Human Rights Grants Program Officer

Position Title : Human Rights Grants Program Officer II

Location : Bujumbura with travel to other areas

Type : Local

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to sustainably improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, human rights, gender, youth, research, and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.

FHI 360 implements the USAID/PEPFAR-funded EpiC (Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control) Project, which carries out a range of activities to achieve and maintain epidemic control through strategic technical assistance to improve HIV prevention, case finding, care, and treatment programming in countries supported by PEPFAR. EpiC received additional funding from USAID to implement a three-year project, the Human Rights Grants Program (HRGP). The project is currently in the process of being extended for potentially up to another two years and whose overall objective is to provide funding to KP-led organizations to address identified needs related to violence, stigma, and discrimination.

We are currently seeking suitably qualified candidates for the HRGP Program Officer II position.

Position Description:

Reporting to the EpiC Burundi Project Director, the HRGP Program Officer II ensures the day-to-day coordination of the project activities, including providing continual technical assistance and mentoring to 14 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and a Drop-in Center receiving small grants to troubleshoot issues that arise, strengthen organizational capacity, and ensure implementation of the program in accordance with the overall project strategy. He/she will monitor the performance of local implementing partners and prepare/submit quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports. The position holder will also be responsible for leading the development of the project annual plans and budgets.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the EpiC Burundi Project Director, he/she will ensure the guidance of project implementation by local partners and other key stakeholders.
• Monitor component implementation systems and ensure consistency with project goals and objectives. The Program Officer II will be expected to propose solutions to challenges and remove obstacles to the achievement of project goals and targets.
• Coordinate and maintain strong relations with key stakeholders, to establish synergy and maximize efficiency at all levels of project implementation.
• Provide technical assistance to sub-recipient organizations to ensure program implementation is in line with overall project strategy.
• Ensure supervision and monitoring/evaluation of sub-grants, including budget monitoring.
• Collect, compile and present monthly data and submit quarterly reports according to project schedule, regularly document success stories.
• Use data to monitor progress towards objectives.
• Potential to coordinate capacity strengthening activities for sub partner organizations and ensure that training modules and other materials are available and set up for use by beneficiaries.
• Potential to coordinating the Capacity Development Plans (CDP) preparing subaward partners for the possibility of future direct USAID funding.
• Lead the subaward management and modifications when needed.
• Liaise with FHI360 HQ and the local mission, as well as USAID/Washington if required to update the implementation progress or inform on any issue affecting the program.
• Work with the finance team to update the project pipeline to ensure that the program implementation is inline with the budget expense.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

  Knowledge, skills and abilities:

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills and capacity to work with various people.
  • Ability to intervene with all levels of staff, representatives of donors and collaborating agencies, individuals from diverse cultures, and the public with diplomacy and firmness.
  • Strategic thinking, have good organizational and planning skills, ability to prioritize tasks and work quickly and accurately to meet deadlines.
  • Proactive approach and flexible attitude to work.
  • Self-motivated and ability to organize work independently.
  • Knowledge of processes and methods for developing and implementing USAID-funded programs/projects.
  • Proven skills in coaching, leadership, and networking (setting up, running, and managing networks).
  • Clear understanding of the needs of key populations in Burundi and a track record of supporting and implementing activities to reduce stigma and discrimination.
  • Sensitivity (being attentive and open) to cultural differences and understanding of ethical issues in relation to human rights.
  • Experience in working with local organizations to plan and implement capacity strengthening activities, including management of small grants.
  • Experience in monitoring sub-recipient budgets and preparing grant documents (program description, budget and budget description, pre-grant analysis documents, etc.) for evaluation and approval by USAID.
  • Experience in building strong working relationships with colleagues from different organizations and cultures;
  • Ability to meet deadlines with attention to consistency, accuracy (to detail) and quality;
  • Knowledge of USAID programming and reporting system is desirable.

    Qualifications and requirements:

    • Minimum Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in public health, psychology, sociology, communication, social marketing.
    • At least 5 years of proven technical expertise in project monitoring and evaluation or project coordination.
    • At least 3 years of experience providing technical assistance/capacity strengthening to local organizations in Burundi
    • Experience of working in the field of human rights, preferably in an organization working for a civil society organization.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English.

      This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

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