National Project Coordinator - TVET and Skills to Job transition (NPSA 10)
Organizational Context
The International Trade Centre (ITC) implements the EU-funded MASAR project in Iraq until December 2029. This project aims to improve employment opportunities for young Iraqis, women, and vulnerable groups by aligning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with private sector demand. The role is based in Baghdad and supports the project's overall objectives.
Job Purpose
The National Project Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the high-quality, compliant, and results-oriented implementation of the MASAR project in Iraq. This involves coordinating diverse teams, partners, activities, and managing risks across all project workstreams to achieve defined objectives. The role contributes to strengthening Iraq's TVET system, making it more responsive to labour market needs and fostering better employment pathways for target beneficiaries. The coordinator translates project strategies into actionable country-level plans, ensuring coherence and effective delivery of project components, ultimately aiming for a more demand-driven, inclusive, and sustainable TVET system in Iraq.
Responsibilities
Coordinate the day-to-day implementation of MASAR activities across target governorates, TVET providers, employers, consultants, and implementing partners. Translate the approved project strategy and workplan into detailed country-level implementation plans, activity schedules, and operational priorities. Ensure coherence across all MASAR workstreams, including provider strengthening, work-based learning, occupational standards, and policy support. Guide and coordinate the national project team, including Project Officers and consultants, ensuring clear task allocation and quality delivery. Maintain regular engagement with government ministries, TVET institutions, employers, and other operational counterparts. Lead country-level operational planning, including activity sequencing, budget management, procurement, and risk tracking. Monitor project delivery standards, technical relevance, partner performance, and results progress, identifying and addressing implementation risks and bottlenecks. Coordinate field missions, stakeholder consultations, and training activities, and prepare inputs for project governance meetings. Consolidate country-level updates, evidence, risk information, and results data for project management and reporting, ensuring inclusion and gender equality are integrated.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of experience in project management, coordination, implementation, or administration is required. Experience in TVET, skills development, or employment programs is necessary. Experience coordinating project teams, working with implementing partners, government institutions, training providers, and the private sector is desirable. Experience in Iraq or the MENA region is also desirable.
Skills
Project coordination and implementation, results-based management, risk management, operational planning, team leadership, stakeholder engagement, knowledge of TVET and skills development, report preparation, budget management, procurement planning, data collection, analytical skills, problem-solving, teamwork, planning and organizing, accountability.