Programme Support Officer, Côte d’Ivoire 427 views1 applications

Reporting to: Senior Programme Manager

Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Application closing: Open until position is filled

Job start date: April 2020

Background

Interpeace is an international organisation for peacebuilding that strengthens the ability of societies to manage conflict themselves in sustainable and non-violent ways. Interpeace designs and delivers its work tailored to each situation in partnership with local partners and communities, based on extensive consultation and research. Interpeace also ensures that the processes of conflict management and change that it supports are integrated at all levels of society including local communities, civil society, government and the international community (we call it a ‘Track 6’ approach).

Interpeace was originally established by the United Nations and remains its strategic partner. Beyond field-based peacebuilding, Interpeace also assists the international community – particularly the UN – to be more effective in supporting peacebuilding efforts worldwide. This includes contributing innovative thought leadership on peacebuilding policies and practices.

Interpeace is headquartered in Geneva and has offices around the world.

For more information about Interpeace, please visit www.interpeace.org

Position within the Organization

The Programme Support Officer is a member of the Programme Management Unit which manages and implements all of Interpeace’s active and ongoing programmes around the world. The Programme Management Unit is led from the Headquarters office in Geneva, although team members are based in various locations including in East and Central Africa, West Africa, Europe and the MENA region.

The Programme Support Officer works for Interpeace’s Côte d’Ivoire programme and reports to the Senior Programme Manager.

Purpose and General Overview

The Programme Support Officer supports the follow up and the context analysis in Ivory Coast. S/he supports Interpeace to implement its mandate in collaboration with the Senior Programme Manager / and supports the collaboration with the finance officer on financial aspects, such as budget monitoring.

The duties of the Programme Support officer cover 4 areas:

• Strategic Engagement
• Programme Management & Development
• Management – institutional coherence
• Representation

Duties and responsibilities

Strategic Engagement

• Supports all areas of implementation as directed by the Senior Programme Manager.

Programme Management and Development

• Supports in drafting and developing of concept notes, proposals and donor reports
• Supports the programmatic management of the partner organizations to ensure that they implement the programmes in a professional, coordinated and relevant manner
• Supports local partners in the planification, the implementation, the monitoring and evaluation of project activities (such as participatory action research, dialogue spaces aimed at conflict or violence prevention or management, advocacy activities at local, provincial and national level, audiovisual documentation of projects, external events, etc.)

Management – institutional coherence

• Support in the coordination, with the Senior Programme Manager, on programmatic implementation as required with other units of the organization
• Supports operational activity implementation
• Collaborates with the finance officer to ensure that each partner’s annual and quarterly budget forecasts are developed on the basis of the activities agreed in the planning and within the budgetary limits and ensures the funds are used to achieve the expected objectives and in a cost-effective manner (cost ratio and results achieved)
• Contributes to the development of the Programme’s yearly objectives and work plan
• Supports the drafting of internal, monthly and annual reports
• Contributes to the Programme and the Organisation’s learning activities/processes

Representation

• Focus on Track 3
• Occasional donor relation management

Qualifications:

The working language for this position is French. Candidates with relevant qualifications, experience, a tertiary degree, fluent in both French and English, are invited to apply.

Relevant experience and qualifications may include:

Education

• Tertiary degree in peace-related studies, social or political science or other relevant fields

Experience

• 1-4 years of experience in peacebuilding, political and/or developmental work
• Experience and ability to work successfully as part of a diverse and multicultural team, integrating a gender perspective into tasks and activities and collaborating effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders

Competencies

• Understanding of current thinking on peacebuilding issues and methods; and demonstrable ability to anticipate emerging needs and integrate them into priority programme setting
• Practiced organizational and planning skills;
• Basic knowledge of project cycle management including of project planning and management tools
• Fluent in French and English. Strong writing and communications skills in English and French is required

Interpeace Competencies

• Collaboration and Weaving
• Communication
• Drive for results
• Adaptability and Continuous Learning
• Respect for Diversity

Interpeace values diversity among its staff and aims to achieve gender equality both through gender parity at all levels of the organisation and promoting a gender dimension in all its work. We welcome applications from women and men, and those with disabilities.