International NGO needs to recruit a project officer
Position based in Port-au-Prince with frequent trips on the field
Contract length 1year renewable

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIE
• Coordinate program / projects’ development, implementation /management, facilitate /guide local programs’ partners for active Resources mobilization, advocate for changes in policies and practices that impact upon the lives of poor people through the scope of building resilience at partner and community level.
• Support Manager in the development of longer term plans in conjunction to the Organisation’s Country Strategy Paper.

Some specific Responsibilities:
• Build the capacity of community structures (CBOs) and ensure they are established and strengthened in all participatory methodologies
• Monitor the implementation of all partners’ activities on timely basis. Ensure the timely and proper execution of planned activities and monitor compliance of partners to the MOU/Project Agreements drawn with AAH; Timely identify key problems, issues and program implementation difficulties including conflict on the field , seek solution independently or in coordination with other relevant stakeholders actors, alert on all irregularities and share progress reports with other departments and structures for a better understanding and collaboration
• Coordinate program appraisals, planning, review and evaluation and support Manager in Developing strategies/ phase out plans , Program Appraisals, management of Program Quality /Impact ,partners’ annual plans and budgets ;
• Collect relevant assessment information and ensure that adequate/relevant information is appropriately filed for institutional memory and available/ updated bi-annually to support planning, designing, M&E and assessment of impact.
• Promote and facilitate participatory reviews monitoring and reporting on program implementation processes with staffs, partners, communities and other stakeholders and input into reports, documented share case studies and best practices from staffs and partners, then submit reports to relevant offices
• Track trends in contemporary program/ thematic practices, document, identify documents, provide advice/ recommendations on key developments to CP Management and share with line management, potentials partnerships, coalition building, and networking;

Essential Experience

• Minimum 5 years working experience in social development field at a well known institution
• Familiar with budget management
• In-depth understanding of programming issues and policy work at state, national and international levels.
• Relevant understanding of gender issues in development and demonstrable commitment to promoting gender equality within the organization and in programme work.

Essential Knowledge
• Strategic planning and management - Poverty and Women Rights Analysis- Human Rights Based Approach to Development- good knowledge in fundraising-

Essential Skills

• Gender and Poverty analysis - Planning, monitoring and evaluation - Resource mobilization - Financial management- Policy analysis and advocacy-Good interpersonal skills- team work

• Fluency in English is a must

This Job Description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational needs.