Program Officer’s Job Description

• Serve as lead liaison between the community and central federation office in all program and Child Sponsorship Programs.
• Oversee the overall implementation of the designated life stage project(s) level and ensuring objectives are met within the required time frame and budget. Where necessary ensure preventative and corrective action is taken according to the organizational standards.
• Work with community volunteers to implement activities for improved integrated implementation for impact, measure and create integration opportunities for Sponsorship Business.
• Ensure timely implementation, reporting, documentation of best practices and lessons learned.
• Oversee the financial management of assigned community projects and ensure compliance with set standards and requirements.
• Participate in the review and development of plans and budgets as well as monitoring of expenditures with full accountability.
• Perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor, other management staff and organization

Qualification Skills and knowledge

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Development studies, Community Development and Project Management or any other related field.
• Proven ability to Manage projects, set priorities, work independently and take initiative, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent writing, analytical skills and problem solving. Demonstrated ability in grant writing, reports, and results of organizational documents with minimal supervision.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
• Passion to work with children and Adolescents and have competent knowledge and understanding in child protection.
• Ability to professionally engage and work with stakeholders in various settings including good collaboration with the community.
• Program management and event coordination. Foster an atmosphere of team work and be result oriented.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate various responsibilities and prioritize conflicting demands and deadlines.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;