Volunteer Programme Officer at The Global Villages Network Kenya (TGVNK)

Programme Officer Job Responsibilities

• Assists in the management of TGVNK assistance programmes in the form of project submissions, revisions and reallocations throughout the project lifecycle of needs assessments, project design, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation in order to fulfill the requirements of TGVNK Operations Management System;
• Ensure that the operations and the projects implemented under it adhere to the rules and regulations stipulated in the TGVNK Manual.
• Ensures proper financial control of projects through the analysis of sub-project monitoring reports (SPMR) and project monitoring reports (PMR) to verify that any disbursements are in accordance with project budgets
• Liaises with government ministries, implementing partners and other NGOs agencies as appropriate to obtain maximum benefit and efficient use of resources in the implementation of assistance programmes;
• Controls the implementation of sub-project agreements and any parts of projects directly implemented by TGVNK though appropriate financial and physical monitoring;
• Trains and provides guidance to TGVNK and implementing partner staff in programme management procedures, including the use of relevant computer applications;
• Undertakes missions within the geographical area of responsibility to evaluate and improve the planning, programming, implementation and monitoring of assistance projects.
• Undertakes other duties as required.

Managerial Competencies (if any)

Strategic Planning

• Managing Performance
• Coaching and Developing Staff
• Managing Resources
• Political and Organization Awareness

Functional Competencies

• Assessing beneficiary needs and availability of resources
  Monitoring and evaluating programs/projects
• Ensuring effective project financial control
  Facilitating programme delivery by implementing partners Implementing field operations
• Providing programming support and advice

Academic Qualifications for the Programme Officer Job

• First University degree (BA/BSc.) in Economics, Business Administration, Social Science or
• Advanced University degree (MA/MSc.) in Economics, Business
  Administration, Social Science
• Other relevant qualifications in addition to the above
• Diploma in Administration
• Humanitarian studies
• Accounting studies/qualifications
• Studies in logistics, project design, planning, social services, demographics/population

Relevant Experience

Work experience in the humanitarian field and grand proposal writing

Language skills

• Excellent knowledge of English and Kiswahili (or another UN official language)
• Knowledge of other languages an asset.
• Managerial and Technical Skills
• Progressive managerial path/familiarity with standards of organization management
• Supervisory responsibility
• Ability to manage medium-sized programme/project under hardship field conditions
• Ability to prepare and administer budgets/resources/people
• Negotiating/diplomatic skills
• Ability to work with computers
• Demonstrated writing/drafting skills
• Good communication/inter-personal skills
• Ability to teach and train others

This role will be offered on voluntary basis no remunerations entitlement for the six months duration, however were the job holder made successful proposals fundable s/he will be remunerated on a negotiated terms based on post level