Country: Sudan
Closing date: 12 Feb 2017
Job Title: Program Officer
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Reports To: Country Director
About RI: Relief International (RI) is a home to teams of humanitarian activist-professionals committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations. By partnering with beneficiaries and communities on the front-lines, RI innovatively bridges the gap between immediate relief and long-term community development.
Position Summary: This role offers an opportunity to work within a leading global humanitarian organization that transforms adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations. In East Africa, RI is working to improve health, nutrition, education, WASH and general economic conditions through relief and development programming. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to work in a region undergoing historic change.
Under supervision of the Sudan Country Director, the Program officer will assist in report and proposal editing, writing program summaries, or assisting in developing program communication materials. The program officer will also assist in creating or revising program budgets in Excel, and conduct administrative tasks as assigned.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
The Program officer expected to have initiative and possess strong writing, editing, and organizational skills. He / she must be attentive to detail.
Program Development
- Provide day-to-day support on business development activities such as performing daily checks of procurement sites and transmit notice summaries to staff involved in new business;
- Manage the collection of proposal and other business development documentation such as partner information, country and funder information, and upload to appropriate database systems;
- Provide assistance with the review, editing, and compilation of proposal sections, marketing materials, and other documents;
- As needed, provide additional capacity for business development/proposal recruitment efforts;
- Participate in proposal preparation for OFDA and other donors, including writing sections, recruiting personnel, and preparing costs
- Ensure compliance with proposal requirements, RI processes, and donor policies and regulations
- Represent RI to external stakeholders and effectively demonstrate knowledge of the company’s history, values, and standards
- Assist in administrative duties, as needed.
Programs
- Provide day-to-day Program support to Sudan team;
- Assist in filing and maintaining all grant documentation, including contracts, budgets, external evaluations, quarterly reports, etc.;
- Coordinate the submission of project reports to donors;
- Provide assistance with the review and editing of program reports and other documents;
- Assist in the development and monitoring of work plans, deliverables, sub-grant programs, training, and technical activities;
- Backstop as Monitoring and Evaluation focal person through strengthening country M &E Systems, Compile evaluations and create write-ups of project related ‘success stories’ and assist in the documentation of lessons learned;
- Review and reconcile expense reports, project spending, and budget versus actuals (BVAs);
- Assist in preparing and updating public relations materials such as brochures, information sheets, capacity statements, monthly newsletters, and annual reports;
- Provide timely information on RI Sudan program activities for RI Regional/HQ and related websites;
- Conduct internal desk reviews, help generate lessons learned, questionnaires, best practices, etc.;
- Provide additional support to RI Sudan programs as needed.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- This position demands a dynamic individual with demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast-paced environment;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- General knowledge of world affairs and international/intergovernmental institutions, and an intellectual curiosity to expand upon that knowledge;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
- Professional demeanor
- BA required; experience in East Africa preferred.
We would like to share Relief International's Values with you:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:
- Inclusiveness
- Transparency and Accountability
- Agility and Innovation
- Collaboration
- Sustainability
How to apply:
Please visit: http://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=RI&cws=4&rid=924