• Coordinate with finance and operations teams to support activity budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting.
• Support preparation and processing of procurement requests, travel authorizations, and activity-related documentation.
• Monitor activity expenditures against approved budgets and flag variances to management.
• Ensure compliance with Jhpiego operational policies and donor regulations.
• Support adherence to donor compliance requirements, Jhpiego policies, and local regulations.
• Identify implementation risks and operational challenges and support mitigation planning.
• Ensure timely submission of required program documentation and approvals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Health Management, or a related field. Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 6-7 years of progressive experience in program coordination or program management support, preferably in health or MNCH programs.
• Experience working with donor-funded projects (USAID, Department of State, DFID, UN agencies, or similar).
• Expertise in the management of health programs and program staff.
• Knowledge of competency-based training, performance and quality improvement approaches
• Ability to develop strategic and programmatic plans in cooperation with concerned departments/other stakeholders/donors
• Ability to develop working relationships with counterparts of varying levels of seniority and backgrounds to implement program activities
• Strong decision-making skills, team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating work to teams.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel within country.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and note that the successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. The position will be closed for further applications once it is successfully filled. We will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis, so we encourage interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience. Thank you for your interest in joining our team.

Jhpiego is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Failure to follow the instructions of applying, your application would be denied.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

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