NGO JOBS

GRM International is seeking a Regional Program Manager for an anticipated USAID funded Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI). The program will help local partners advance peace and democracy in priority countries in transition. The Regional Program Managerprimary role, in conjunction with the COP and OTI, will manage a field office in terms of financial and administrative management, program development and implementation, as well as grant development and implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with the COP, who is responsible for coherence of program strategy and project development program-wide; he/she will supervise the program development officers and the activity implementation and support staff in his/her respective offices.
• Manage the development of overall regional program strategy with and review of grantee proposals by PDOs, including proposal submission and data entry.
• S/he will also oversee the identification of potential grantees and the development and implementation of small grant activities. Other responsibilities will include advising the COP on the evolution of the local political, legal, and economic situation and on how to continuously adapt the regional OTI program to ensure that it remains relevant and effective.
• Oversee the programmatic and implementation monitoring of each grant activity; the RPM will ensure that activities and reports are accurately captured and shared with the main office and USAID/OTI. S/he will also supervise enforcement of proper financial, procurement, and general operational protocols and reporting in the field office.
• Ensure that the field offices maintain compliance with USAID regulations in regards to auditing requirements, implementation, procurement, financial management and overall office management.
• Supervise and provide guidance to all staff located at the field office.

Qualifications

• Have a minimum of 6-8 years professional experience (including at least 1 to 3 years of supervisory experience) working in complex and challenging field operational contexts;
• Have prior experience demonstrating the skills required to fulfill the full range of responsibilities outlined above for the Regional Program Managers; it is highly desirable that the RPMs have prior work experience with the Contractor, sufficient to demonstrate fluency with the Contractor‘s management and operational systems;
• Have demonstrable prior working experience in donor programs; it is highly desirable that this include experience in conflict transition setting.
• Have demonstrable prior work experience in programs requiring community-level engagement;
• Be completely fluent in written and oral English.