Country: United States of America
Closing date: 13 Aug 2015
PSI is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world"s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.
PSI"s core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. PSI has programs in 67 countries. For more information, please visit www.psi.org.
PSI seeks a Program Coordinator to support program management functions in the West and Central Africa department. The Program Coordinator will have wide ranging responsibilities and work with PSI staff at all levels both in Washington and overseas. The position requires flexibility and willingness to assume varied duties and projects with an emphasis on administrative tasks, but with room for growth as WCA is committed to finding and retaining talented staff. This position is based in Washington, D.C. and reports to the Program Manager for West and Central Africa.
RESPONSIBILITIES:The Program Coordinator is responsible for providing programmatic and administrative support to assigned country offices and to the staff of the West and Central Africa (WCA) department, ensuring smooth and timely flow of work. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Serving as a liaison between assigned country offices, the WCA department, and PSI/Washington technical and functional departments;
- Communicating with field offices, responding to internal and external requests for information;
- Coordinating with contracts department to track/respond to contracts issues;
- Reviewing and editing donor narrative reports;
- Assisting with the proposal development process (budget development, and overall coordination of proposal submission) and the updating and realignment of donor budgets as necessary;
- Preparing monthly financial status report reviews (“ASR review”) including Program Income tracking;
- Reviewing procurement requests and monitor procurement pipelines;
- Providing overall support on program quality monitoring, including program workplans and tracking quality standards;
- Reviewing and processing vendor and consultant invoices;
- Assisting with travel arrangements ;
- Developing and maintaining databases, electronic and hard copy files as needed of relevant programmatic information;
- Fulfilling other programmatic and administrative functions as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least two years experience working in a fast paced office environment;
- Experience living outside the United States and in multicultural environments preferred (with priority given to experience in West and Central Africa);
- Advanced computer skills (MS Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills with special attention to detail and timeliness;
- Strong quantitative skills, with particular emphasis on working with budgets and spreadsheets;
- Proven ability to develop routines to manage large workloads and organize work efficiently;
- Strong writing skills;
- Fluency in English and high level proficiency in French;
- Readiness to interact with a variety of people and assume diverse duties and tasks.
Successful candidates will be customer service oriented, exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills; have proven problem solving ability; be able to work efficiently and quickly under pressure; be able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks; and have the ability to work with minimal supervision and follow through on assignments. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated interest in international health and development issues.
STATUS:
- Exempt
- Level 8
Work Authorization This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Please submit a resume, cover letter and writing sample to www.psi.org/careers.
Population Services International is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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