United States of America: Senior Program Officer, MENA

Summary: HAl's Senior Program Officer will support the successful development, implementation, and management of HAl's current programs in the MENA region. He/she will be responsible for backstopping the regional based team in the HAI HQ office in Chicago including liaising with HQ based teams and donors in the US. He / she will be expected to frequently travel to the MENA region for extended trips.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Management, Quality Assurance and Program Oversight:

• Monitors program objectives and goals and assess their compliance with HAl and donor regulations and quality standards; and consults / liaises with relevant stakeholders to create a corrective action plan if expectations are not being met.
• Facilitate the submission and processing of all program administrative requirements, such as travel advances, leave requests, scheduling, monthly draw downs, etc.;
• Coordinate and liaise between HQ M&E staff and country staff to design M&E plans for new projects
• Undertake field-based program monitoring and technical assistance visits, as assigned;
• Prepare, monitor, and analyze program budgets in collaboration with Financial & Accounting Services;
• Serve as liaison between the country offices and Chicago office;
• Coordinate with relevant departments to provide accurate information to the field and to ensure adherence to financial and administrative policies and procedures;
• Collaborate with Employee Services & Workforce Development and develop HAl orientation materials for staff based in country offices;

Grant Management and Donors’ Relations:

• Tracks deadlines and proactively gathers supporting documents, as well as writes, edits and/or reviews monthly/quarterly progress reports to donors;
• Provide reports and critical analysis of field reports to the MENA Regional Director Initiatives and other senior staff;
• Update and manage information relevant for grant management and donor compliance
• Ensure compliance with donor reporting guidelines and deadlines
• Provide ongoing support to Regional Director and Country directors to respond to donors’ requests

Program Development:

• Research and analyze funding opportunities for the MENA region to identify and prioritize program development opportunities;
• Represent HAl externally at meetings, conferences and workshops;
• Proactively research and identify partnership opportunities in the MENA region
• Serve as lead writer for 1-2 large proposals each year, and as a key member of proposal teams throughout the year;
• Review and provide significant input in proposal writing and budget development for new proposals
• Support proposal development including technical research, best-practices research, content analysis and interpretation, technical writing, editing and proposal submission;
• Support development and implementation of strategic plans and resource mobilization efforts;
• Promote innovation throughout the portfolio including expansion to new countries;
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Master's degree with international concentration (MPH, MBA, MS, MSc, or equivalent degree) and at least three (3) years of work experience in international development or equivalent combination of education and experience; Master’s degree preferred.
• At least two (2) years of prior field experience working / living in the MENA.

Language Skills:

• Superb oral and written communication skills in English;
• Advanced/fluent spoken and written Arabic preferred.

Other Skills and Qualifications (required):

• Demonstrated qualitative and quantitative research, monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Knowledge of and interest in HAI thematic priorities (Access to Justice and Trauma Informed Mental Health care ) for key affected populations, gender and sexuality, and global LGBTI rights;
• Knowledge of and interest in grassroots community mobilization, capacity building and training;
• Experience developing, reviewing and tracking budgets and burn rates using Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks, and other financial management software;
• Experience with USAID, CDC, and/or US State Department funding;

Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange; Windows operating systems; and other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.

Strongly Preferred:

• Program development/proposal development experience;
• Experience in humanitarian relief, poverty alleviation and/or international human rights experience a significant plus;
• Experience managing large scale grants over (1 Million USD) and/or contracts;
• Experience undertaking program design field assessments;
• Experience with European Donors and other non-US funding mechanisms

TO APPLY

To learn more about this position and to apply, please visit:

http://chk.tbe.taleo.net/chk01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=HEARTLANDALLIANCE&cws=1&rid=3235

OR

http://www.heartlandalliance.org/whoweare/careers/

*Please note that we do not consider resumes sent by email, fax or postal mail.