Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.
Department Programs - Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pactโs impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.
Position Overview
Pact is recruiting Six (6) Program Officers for the USAID-funded Strengthening Youth and Womenโs Civic Participation Project. The Project aims to increase collaboration, sustainability, and resilience of civil society and independent media to advance the inclusion, participation and leadership of youth and women in Sudan. The activity will apply locally led, problem-driven, adaptive approaches. This program will be starting Y2 of an anticipated five-year activity, with a dramatic shift in the operating context since the program startup in Khartoum in October 2o22. These positions will be based in Nairobi, Kenya or Kampala, Uganda with occasional travel throughout the East Africa region.
The Program Officers will function as the technical focal point supporting the programโs subaward portfolio through identification of and relationship building with civil society organizations (CSOs) who will partner with Pact in the implementation of the program in six key thematic areas (Youth Engagement, Women Empowerment/Gender Inclusion, Psychosocial Support, Media, Human Rights Reporting and Conflict Sensitivity), see below. Each of the POs will bring their technical expertise and experience in a gender and conflict sensitive approach to the partnership development that is critical to the success of this program. The Program Officers will be expected to utilize inclusive, participatory approaches that are consistent with project objectives to support partners and achieve results. As the programโs subaward portfolio grows, the Program Officerโs geographic and technical portfolio within Sudan will become more defined.