Program Officer-MENA
Location: Virginia
Division: Program Management
Status: VA-Based Full Time
Position Number: 16:117
Project Description:
The Program Officer will be based in IFES’ home office in Arlington, Virginia and will be primarily responsible for providing administrative and programmatic support to IFES staff in Arlington and in the field on a U.S. Government and non-U.S. Government funded program on electoral assistance. Through this program, IFES supports official and non-official local partners to implement a range of activities to increase the professionalism of election management and improve the participation of citizens in the electoral process.
The specific responsibilities of the position include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
Job Responsibilities:
Serve as primary interface with Country Directors and local staff to implement projects.
Achieve project requirements within budget, established time frame, standards of quality, and funder satisfaction.
Assist with preparing budgets, review and approve field expense reports, wire requests, vendor and consultant payments etc.
Responsible for critical review and reporting of project financials in partnership with Finance team. Track project activities in line with budget, forecasting and evaluation of burnrate.
Establish, maintain, and develop productive working relationship with field staff, subordinates, consultants at large, and other departments within IFES HQ.
Assist with program design, knowledge of IFES systems, tools for project implementation and monitoring.
Work with Monitoring and Evaluation team to design/determine program indicators, assist with monitoring to ensure activities are meeting indicators.
Contribute to knowledge management and thought leadership.
Troubleshoot project problems, identify and implement creative solutions.
Monitor pending IFES grant/contract actions and coordinate timely action and response.
Travel to field office to assist with project activities as needed.
Participate in proposal development/new initiative process.
Encourage professional developmental of junior program staff.Evaluate performance of supervisee(s), and provide constructive feedback and proactive management. Provide feedback on project team and project performance.
Work with HR to source and recruit critical talent.
Support the process of designing and implementing subawards and monitor progress including reviewing deliverables.Work with Contracts and Grants to ensure timely acquisition and delivery of commodities.
Contribute, coordinate and ensure the quality of monthly/quarterly reports.
Provide input into annual workplans, PMPs, and other programmatic reports.
Work with Contracts and Grants to ensure timely acquisition and delivery of services.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in international relations, political science, international development preferred.
Minimum of 4 years of overall work experience in the international development sector with NGO experience a plus particularly in the MENA region.
Experience with budget management, project proposals, reports and oversight of large single project or multiple small projects. Supervisory experience a plus.
Experience with program design and project management. Knowledgeable on USAID and non-US based grant and contract proposals, regulations, and procedures. Familiarity with USAID and non-US structure and personnel as well as other international donors. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
English required. Proficiency in Arabic and/or French desired.
Travel up to 10% of time.
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