Project Coordinator - BioSHIELD Implementation, Philippines

About the role

The Project Coordinator provides in-country project coordination and stakeholder facilitation for BioSHIELD implementation in the Philippines, supporting the Project Manager in day-to-day execution. The role acts as a consistent interface with Government of the Philippines (GPH) stakeholders, in-country U.S. Government personnel and the DTRA Contracting Officer's Representative, and handles permitting, VAT-exemption and customs processes, document control and property accountability. It is based in the Philippines, primarily an office environment with occasional site coordination and travel.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in coordinating implementation across the project team and subcontractors, aligned with the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and interagency coordination with GPH stakeholders (DOH and DILG) and U.S. Government personnel, organize meetings and track risks, issues, permits and licenses.
• Coordinate the VAT-exemption and customs process, including the USG assistance-implementing certificate letter and the Tax Exemption Indorsement.
• Obtain and maintain permits and licenses, and track progress against the permits matrix.
• Own document control for all project deliverables (CDRLs), including configuration and version control, submission logs and audit-ready records, and safeguard controlled and confidential information.
• In coordination with the Logistics/Procurement lead, support property accountability, the quarterly Master Government Property List, the LTDD report and Transfer of Property packages.
• Monitor compliance with the Cybersecurity Standards and Best Practices Report (CDRL A007) developed by a cybersecurity subcontractor, and escalate issues to the Project Manager.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree required; a Master's in Cybersecurity (completed or in progress), preferably with a governance and risk management focus, is strongly preferred.
• At least four years of experience in project coordination/management support, stakeholder engagement and/or document control on complex, donor- or USG-funded projects; experience with CBRN or similar security programs strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and interagency/government coordination experience.
• Familiarity with tax-exemption/customs coordination and government property accountability (MGPL, TOP, LTDD, PIEE) is a plus.
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English, and authorization to work in the host country.

Required skills

• Strong documentation and technical-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and records/knowledge-management and collaboration tools.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800 series, ISO/IEC 27000 series) is helpful; the role is coordination and monitoring, with technical security work done by the subcontractor.