Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 02, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Senior Program Officer (Nawiri Program)

The Senior Program Officer (SPO) is responsible for the strategic planning and management of complex projects. The SPO will often direct the efforts of program officers and program associates to implement aspects of various projects. The SPO is also responsible for the management and supervision of direct reports through, providing direction, setting goals, giving feedback and coaching, and ensuring professional development and training. Overall, the SPO is responsible for ensuring timely, high-quality implementation of assigned programs, which meet budget parameters and
evaluation expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities involve:
1. Develops overall project plan, including key milestones, assigned resources and timelines.
2. Manages and/or implements all aspects of one or more complex projects to include integrated evaluation, monitoring and reporting.
3. Designs evaluation plans and tools
4. Designs agendas for sessions and workshops at annual conferences and convenings, and ensures the development and implementation of:
5. PowerPoint presentations and webinars and developing and delivering training curriculum. Workshops and annual conferences including producing written materials like invitations, announcements, agendas, session descriptions, assessments, evaluations.
6. Provides logistics management on reviewing grantee applications, interviewing potential grantees, disseminating grantee awards, and organizing convenings.
7. Designs, implements, and delivers training and technical assistance curriculum through on-site and off-site trainings and workshops, at conferences, webinars and by phone.
8. Cultivates, develops, and maintains relationships with existing and prospective community partners, key stakeholders, and funders, as required.
9. Contributes to the conversation in industry forums as an expert in the field.
10. Engages and manages consultants/field staff working under projects. o Responsible for the proactive management of project financials and budgets, which may include multiple funding sources.
11. Ensures timely and accurate reporting to funders.
12. Works with the Director of Programs as an active contributor in identifying and testing new program areas and expertise development.
13. Writes reports and contributes to grant proposals and presentation materials for both internal and external audiences.
14. Participates as part of a cross -functional team with Grantmaking to provide direction and support in creating and reviewing grant-specific program designs and proposal development.
15. Maintains excellent relations and communications with coworkers, partners.

Key skills and Qualification
1. Bachelor’s degree in Business administration or any related social science courses.
2. 3 years experience in the industry.
3. Excellent analytical skills
4. Team-working skills
5. Problem solving skills
6. Good time management
7. IT skills
8. Communication skills
9. Commitment to Diocese of Lodwar Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and other global policies, and to Diocese of Lodwar’s mission and values.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Candidates meeting the above qualifications are required to submit a cover letter quoting JOB TITLE with their updated CVs, copies of certificates name and e-mail address of three referees. All documents should be sent in an envelope which must be marked: CONFIDENTIAL sent to:-
Human Resources Officer,
Catholic Diocese of Lodwar, P.O. Box 101 30500,
LODWAR.
OR email ; recruit@dol.or.ke 

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