Field Programme Coordinator
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Senior
Bachelor's
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
In Person
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- A university degree in Law, Political Science, Gender Studies, or another relevant discipline from a recognized university.
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience working in the thematic area.
- Familiarity with standard programme and data management tools, as well as results-based management.
- Solid report writing, research, and analytical skills.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and proficient use of other ICT and internet software.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Willingness to travel frequently to the field.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment and to operate in a team environment, liaising with a diverse team.
- Self-motivation, initiative, and commitment to achieving organizational objectives, with a strong sense of ethics and integrity.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate day-to-day programme implementation and delivery of activities in line with project design, delivery schedules, and IDLO processes and procedures.
- Support programme quality, compliance, monitoring, reporting, and documentation throughout the programme cycle.
- Coordinate implementation of field programme activities, including trainings, workshops, conferences, consultations, and other programme interventions; monitor progress, identify implementation issues, and support timely course corrections.
- Initiate and follow up on activity-related procurement processes, and coordinate with procurement to provide inputs for procurement requests, technical specifications, supporting documentation, and tracking progress so goods and services are available when required.
- Coordinate day-to-day work with expert consultants, review outputs and deliverables, monitor progress against agreed timelines, and facilitate timely completion of assignments.
- In coordination with the Capacity Development and Monitoring Team, develop programme logic models, frameworks, and monitoring tools as needed, including during inception phases.
- Recommend timely and optimal course corrections and coordinate revisions to project design and work plans as necessary.
- Engage external stakeholders to consult, validate, plan, and deliver programmatic activities, and coordinate internally to ensure initiatives meet IDLO requirements.
- Initiate programme reports and draft briefings and memos, contributing to other internal and external products as required.
- Support the supervisor in preparing accurate programme financial forecasts; review monthly financial reports for accurate cost allocations and identify over- or under-spending affecting field delivery; flag urgent budget issues.
- Maintain programme documentation, including contracts, workplans, deliverables, reports, and supporting administrative documents.
- Support programme monitoring and evaluation as needed.
- Ensure internal procedures and guidelines are observed, recommend corrective action, and coordinate with the supervisor to consult IDLO Headquarters on potential compliance issues.
- Monitor compliance with programme contracts and subcontracts.
- Ensure national-level activities and deliverables are completed on time and meet quality standards.
- Research legal, political, social, and economic events, trends, and developments relating to the programme and respond to internal and external research requests.
- Draft or contribute background content for IDLO publications, communications materials, knowledge products, and web content using approved programme information.
- Provide substantive input to proposals or concept notes aimed at expanding IDLO’s programme portfolio, in coordination with the supervisor and IDLO Headquarters’ Programme Design and Development Team.
- Collaborate with country programme staff and local partners to ensure perspectives and expectations are shared in project design and implementation.
- Build relationships and liaise with donors, UN agencies, other organizations, government institutions, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders in the rule of law field, under supervisor guidance.
- Represent IDLO at relevant events or meetings as required by the supervisor.
Desired Qualifications
- Post-graduate qualifications are an added advantage.
- Experience working with international organizations or large national organizations, or in the governance or social development sectors, is a significant advantage.
About the company
IDLO helps governments reform laws and strengthen institutions to promote peace, justice, sustainable development, and economic opportunity. It delivers legal reform support, capacity building, policy advice, and programmatic assistance through partnerships with governments, civil society, and international actors to advance rule-of-law initiatives. It differentiates itself by concentrating on rule-of-law for development and operating as an international organization with a global network of justice and development professionals. Its goal is to enable lawful, stable societies where people have access to justice and economic opportunities.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
1983
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What believers are saying
- Sweden and the Netherlands signed new multi-year core funding agreements in 2026.
- IDLO launched Brussels presence plans, widening access to EU donors and partners.
- June and September 2026 UN events positioned IDLO on SDG 16 and crime prevention.
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- IDLO cut 73 staff in 2026 after closing country operations and programs.
- Programme revenue is down 35% in 2026, forcing a 30% budget cut.
- Donor concentration can choke the model; sustained cuts end IDLO's country footprint.
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- IDLO owns the rule-of-law niche across justice, land, crime, and gender.
- Its UN-linked convening power keeps ministries, UN agencies, and civil society aligned.
- Member-party governance and flexible core funding create unusual multilateral credibility.
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