United States of America: Program Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa

Organizational Background: Heartland Alliance International (HAI) is the youngest and fastest growing part of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, a family of organizations that has been leading anti-poverty and social justice work in the Chicago area for more than 125 years. HAI is comprised of nearly a dozen country offices implementing programs on a broad range of global human rights issues. HAI is making significant investments in its programming and leadership in the fields of trauma-informed mental health care and access to justice for marginalized populations. HAI is also an industry leader in access to stigma-free health care.

HAI's programs deliver high quality prevention and treatment services, and take action in response to human rights violations. HAI does this while building the capacity of local providers to meet the needs of marginalized populations. For example, through partnerships with local civil society organizations and country governments, HAI’s HIV/AIDS programs target key populations (KP) such as men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), and people who inject drugs (PWID) in numerous projects in partnership with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. HAI also leads mental health, anti-trafficking, and legal programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries in the region. HAI’s Sub-Saharan Africa portfolio is expanding with new countries and new technical areas on the horizon.

Position Description: HAI’s Sub-Saharan Africa Program Officer will support successful implementation of HAI’s current programs and resource mobilization in the region.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Management

Program Development

The Sub-Saharan Africa Program Officer will be responsible for supporting country and regional program development plans. Working in close collaboration with the Regional Director, Country Directors and other staff, this position plays a key role in all aspects of the proposal development process, filling gaps as needed.

(See Job Description on our Careers Site for more details on specific roles & responsibilities).

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

· Master’s degree with international concentration (MPP, MPH, JD, MBA, MS, MSc, or equivalent degree);

· At least three (3) years of work experience in international human rights programming promoting access to health and/or justice;

· At least two (2) years of prior field experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa;

· Demonstrated qualitative and quantitative research, monitoring and evaluation skills;

· Knowledge of or interest in HIV/AIDS prevention for key populations, sexual and gender based violence, and global sexual orientation and gender identity movements;

· Knowledge of and interest in grassroots community mobilization, capacity building, and training;

· Familiarity developing, reviewing, and tracking budgets and burn rates using Microsoft Excel, Quickbooks, and other financial management software;

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision;

· Superb oral and written communication skills in English;

· Advanced/fluent spoken and written French.

Strongly Preferred

· Program development/proposal development experience;

· Experience with PEPFAR, USAID, CDC, Global Fund, and/or US State Department funding;

· Ability to manage large scale grants and/or contracts;

· Experience undertaking program design and field assessments;

· Training and group facilitation experience;

· Good sense of humor and problem-solving skills.

Important Details

· Must be able to work full-time (M-F, 8:30-5:30) as well as extended hours when needed (nights, weekends);

· Must be able and willing to travel internationally – often to insecure and resource-limited settings – for up to four weeks at a time, up to 35% time annually;

· Must be able to travel independently to carry out field assessments, to identify potential partner organizations, to determine beneficiary needs and to develop program proposals and budgets for funding;

· Must possess strong communication skills, ethics, and an ability to remain composed and professional in difficult circumstances;

· English fluency (spoken and written) and French skills required with additional language(s) a plus.

TO APPLY

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

http://chk.tbe.taleo.net/chk03/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=HEARTLANDALLIANCE&cws=1&rid=2915

OR

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

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