Project Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Completed secondary education.
• Minimum five (5) years (with completed secondary education) or two (2) years (with completed bachelor's degree) of professional experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, resolution and management of awards and administrative processes, handling contractual addenda and legal notifications.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), Zoom, and Google Meets.
• Fluency in Spanish.
• Advanced intermediate level of English.
• Professional accreditation to perform legal functions, in accordance with applicable national regulations.

Nice To Haves

• University studies (Bachelor's degree) in Law, Bachelor's degree in Law and Political Science will be given due consideration.
• Solid and verifiable experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex contracts that protect institutional interests, including compliance clauses and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Experience in administrative law applied to award management and resolution processing, with practical knowledge of procedures and deadlines to ensure legal certainty and traceability.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts.
• Experience in handling contractual addenda and legal notifications, ensuring that modifications comply with current regulations.
• Experience in detecting legal risks and proposing mitigations.
• Experience coordinating with other areas (financial, administrative, operational) to ensure integral processes.
• Experience in legal drafting and communication skills to explain legal terms to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Elaborate, review, and negotiate contracts in compliance with institutional regulations and applicable national legislation.
• Manage contractual addenda (approximately 30 per month) with adequate legal and administrative support.
• Prepare payment agreements (approximately 20 per year) in accordance with current legal guidelines.
• Process scholarship award resolutions (approximately 250 per year) following the corresponding legal frameworks.
• Issue legal notifications (approximately 20 per year) related to contractual and administrative processes.
• Coordinate with financial, administrative, and operational areas to ensure coherence and legal compliance in all program procedures.
• Maintain the program's legal archive updated and ensure documentary traceability of all legal and administrative acts.
• Participate in internal procedure training for project staff and provide support in organizing training and other capacity development activities as needed.
• Make significant contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Maintain organized records of project data, field activities, case studies, human interest stories, photographs, and other relevant documents that can be used to support knowledge sharing and advocacy.
• Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Benefits

• Commitment to equality and non-discrimination, fostering a pluralistic, inclusive, diverse, and respectful organizational culture.
• Inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.