Responsibilities
Result areas and result descriptions
Program design
- Supports the CoAs in developing their localized ToC, plans and (in coordination with the financial officer) budget, in line with guidelines
- Supports and guides local organizations in the development of their individual or joint plans and proposals for SRH-R lobby and advocacy, and including activities on capacity strengthening.
- Contributes to the development of Hivos’ overarching We Lead planning, and particularly to the design of innovative elements of the program, in particular the functioning of the CoAs, as well as the design of a participatory grant-making mechanism.
Implementation of work plans
- Realizes successful implementation in accordance with the specific goals, working methods and budgets of the projects.
- Supports and guides local organizations in the development of their individual or joint plans and proposals.
- Participates in participatory grant-making mechanisms.
- Ensures contracts with local organizations and host organizations are established.
- Coordinates with CoAs, with consortium members and with Hivos’ staff around capacity strengthening and advocacy activities.
- Ensures Hivos’ own activities are implemented according to plan.
Monitoring & control
- Monitors progress towards established goals in CoAs, and in the organizational level or joint project plans, and flags in the Hivos overarching management team when problems arise.
- Relates progress to the overarching We Lead plans.
Coordination and collaboration
- Throughout the process of project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, the PO plays a proactive role in coordinating with the CoA facilitator, with the organizations that participate in the CoA, with the host organization, with consortium members and with the regional and global Hivos team.
- Actively contributes to and supports activities at the national and regional level, such as research, advocacy campaigns, learning events, etc.
Sharing, learning, and quality improvement
- Identifies, analyses and highlights success and good practices, as well as potential risks and problems.
- Proposes solutions for identified problems and follows-up on those.
- Contributes to identifying and sharing positive stories.
- Collaborates with the CoAs, the consortium members, and Hivos’ capacity strengthening officer, in the design and realization of exchange and learning events.
- Contributes to reflection and learning on both the national and regional level, as well as on the wider programmatic level.
Requirements
This is a medior position for nationals or residents of the concerned country:
- Relevant degree or equivalent work experience, and academic level of working and thinking.
- Minimum of three to five years of relevant working experience.
- Work experience in working with civil society, in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and working in international teams.
- Expertise in working on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRH-R) or with one or several of the rightsholder groups.
- Keen on ensuring ownership by local organizations, and in finding innovative and creative solutions to realize goals.
- Work experience in an international environment.
- Flexible attitude, creative, supports Hivos’ and We Leads values, has a progressive and positive view on SRH-R and the leadership of rightsholders.
- Full professional proficiency in English, French and / or Portuguese is a preference.
- Job skills: communication, project management, independence, creativity, collaboration
- Level skills: conceptual skills, persuasiveness, decisiveness
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