Regional Project Coordinator

**Info**:
**Asia**

**Asia & Europe Region**

**Bangkok, Thailand**

**National contract**

**20 May 2025**

**03 Jun 2025**

**173772**

**Danish Refugee Council**, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently seeking a highly qualified **Regional Project Coordinator** to take on the lead role for ECHO-funded Protecting Refugees in Asia (PRiA) project in the region. The individual in this position will serve as the key interlocutor for project partners, coordinate project activities, monitor implementation and budget, and will provide expert advice and guidance to operations in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

**About the job**

The position is responsible for managing and coordinating the effective implementation of the ECHO funded “_Protecting Refugees in Asia_” (PRiA) activities in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, in collaboration between DRC Asia Europe Regional Office (AERO) and its three partners. The project is primarily protection centered, supported by in-depth research, data collection and analysis across the four countries that inform protection activities and advocacy priorities at national, regional and global levels.

The position ensures effective collaboration amongst the partners during all phases of the project, providing the necessary guidance and monitoring to guarantee that the implementation of the Action is carried out in alignment with the agreed plan and DRC and ECHO regulations. The position is responsible for coordination of approaches for impactful and efficient regional programming.

The position is directly supervised by the Regional Head of Programme and works hand in hand with the Regional Technical Coordinators for Protection, MEAL, Advocacy and Communications and the two regional platforms, Mixed Migration Center - Asia (MMC) and the Asia Displacement Solutions Platform (ADSP).

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
**REGIONAL PROJECT COORDINATION**
- Responsible for the overall coordination and management of the regional ECHO project across the four project locations.
- In coordination with project partners, develop, monitor, and review a detailed workplan against project deliverables and budget with clear milestones identified.
- Ensure effective mechanisms for information sharing and cooperation amongst project partners.
- Support in assessing Crisis Modifier triggering and ensuring all information is available and of quality.
- Convene and chair monthly Strategic Working Group, Budget Follow-Up and quarterly Project Coordination Unit meetings to review the progress of activities, analyze results, prompt reflection and learning, and respond to the strategic and operational needs of the project, as well as discuss budget/financial issues, disseminate minutes and follow up on action points.
- Coordinate the development of all technical tools related to the project (SOPs, trackers, ToRs for consultants and evaluators) and ensure the implementation of capacity development plans & activities for project partners.
- Oversee vetting, due diligence and preparation of agreements and amendments with partners.
- Ensure partnerships are compliance with donor & DRC rules & procedures.
- Upholds DRC’s Principles of Partnership: Equality, Transparency, Results-Oriented Approach, Responsibility and Complementarity.

**PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT & QUALITY ASSURANCE**
- Organize project kick-off, review and close-out meetings.
- Coordinate with Regional MEAL Coordinator on conducting a joint lesson-learned workshop with partners to extract successes, best practices, challenges and lessons learned.
- In collaboration with project partners, DRC regional Technical Coordinators, DRC regional Support Services (Finance and Procurement) ensure that the implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and learning emanating from all regional (ECHO) project activities are carried out in accordance with DRC standards and meet the goals and objectives of the project design as well as the compliance requirements of the donor.
- Support the active implementation of the MEAL framework and accountability systems in coordination with project partners.
- Coordinate the project’s communication and visibility activities including media visits, videos, etc.
- Monitor the budget utilisation as per agreed work plan and milestones and ensure sound financial management following donor regulations.
- Ensure adherence of project partners to approved budgets, report on a monthly basis to Regional Head of Programme on overall burn rates, and prepare proposals for budget reallocations and/or Modification Requests to the donor, per the requirement with adequate justification.
- Initiate financial requests to DRC Regional Office and oversee financial transfers to project partners in accordance with approved budgets, in coordination with DRC Regional Finance Manager.
- Ensure abidance by DRC and donor financial and procurement procedures with maximum cost effectiveness.

**GRANT MANAGEM