Program Officer, Horn & East Africa- Jobs Career

Job Title: Program Officer, Horn & East Africa
Sector: Program Management
Location: US - NY -New York
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

The Program Officer for East Africa will manage program support for seven countries in the region (Somalia, Southern Sudan, Chad, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia) and will oversee the regional Program Assistants and interns. The Program Officer will be responsible for grant management, as well as providing representation of the region in IRC’s NY headquarters and Washington.

Responsibilities:
Coordination and Supervision

* Provide grant management support for all US, World Bank, Stichting Vluchteling and United Nations based donor grants, including proposal submission, ensuring donor reporting requirements are met and dealing with donor related issues;
* Maintain a strong link with the RD & DRDP – reporting on a regular basis and copying them on relevant communications – through an established communications protocol;
* Liaise with the Technical Units and NY support Departments as needed;
* Supervise the Program Assistants
* Coordinate with the Program Officers from other regions for information sharing and to establish a coherent program support and backstopping function between headquarters and the field;

Country Program Support through Coverage and Travel

* Support the Grants staff, as well as DDPs or CDs and increase level of involvement and tracking of issues for those regions;
* Provide coverage for key program/support functions in the field as requested, to assist with short-term gaps and emergency support;
* Make monitoring field visits as assigned, and submit written reports and recommendations based on these visits.

Program Design & Strategy Support

* Review & provide substantive feedback on proposals/reports;
* Review budgets for proposals and operating budgets as needed in coordination with the Regional Controllers,
* Facilitate follow-up with the Finance Department on relevant issues.

Donor Liaison

* Liaise with the Development Department, Business Development Unit, European Affiliates and Technical Units on funding opportunities for the region;
* Act as focal point and/or regional representation on large proposal development processes
* Assist the region in his/her in communication and advocacy with donors and developing funding strategies.

Advocacy

* Support advocacy efforts for the region in coordination with Washington and RDs;
* Represent region at UN or DC advocacy, coordination meetings as well as with the IRC Board of Directors and Senior Management in NY as needed.

Requirements

* Bachelors Degree + Masters Degree in a related field or at least 5 years comparable related experience;
* Min. 3 years progressive NGO work experience, including a minimum of 2 years international work experience;
* Excellent written and oral communication skills;
* Proven ability to effectively manage donor relationships;
* Solid organizational skills: ability to be flexible & work well under pressure in a fast-paced multi-task team environment;
* Good Computer skills: facility with MS Word, Excel, and email/internet software.
* French language skills a plus
* Previous experience with IRC and/or in a similar position a plus



IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

To Apply
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