Senior Program Officer at FHI360 NGO

Description:

The Senior Program Officer will report to the Director of Program Management. As member of a program team, s/he will provide program oversight and system improvement/development for field programs. The SPO willmonitor and support the program from initiation through delivery. S/he will collaborate with the Director of Program Management to organize the interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/program on schedule and within budget constraints.Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project.

Job Summary / Responsibilities:

• Provide support for projects and/or support county programs, particularly in large, complex or start-up programs.
• Provide ongoing programmatic; management; and financial oversight required by projects and county offices.
• Collaborates with Technical teams to ensure programs are designed according to organization and industry best practices, program framework and regulations
• Participate in resource development efforts to identify resource development opportunities and support proposal development teams, as necessary.
• Support County Program Managers and build capacity of county offices and implementing partners to manage programming.
• Routine coordination with FHI employees and consultants, on-site and in the field.
• Develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and government representatives
• Represent field programs and other organizations, including donors, and local and international partners.
• Oversee the design and implementation process of programs, sub-contracts as necessary
• Ensure accurate, high quality and timely reports and other relevant documents for field programs, e.g., quarterly reports, annual reports and financial reports.
• Contribute to annual strategic planning, work planning and budgeting processes
• Manage the development of tools and procedures for project implementation; reporting; monitoring; evaluation; capacity assessment; and/or management consistent with cooperative agreement requirements, and manages dissemination of procedures to other staff.
• Coordinate support for design and implementation planning, and technical assistance visits, including participation on field teams in select countries.
• Provide leadership and team building at the project level.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Director of Program Management.

Qualifications:

• Masters’ degree in public health, social sciences or related field, and 7 years’ relevant experience with international development programs
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, family planning, public health, and community health programs
• Effective strategic planning and project management skills
• Experiencing with managing and reporting on donor funded projects.
• Ability to analyze and establish effective and supportive cross- program coordination, organizational procedures, and management systems.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills to plan, organize, and manage resources for successful completion of projects
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Relevant language skills.
• Relevant computer software skills.
• Work independently with initiative to manage high volume work flow, may structure work of staff members.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

We offer competitive compensation and an outstanding benefit package. Please click here at https://jobs-fhi360.icims.com/jobs to visit FHI 360’s Career Center for a list of all open positions.

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. at http://www.fhi360.org/careers/eeo FHI 360 is an equal employment and affirmative action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable law.