NGO JOBS

Start Date: January 2013

Salary: TBD (Full time position)

Travel: Significant domestic and potential international travel

Reports to: Regional Director -Southern Africa ) and Senior Programs Manager-Africa

This is an exciting opportunity to help change the lives of Malagasies living with correctable facial disfigurements. After seven years working in Madagascar, Operation Smile is looking for a focused, strong, and decisive individual who will be able, with the support of the Regional Office, to set an local office; implement the systems needed to manage the medical and training programmes more efficiently and develop the networks and funding streams needed to ensure on-going sustainability of a local Operation Smile foundation.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Programs Officer for Operation Smile Madagascar will play an important role in the foundation by building and maintaining relationships to further strengthen the self-sufficient structures of Operation Smile’s programmatic and fundraising goals. The Programs Officer is responsible for fundraising, partnership-building, managing and (with the support of the Operation Smile South Africa (OSSA) office) and other foundation employees, supervising the volunteer and mission logistics as well as public relations/ marketing and events.

The Programs Officer is charged with creating, and implementing, new, innovative fundraising techniques; identifying and pursuing new sponsors in-country and maintaining relationships with current sponsors while ensuring all benefits associated with funding levels are maintained.

The Programs Officer is responsible for the registration of Operation Smile as a local NGO in Madagascar and maintaining relationships with the Ministry of Health and other governmental offices.

Essential Functions:

• Fundraising and partnerships (developing relationships with corporates and other NGOs or aid agencies, using existing relationships in Africa while also building new ones.)

• Create corporate partnerships that are not project-based and allow for growth and flexibility.

• Leverage existing contacts and build new ones to create strong donor relationships with key philanthropic funds, corporations and individuals in Madagascar

• Facilitate legal contracts, and the signing thereof, with partners with existing pro bono legal support.

• Plan and implement yearly fundraising events.

• Ensure the best practices from other foundations are utilized in programs and development; to ensure successful awareness campaigns; strengthen educational initiatives and to raise of funds.

• Provide oversight and local support for the OSSA Program Coordinator (PC) in the preparation, execution and reporting of all programs in Madagascar. Help the OSSA PC incorporate sponsors through employee volunteer programs.

• Develop a media presence and coordinate press conferences to promote brand identity and relationships.

• With the oversight and support of the OSSA office and Finance Department to ensure all operations are legally and financially transparent by providing estimated budgets; financial reports and receipts. All monies need to be accounted for within two weeks post trip/program.

• Provide monthly financial reconciliation with the OSSA office and Finance Department.

• Build and manage a strong; motivated local team of volunteers, ensuring the provision of all the appropriate team skills needed in order to grow the foundation. To facilitate the appointment and management of staff if this is deemed necessary by OSSA.

• Oversee and maintain general office items, including overseeing timely payment of rent and monthly bills and ensure that office supplies are adequately maintained.

• Manage the marketing and logistics of developing a sustainable training model. This will included inter alia the recruitment and support of participants. Potentially lead some of training programmes as a trainer.

• Readily accept new tasks and responsibilities as deemed necessary as the organization develops.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant business or international field. Master’s Degree in related field considered a strong plus.

• Two to four years’ experience with an international agency or corporation.

• Experience and success in development (fundraising), events or project managing.

• Highly organized and self-motivated

• Able to work diplomatically in a global team-based environment that includes board members, medical professionals, and volunteers.

• Able to accept newly assigned projects or duties as they become necessitated.

• Strong oral, written, and presentation language skills are required in both English and French. Malagasy language skills will be considered a strong advantage.