Program Officer - Compassion Protestant Society (CPS)

Job description:

Working under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Program Officer will primarily be responsible for coordinating and administering CPS existing grant programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Program Officer will support CPS in communicating with field partners and reviewing, evaluating, funding, and monitoring projects. 

• Maintain strong relationships with project partners, providing technical assistance, listening and empathy throughout implementation.
• Supervise monitoring activities to assess the quality and effectiveness of projects. Provide follow-up recommendations and solutions where there are problems in implementation.
• Coordinate internally with finance, compliance, performance and quality, and humanitarian access teams, ensuring a comprehensive approach to project design, implementation, monitoring and close out.
• Decide on suitable strategies and objectives.
• Provide leading role in supporting partners to design and set up livelihoods and emergency projects.
• Develop and control deadlines, budgets and activities.
• Apply change, risk and resource management.
• Support partner organizations throughout the project cycle and respond to their requests.
• Prepare reports for CPS project.
• Assist in any other task or duty assigned by the executive director.

   

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Grant program management;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate various responsibilities and prioritize conflicting demands and deadlines;
• Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Good writing, analytical, research and problem‐solving skills;
• Experience in grant writing/fundraising;
• Good understanding of structure and processes in NGOs;  
• Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to work under time pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate in public environment effectively;

Salary on Official rate of dollar = 1510 L.L./ dollar