Job Description
Vacancy-Pact International Post of Program Officer - Batticaloa
Description
- Pact seeks Program Officer for the USAID CSM-STAND Sri Lanka Bolstering Civil Society (BCS) Activity based in Batticaloa and working under the supervision of the Senior Program Manager based in a BCS project office.
- The project's overall goal is to assist Sri Lanka in maintaining a vibrant civil society that empowers citizens to advance the democratic values of citizen participation.
- Activities will link CSOs across communities, districts, and regions to have a voice in local governance and national reform processes.
- The positions will serve as primary points of contact for regional and district level CSOs to provide and/or strategically link to technical assistance and conduct frequent and routine subaward monitoring.
- This is to be a five-year program that commenced in September 2022.
Key Responsibilities
- Support facilitating program management, including administration and management of grants, technical assistance to local partners, implementation of program activities, managing and monitoring of program budgets, and reporting.
- Ensure monitoring of project progress and subaward management and work with the Senior Program Manager to take corrective action as necessary.
Specific Duties
- Lead communication with sub-awardees and maintain a portfolio of sub-awardees according to the identified regions/districts.
- Serve as primary points of contact of regional and district level CSOs to provide and/or strategically link CSOs to technical assistance and conduct frequent and routine subaward monitoring.
- Support Senior Program Manager in daily tasks related to project management.
- Ensure program meets the highest standards of civil society programming, including inclusive and participatory design, implementation and evaluation, security, and no-harm principles, fostering capacity building and facilitating engagement of key players.
- Support coordination and communication of program results.
- Strengthen networking between project partners and stakeholders.
- Assist and coordinate capacity development for project partners.
- Provide assistance in programming plans.
- Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of reports.
- All other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any of the following or related fields: social science, international development, political science, or related field.
- 3-5 years supporting international donor-funded programs in the development sector.
- Fluency in local language(s) and functional proficiency in English.
- Ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks.
- High degree of professionalism and ability to deal sensitively with confidential material.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- This position is for Sri Lankan nationals only.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience supporting USAID funded programming.
Application Instruction:
Application should be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] and must reach us by the close of business on 25th June 2024. Please state the post applied on the subject line.
You may also post the application to: BCS project office, 13/1, Charles Way, Colombo 03. Tel: 0112574485
