CHF International’s Job: Senior Program Officer- Europe and Middle East

Senior Program Officer- Europe and Middle East

Tracking Code: 1791

Job Description
CHF International’s mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them to improve their social, economic and
environmental conditions.

CHF International is seeking a Senior Program Officer (PO) for the Middle East and Caucasus. The Senior PO has programmatic, operational and financial management responsibilities in the support of various field-based programs. S/he will ensure program deliverables and goals are met; investigate problems and design solutions; coordinate with implementing partners and donors and represent CHF at meetings, conferences and workshops. The Senior PO will lead program start-up and coordinate close-out activities; participate in, or lead, program development; and prepare, review and realign budgets. S/he will provide updates and critical analysis of field reports to senior management. In HQ, the Senior PO will act as a mentor to other staff. The position includes travel to field offices to monitor program implementation and provide operational assistance.
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Required Skills
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline and 8 years of relevant work experience, or Master's Degree in relevant discipline and 5 years of relevant work experience

* Prior international NGO or For-Profit Contractor experience

* Minimum 2 years of overseas experience working on donor funded programs

* Significant experience managing USAID and/or DoL programs

* Experience with anti-child labor programs a plus

* Significant financial analysis and budgeting experience

* Prior program/proposal development experience

* Able and willing to travel internationally, at times to conflict affected regions

* Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs required, Excel and Word

* Complete fluency in written/spoken English a must; competency in Arabic a plus

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