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Job Description-Program Officers support teams, including Advisers and Senior Program Managers, in the delivery of FCDO Programs. This recruitment campaign will fill a current vacancy in the Humanitarian Team, working on the Humanitarian & Resilience Program (HARP), but will be also used to build a list of reserve candidates to fill likely vacancies over the next six months.
Responsibilities
- Support FCDO’s development programming in Nigeria by playing a key delivery-focused role, coordinating internal and partner activity, managing financial and information flows between implementers and FCDO Nigeria, building relationships, and mitigating risks to delivery and beneficiaries.
- Coordinate with implementers on the development of contracts, MOUs, and grant agreements, ensuring that these are fully compliant with relevant FCDO program rules.
- Monitor projects against objectives, ensure information is provided on schedule, evaluate project reports against expenditures from partners, and ensure compliance with MoUs, Program rules, and other agreements.
- Review program/project progress and financial reports and updated budget forecasts from partners; conduct financial spot checks and oversee financial audits.
- Arrange monthly/quarterly partner meetings with all partners and lead financial discussions during the meetings.
- Monitor the overall program budget allocation and oversee the management of financial risks including over/spend, and fiduciary risks.
- Work with partners and the team to accurately forecast spend every month, manage payments m resolve payment issues, and ensure all financial information/processes are managed through FCDO platforms.
- Support effective management of commercial engagement, procurement process, lead due diligence assessments and relationship management on humanitarian programs, in compliance with PrOF and to maximize every UK pound spent throughout the lifespan of the programs.
- Support on actively managing and monitoring risks, escalating issues as required. Ability to develop program/project risk registers and delivery chain maps by agreed timelines, hold risk conversations with partners and internally, capture recommendations on risk mitigation in delivery plans and, monitor implementation throughout the program lifecycle
- Facilitate engagement and maintain contacts with GoN and development partners in Nigeria focused on specific thematic areas/clusters as assigned by the program manager.
- Conduct field monitoring, and support annual reviews, program audits, and other assessments/reviews as required.
- Knowledge and Information management, including archiving key project data in an organized fashion, retrieving information on request, and supporting the team with transparency initiatives and commissions.
- Support communications efforts to showcase the portfolio and UK Aid
- Be actively engaged in wider High Commission and cross-HMG activities and provide cover for other team members.
Qualifications
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with staff and external parties
- Ability to work unsupervised and strong teamwork skills
- Project delivery experience within FCDO Nigeria, or, a certification from an accredited Project Delivery professional body (PMI or APM qualifications at foundation level, PMD PRO, PRINCE2)
- Financial management/reporting skills
- Good organizational skills and ability to work effectively and flexibly;
- Willingness and desire for continual learning and development;
- A self-starter that can work well both individually and in a team;
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Demonstrable experience in program/project management and engaging with stakeholders in the government, international organizations, NGOs, or contractors in the private sector
- Experience working in an international environment
Location: Abuja, Nigeria.
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