Partnership Senior Program Officer - Po2

DISCLAIMER It is mandatory to mention the job title in the subject of your application email Applicants who do not mention the position they are applying for will be disregarded GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Program Officer’s role is to support the management of large multi-sectoral programs/grants, with a focus on livelihoods projects. Under the direct supervision of the Program Coordinator/Manager, the Senior Program Officer is responsible for coordinating and assisting partner led project, mainly in the livelihoods sector. The position holder will work closely with implementing partner(s) to ensure smooth, efficient and effective implementation of the program, including providing leading role in design of new projects. The position encompasses a wide range of project activities, including planning and coordination of high quality interventions, monitoring, supporting budget and proposal development, collating information collected from partners, arranging trainings with partners and mentoring of specific partner staff where appropriate. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Program Support Provide leading role in supporting partners to design and set up livelihoods projects. Ensure that the partner project targets are met accordingly to the implementation work-plan. This includes being responsible for the quality of periodical reports/updates and grants tracking system by ensuring that subgrant records are kept up to date. Help design project frameworks/objectives with local partners/LNGOs, and ensure that the projects funded all meet set criteria and standards. Organize and participate in the facilitation of meetings/workshops/trainings to help increase the capacity of local staff and implementing partners in planning and implementation of emergency response programs. Support local partner organisations throughout the process and respond to their requests. Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission. Keep up to day with all contextual changes and the impact on current future projects. Assist in any other task or duty assigned by the supervisor. Closely follow the implementation of partner activities from the design phase through to implementation and close out. Coordinate internally with finance, compliance, humanitarian access and program development teams, ensuring a consistent approach to project design, implementation and close out. Maintain well-organized and consistent filing system and tracking system for all project documentation and information. Supervise monitoring activities to assess the quality and effectiveness of projects. Provide follow-up recommendations and solutions where there are problems in implementation.