Senior Program Officer at LVCT Health

REPORTING TO: Program Manager

Job Purpose

The overall responsibility of the Senior Program Officer is to support the management of projects by leading and coordinating specific components and supporting the overall Program Manager in the day–to–day running of the projects.

Responsibilities:

1. Support in preparation of project budget and work plan.
2. Coordinate the implementation of MOSAIC project activities based on the annual and monthly work plans.
3. Track project implementation and expenditure for the project activities;
4. Provide technical support to the MOSAIC team based on the various work streams.
5. Prepare, review and/or edit project progress reports (monthly, quarterly, annual, etc.) to ensure quality
6. Support coordination of learning forums together with the research team to share the outcomes of the project;
7. Coordinate capacity strengthening activities for civil society organizations as per the project deliverables
8. Ensure appropriate monitoring of sub grants/subcontracts to achieve financial, administrative, and programmatic goals.
9. Conduct trainings and mentorship based on needs assessment of sub–grantees
10. Participate in MOSAIC related work stream calls and coordinate national project update calls
11. Engage with the county and national health teams as required in the project life–cycle Provide timely grant and programme–related updates to the department members
12. Provide mentorship to staff on advocacy processes and policy influencing
13. Support proposal development process at the organization
14. Represent LVCT Health at meetings, conferences and workshops, as assigned.
15. Ensure adherence to LVCT Health’s and donor finance policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in social science, health sciences, international development, public/global health policy preferred.
2. Experience managing large scale (multi–year, multi–team, multi–country) projects preferably in HIV prevention, policy and advocacy.
3. Good understanding HIV prevention landscape
4. Minimum of 5 years of overall work experience in the international development sector. Significant experience with budget management and oversight of large single project or multiple small projects, including projections, pipelines, and modifications.
5. Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
6. Experience in proposal writing, CSO engagement and/or capacity strengthening
7. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.