Programme Officer (Swedish Red Cross/SRC)

Job duties and responsibilities:

Project Management and PMER (50%)

• Contribute to the planning, budgeting, and reporting of projects to ensure that they are timely and in accordance with quality standards.
• Support the MRCS in project management and compliance with SRC procedures, regulations, and policies.
• Guide MRCS staff and volunteers, especially at the branch level, to ensure quality in programming, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on implementation.
• Develop and support the application of an M&E framework and corresponding information management tools in close collaboration with the MRCS and ensure its dissemination to MRCS branches.
• Monitor project progress, ensure compliance with SRC program standards, and prepare reports.
• Identify and report any issues that could affect project implementation, including safety and security concerns, difficulties in operating, and any developing situations that could hinder the project implementation.
• Work closely with MRCS staff to ensure timely and quality implementation of project activities.
• Conduct regular field visits jointly with the MRCS to identify and help solve any critical challenges/issues faced in the program.
• Collaborate with and assist the MRCS in assessing the capacities and needs of vulnerable groups and developing adequate response plans.
• Provide support to capacity-building initiatives with the MRCS, including facilitating and organizing trainings, workshops, and developing tools.
• Assist in preparing, designing, and implementing surveys, evaluations, and other relevant studies as needed for the project; this may include taking part in internal reviews to assess operational progress, including lesson-learning reviews.

Finance and Administration (50%)

• Track project budgets and expenditures to ensure they are aligned with the approved budget and that all financial transactions are properly documented and accounted for.
• Provide guidance to MRCS for compliance with procurement and financial SRC procedures, as well as the preparation of financial reports in line with requirements.
• Assist in preparing budgets and financial reports.
• Coordinate closely with the SRC Controller in Headquarters.
• Prepare payments to suppliers.
• Maintain files and records in accordance with SRC procedures.
• Provide overall administrative support to the SRC Country Office, e.g., travel and meeting arrangements, office supplies purchase, etc.
• Provide support to procurement, including preparing and issuing tenders, evaluating bids, and launching contracts

Other duties and responsibilities

• Provide translation assistance during meetings involving various stakeholders (RO/RU/EN).
• Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.
• Travel to Romania may be required

Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in program support;
• Excellent communication skills (written, spoken, listening) in English, Russian, Ukrainean and Romanian
• Communication and relationship skills, responsibility, initiative, and dynamism;
• Advanced computer skills - working with Ms Word, Excel.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Experience with building and facilitating of trainings/workshops

You'll get:

• Competitive salary (depends on experience);
• Experience working in an international NGO;
• Monday through Friday, between 9 and 18;
• Comfortable office in the center of Chisinau.

Interested candidates may send CV in English to the HR-Consulting email address: tt90@search4staff.com.

For more information, please call: 069 638 007.