Under the direct supervision of the Programme Director, and overall supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
Support new program start-up, in coordination with Programs Director;
Provides assistance in planning and implementation of programs and project initiatives;
Monitor and Evaluate status of programme/ Project proposals and Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices for use in project improvement and knowledge sharing;
Prepare periodic M&E reports (monthly, quarterly, annual) for internal and external stakeholders;
Support the preparation of training materials, workshops, and capacity-building sessions;
Backstop Various Project trainings;
Supervise and backstop COMFWB Liaison Officers in the Member States;
Provide support in drafting reports and participate in the preparation of budget and work programmes related to the functioning of the programmes Department;
Provide support in preparing Monitoring and Evaluation reports of the Unit’s work plans and Annual program budgets;
Prepare narrative reports;
Draft project proposals to Partners and assist in the implementation of those proposals once approved.
B MINIMUM ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Be a holder of at least a minimum of a BSc degree in Social Science or Business Administration, Finance, Natural Sciences, Economics, Project Management,
Management Information Systems and any other related field.
A Postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields as well as Training in Project Cycle Management, Results Based Management, Monitoring and Evaluation will
be an added advantage.
C PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Must have a minimum of FIVE (5) years’ proven relevant experience in management of developmental programmes.
D COMPETENCES AND SKILLS
Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
Ability to work independently to meet critical and competing deadlines (multitasking), to produce high quality work in short timeframes;
Ability to analyse and research information;
Excellent interpersonal/teamwork skills;
Must be computer literate with a working knowledge of common computer applications and systems;
Excellent drafting, reporting, communication and presentation skills;
Strong program/project management skills;
Strong analytical skills
Excellent planning and organising skills
Ability to liaise with a diverse range of people and stakeholders