AIRD Head Office Program Officer Non-profit Job Careers – African Initiatives for Relief and Development



AIRD Head Office Program Officer Non-profit Job Careers – African Initiatives for Relief and Development

Job Title:     AIRD Head Office Program Officer

Organisation: African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Director of Operations

About US:

African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD) is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious and non-profit making organization with the main aim of protecting and seeking durable solutions for Refugees and IDPs in Africa in partnership with UNHCR the UN refugee agency.

Job Summary:  The AIRD Head Office Program Officer will work in the development of work plans, manage and evaluate program activities across AIRDs operations in sub-Saharan Africa. The Program Officer will also be responsible for starting a knowledge hub to ensure learning’s across the country programs. The Program Officer will work with the DOO to ensure good communication and publications for the organization.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Adhere to all regulations, instructions and observe guidelines, orientations, systems, procedures forms & formats of the AIRD Standard Operating Procedures
  • Ensure all UNHCR policies as stipulated in the sub agreement are adhered to at all times by all staff
  • Abide by all government regulations /policies as per the sub agreement
  • Work in close coordination with the DOO to develop work plans to better monitor projects and ensuring they all run in accordance with project guidelines
  • Provide weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on program activities and status of each proposal submitted
  • Tasked with monitoring the project liquidity through the finance department in accordance with project guidelines
  • Write reports and analyses of programmatic activities
  • Oversee administrative duties within the programs team
  • Work with DOO in the opening of new country programs

Proposal Review

  • Work with DOO and DCD to review proposals to ensure that required information has been provided. Where needed and appropriate, conduct additional research into the relevant field of interest

Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Work with the Program Manger to develop reports to aggregate evaluation results and communicate the Programs impact in the community
  • Ensure all projects are documented and filed – must be complete, accurate and current
  • Maintain statistical information regarding donor activity and report monthly
  • Work in liaison with the Program Manager to monitor implementation of each grant by requesting and reviewing written evaluations and by conducting site visits where possible
  • Develop and maintain contact with broad cross-section of nonprofit organizations in the Community

Other duties:

  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
  • Ensure resource availability and allocation
  • Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
  • Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
  • Oversee IT issues at Head Office as and when required

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree and/or post graduate degree in a relevant field
  • A minimum of four to seven years of practical experience in humanitarian response
  • At least three years of experience in researching and writing funding proposals
  • Excellent writing skills in both English
  • Must be fully conversant with English (written and spoken). French is an asset.
  • Knowledge of program monitoring, evaluation and communication impact
  • Proven skills in networking and relationship building
  • Strong analytical and information gathering skills
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Proficiency to use MS Office suite of applications and other IT systems
  • Ability to write clearly articulate proposals, reports, and correspondence
  • Strong analytical, communication and problem solving skills is necessary along with capacity to identify and articulate potential problems and provide possible solutions in concise and clear manner
  • Experience working with international development partners, international nongovernmental organization (INGOs) and donors (in particular UNHCR experience) is an asset

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an application letter stating qualifications and experience, and their suitability together with latest updated C.V. by email to hr@airdinternational.org. Please kindly note in the email subject line: Application for Program Manager – post.

Deadline: 30th May 2018

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