Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) Asia Pacific Project Coordinator – Waste Trade

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Coordinate the project on waste trade  –  focused on the Asia Pacific, working in collaboration with a group of BFFP members to synergize plans and activities to maximize impact.
  
  • Development and implementation support of project plans – including planning and scheduling of project timelines.
  • Coordination of, and support to, the project teams – including project partners, team meetings, activities, and deliverables.
  • Risk assessment including quality assurance and information security
  • Resource planning and allocations – including overall  project budget oversight and reporting
  • Managing project administration, including all documentation.
  • Build, strengthen and support the project partners teams (these teams acts as management for the projects)
  • Identification of opportunities for the project to align with, or intersect with, other planned BFFP activities.
• Implement strong monitoring and reporting practices
  
  • Monitoring activities and track progress/project performance
  • Regular, scheduled evaluations and impact assessments
  • Maintaining documentation, including budget tracking
  • Providing regular updates to key stakeholders
  • Ensuring regular external landscape scans are shared
  • Leading the preparation of reports (grant, impact, other)
  • Identifying and implementing opportunities to amplify project campaigns, activities, and messages within BFFP (in the Asia Pacific and through BFFP global networks)
• Build and facilitate strong relationships (liaison, engagement, and communications)
  
  • Ensure strong relationships with project partners including research, identification and outreach to potential project partners
  • Promote communications  and information exchange between project participants and partners
  • Maintain strong relationships with BFFP stakeholders
  • Maintain strong relationships with funders
  • Identify and engage potential new members for project participation
  • Provide facilitation services as required to project partners/project team
  • Build bridges with other relevant movements at national, regional and international levels
• Publicly represent the project and campaign to internal and external stakeholders , including:
  
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders, including movement allies, politicians, corporate CEOs, funders as necessary
  • Stand as campaign spokesperson in public events, media conferences, meetings, etc
• Contribute as part of the Asia Pacific and Global BFFP Teams
  
  • Co-supervise the work of the Project Communications Officer
  • Ensuring the alignment of progress to BFFP broader strategies, global and Asia Pacific focused.
  • Participation as a member of the Asia Pacific Coordination team and BFFP global team
  • Any other duties as delegated by the Asia Pacific Coordinator or Global Coordinator

Key Relationships

This position supports BFFP building strong relationships throughout the movement. This includes those dedicated solely to BFFP work, and those for whom, BFFP is a contribution, rather than a key focus. This role will need to be able to maintain a range of different relationships – many which will be remote and online.

• Focus Project partners and project teams
• BFFP Asia Pacific Coordination Team and various Asia Pacific national points of contact
• BFFP Communications Hub
• Global Coordination Team and coordination teams in other regions
• BFFP Corporate Campaigns coordinator
• Fiscal Sponsor/Host Organisation (tbc)
• Project Funders, potential donors and supporters.
• Suppliers and contractors

Person Specifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equal employment opportunity principles and to provide all employees with a safe work environment free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome you regardless of your gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, physical ability, or any other status unrelated to the performance of the job. People from historically marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply