The Somalia Youth Livelihood Program, known as Shaqodoon, is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded program. This program in implemented by Education Development Center (EDC).
Due to program expansion, SYLP would like to recruit a Program & Grants Officer to be based in the Nairobi office.
Scope of Work Overview:
The Program and Grants Officer will work closely with the International Program Manager (IPM) to support overall program management of the Somali International Fund for Youth (SIFY); oversee subgrant technical and financial compliance and ensure conformity with donor regulations.
Work closely with regional field coordinators in Somaliland, Puntland, and South Central to monitor sub-grant progress at the field level and to assure robust and common monitoring & evaluation systems are deployed Serve as the de facto financial officer for the SYLP Nairobi Office.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 8 – 10 years related experience or Master’s degree or equivalent with 5 – 7 years relevant experience.
- Competency with program design (including budgeting, grants/report writing, and results and indicator development).
- Demonstrated experience in report and proposal writing and review.
- Ability to work independently while being a strong team player.
- Knowledge of USAID regulations and procedures (preferred);
- Experience in financial management and budget analysis (preferred);
To Apply:
Interested/qualified candidates are requested to submit their resumes to sylpjobs@edc-ssiri.org by August 8th 2010, no later than 5:00pm.
To ensure the timely review of your credentials, please insert “Program and Grants Officer” in the subject line of the email.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
For more details and a comprehensive job description, please see: www.shaqodoon.org
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