Program Officer: Burundi and South Sudan - 2025719

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?  Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?
If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.
At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering. If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.  ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.
Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Program Officer is responsible for supporting the technical, administrative, logistical, and managerial aspects of project implementation and program development. Key responsibilities include monitoring the progress of ongoing projects, identifying funding and partnership opportunities, supporting the preparation and management of budgets and annual plans, contributing to proposal development, and compiling project and donor reports for review and submission.  The Program Officer also serves as a liaison between the country offices, home office technical teams, the internal fundraising/advancement team, and other departments. In addition, the officer coordinates meetings between country and home offices, actively participates in various internal and external meetings, and leads travel planning and coordination for Burundi and South Sudan programs.          

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide oversight and monitoring of country office activities to ensure compliance with reporting requirements, metric submissions, financial processes, and other operational requirements. 
• Monitor grants, contracts, and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to ensure compliance with donor and organizational requirements.
• Organize regular check-ins between the country offices and the CEWA regional team, as well as project review meetings involving technical advisors, SED, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Actively participate in annual project budgeting and planning processes, ensuring that all required documents are submitted on time and meet quality standards.
• Collect monthly, quarterly, and annual internal and donor reports from country offices, review them for completeness and quality, and submit them to the Regional Director for final review and submission.
• Collaborate with the CEWA Regional Director and Country Directors to ensure field offices are implementing programs in alignment with annual strategic plans.
• Proactively send reminders to country offices regarding reports, budgets, home office requests, and other related deliverables.
• Serve as a liaison between the private fundraising/advancement teams and country offices to support and coordinate fundraising efforts.
• Lead travel planning and logistical preparations for country office visits requested by Home Office staff and visitors. 
• Support country offices and the Regional Director on matters related to Human Resources, security, stakeholder management, and other responsibilities pertaining to countries within the assigned portfolio.
• Represent World Relief in networking, partnership development, and relationship-building with program partners, technical donors, and other implementing organizations.
• When requested, represent World Relief at professional conferences and support the publication and presentation of program accomplishments in professional forums.
• Participate in organizing program-related workshops, meetings, and events.
• Provide stories, photographs, updates, and briefings on Burundi and South Sudan activities for strategic engagement and communication with donors, churches, and other stakeholders.
• In collaboration with the MEAL team, support the submission of annual survey plans, documentation of lessons learned, and identification of opportunities for resource mobilization.

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