Wildlife Conservation Society Regional Program Officer Jobs in Rwanda
General Position Summary:
The Program Officer will provide technical, administrative and implementation support to a large and complex program that oversees conservation activities in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo. The successful candidate will fulfill a key role in program support, including compliance, reporting workflows, agreement review, donor engagement and systems management for the Central Africa regional team.
She/he will ensure activities are documented and donor-reporting schedules are well managed and adhered to. The Program Officer will support new project development for a diverse array of grants and funding sources, tracking implementation, project onboarding, and staff capacity building, leading by summarizing the requirements of grants, communicating these requirements to the program teams and providing support to project leads throughout implementation as needed.
She/he will also support country programs in preparing modification requests for ongoing awards, support donor agreement review and provide overall facilitation and support to the fulfillment of WCS’s mission in the region.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Program Reporting & Proposal Development
Support the coordination, tracking, preparation and submission of technical reports in WCS Central Africa’s growing and diverse portfolio of donors that includes bi-laterals, multi-laterals, foundations, and private donors, eensuring they are donor compliant, timely, of high quality and follow an internal review process
Lead capacity-building efforts for technical report writing and information management capabilities
Ensure program activities and means of verification are documented in a central location
Support drafting award modification requests and agreement reviews when needed
Support the drafting of concept notes and project proposals, as appropriate
Implementation Support
Coordinate high level project monitoring and host regular meetings with Program, Project, Management, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), and the Regional Management teams to ensure performance on individual grants is tracked effectively, risks and issues are flagged, and corrective action taken as appropriate
Support internal communications and donor engagement
Support Regional Business and Grants Managers in process mapping and assist with improvement of standard procedures and control of workflows
Knowledge & Grants Management
Work closely with the regional team in the management of database and tracking systems, ensuring records and documents are organized and saved accordingly
Work closely with the regional team to ensure the monitoring of grants for compliance with WCS’s policies and procedures as well as donor / government / external rules and regulations
Contribute to regional knowledge management
Qualifications and Requirements:
WCS is looking for a candidate who has:
Either an advanced degree (Master’s) in the fields of international relations, development, social or natural sciences or similar, or a first degree (Bachelor’s) with demonstrated and appropriate experience
Minimum 3+ years of experience with European and/or US donors, including grant management and proposal development
Ability to multi-task and deliver high quality reports sometimes within short deadlines
Demonstrated experience working as an effective member of a multi-cultural team, with experience working in Central Africa and across time-zones a distinct advantage
Experience working, coordinating and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, including partner NGOs
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and in French
Interest in conservation and committed to the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Wildlife Conservation Society Regional Program Officer Jobs in Rwanda
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