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Jhpiego Sr. Program Coordinator - East and Southern Africa

Overview:

Coordinate and support program, financial, contractual, monitoring and administrative functions for East and Southern Africa country programs.

Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to overall strategy and implementation of program activities
  • Develop and maintain excellent relationships with colleagues and donors worldwide
  • Coordinate and/or represent Jhpiego in professional circles through meetings, conferences and presentations
  • Identify and inform Program Officers and Team Leaders of successes, challenges and lessons learned
  • Coordinate program activities, including ordering and shipping materials, assisting in the hiring and payment of consultants, arranging hotel reservations and tracking related expenses
  • Collaborate with financial staff in the review, processing and reconciling of invoices and payment documentation
  • Facilitate the work of Jhpiego consultants’ in-country activities, in coordination with the Program Officer
  • Collaborate with Program Officers and Team Leader to support program planning, implementation and monitoring
  • In collaboration with field staff and Program Officers, ensure necessary program planning, development and management activities function smoothly and efficiently
  • In collaboration with financial staff and Program Officers, prepare and track the progress of project and activity budgets
  • Work collaboratively to ensure that resources for program implementation are available to the field in a timely fashion
  • Draft and/or prepare program reports, workplans, activity charts and budgets and correspondence
  • Assist with editing and proofreading of program reports and technical materials
  • Draft correspondence to USAID, NGOs and other agencies
  • Schedule and support visitors to the Jhpiego Baltimore Office
  • Comply with Jhpiego and JHU operational policies and regulations
  • Ensure field staff is included in sharing of information and knowledge
Required Qualifications:
  • BA or equivalent with 2+ years’ program and administrative experience in international environment
  • Understanding of global health and development approaches
  • Knowledge of administrative processes and approaches and financial reporting and reconciliation
  • Knowledge of contracts and global program operations
  • Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
  • Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports and documents
  • Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts, both domestically and internationally
  • Strong decision-making skills and results-oriented approach
  • Aware of and sensitive to working in multiple socio-economic settings and with multi-cultural groups in a developing country environment
  • Comfortable with a team approach to programming and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously
  • Availability to travel independently in new environments
  • Proficiency in MS Office
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