Country: United States of America
Closing date: 29 Sep 2014
CARE is seeking a talented Program Officer for the Gender and Empowerment (GE) Unit who is responsible for programmatic, operational, financial and administrative support to the GE Unit. She/he will provide support for key operational and administrative areas of the unit, including: project tracking, communications and knowledge sharing, coordination of meetings and contribution to project reports, grant oversight, and planning. This position will also assist the team with general administration functions including procurement, human resource processes and coordination of major meetings. The Program Officer will actively support communications and knowledge management functions in the unit, particularly those related to project grants including internal websites. She/he will work directly with all the Gender and Empowerment Unit team members, and will collaborate with other units, departments and staff, including those in Programs Partnerships Learning and Advocacy (PPLA), Headquarters (HQ), Regional Management Units (RMUs) and Country Offices (COs). She/he will also be responsible for providing backstopping support to other programming initiatives in line with the GE priority areas and projects as necessary. This person will have overall knowledge and understanding of Gender and Empowerment programming and priorities, and will be able to represent the GE unit and its activities to other CARE departments and external agencies and individuals.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Communications and Knowledge management
- Logistical and operational support and coordination
- GE unit membership
- Pamodzi/Financial and Grants management
Primary Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in International Development, Gender Studies or a related area
- 2-4 years experience within a development or humanitarian organization
- Ability to work in an adaptable and collaborative manner across different work functions and dynamic, international and intercultural teams within a complex organizational structure
- Skills in cross-cultural communication with people with different levels of English proficiency
- Excellent interpersonal/team-building skills
- Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English;
- Ability to communicate knowledge, ideas and issues in an appropriate manner to diverse audiences.
- Excellent planning, organizing and problem solving skills
- Familiarity with developing and monitoring program budgets and tracking systems
- Experience working with foundation funded projects and other donor agencies
- Excellent skills in preparing documents for publication
- Strong analytical skills
- Project management skills, including planning and budgeting
- Workshop coordination and facilitation skills
- Attention to detail and follow-through on tasks
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Experience with Adaptive Planning and/or Peoplesoft, a plus
Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences; particularly women, to apply.
The closing date for this posting, if listed, is approximate. Job postings may be removed from CARE's career website at any time.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please visit our website here:
http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws...
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