Country: United States of America
Closing date: 17 Oct 2014
Working from Counterpart’s US headquarters, the Program Officer (PO) will support a USAID funded program entitled “Youth for Peace-building in Burundi (Y4PBB), “ which will work with Burundian civil society, particularly youth-led organizations and movements. S/he will provide backstopping and assist in the oversight of program implementation, as well as provide strategic and technical assistance necessary to achieve all program objectives. The PO will report to the Sr. Program Manager and will support field staff by providing technical and administrative support. The PO will also be expected to support new business development as needed.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides primary backstopping to field team during the launch of new field programs.
• Assists in the administration of ongoing program activities from headquarters.
• Provides primary support on program reports and outreach material, particularly reporting deliverables to donors.
• Closely collaborates with field team, finance and administration, and program staff in conducting proactive financial backstopping and budget tracking.
• Assists with the review of program work plans and performance monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Participates in recruitment of potential candidates for field positions.
• Drafts scopes of work for consultants; prepares consulting agreements and reviews consultant reports.
• Compiles, distributes and integrates program best practices, lessons learned, success stories and impacts in other programs and across the organization.
• Prepares briefing material/program highlights/reports on for interested parties; funders, donors, academic circles, key decision makers and development professions.
• Conducts research and analysis for knowledge management activities.
• Represents Counterpart at conferences and other events.
• Engages in professional forums, workshops, events related relevant to the program.
• Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Master’s degree in political science, international relations or related field and a minimum of five years of relevant work experience in international development, including 3 years of experience backstopping USAID-funded programs; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Previous work experience in civil society, youth development, and/or conflict resolution programs strongly preferred
• Strong internet and computer software skills, including MS Office Suite programs, and web-based research tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, writing sample required.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural and lingual settings
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure with attention to detail
• Ability to travel to provide short-term technical and administrative support as needed
• Strong inter-personal skills
• English fluency required
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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