Programme Officer - Rural Livelihoods

Position Overview

This is a superb opportunity for a development professional to be part of a team of national and international staff supporting the development, reporting and evaluation of SEED’s rural livelihoods programmes. Our Rural Livelihoods programme concentrates on livelihood development and support in local, national, and international markets, including fishery management, beekeeping, traditional reed weaving and embroidery. We use community-led, participatory approaches, working with local communities to identify and implement projects that meet their needs and priorities. This is an exciting position for someone who has two to four years’ experience working alongside national and international staff, supporting the development, funding, management, reporting and evaluation of our programmes. You will be responsible for generating funds across the programmes to maximise impact. This post will partner our national implementation teams, managing donor compliance, ensuring proposals and reports are to a high standard and budgets are appropriately managed. It is essential that the post holder has grant writing experience and is able to work in English to a high standard. Candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered. \Title:\Programme Officer Location: Fort Dauphin, Anosy Region, Madagascar \Timeframe:\2 years, extendable Contract Type: Local salary, £1,200 contribution to flights and £650 towards insurance

Core Duties

• Support Junior Programme Officers and interns in compiling funding proposals based on past evaluation, team discussion and international best practice in an engaging and professional manner
• Support Junior Programme Officers and interns in writing project reports that clearly demonstrate the successes and challenges of the projects, learning from the project and providing clear budgetary information
• Provide first-stage editing of all proposals and reports across the department to a high standard and providing detailed, constructive feedback to interns and Junior Officers
• Support in the management of donor compliance across several projects, working with the Head of Programmes and the implementation team to ensure that project milestones are being met
• Work alongside the Programme Manager and Head of Department in problem-solving and providing additional support in line with emerging issues from project implementation
• Manage pieces of long-term project work that require a higher level of expertise and experience across the department
• Support in the recruitment of new staff and provide support, management, review and professional development to your team of Project Development Interns, Officers and specialists
• Foster essential cross-cultural collaboration, providing support to both the national and international teams to bridge gaps in understanding and priorities for project development and implementation
• Provide pastoral care, guidance and act as a role model, both professionally and personally, for a team of early career professionals living in country
• Work alongside the Head of Department, Head of Programmes and Head of Finance in developing and managing the budgets relating to projects
• Develop and update resources to support project development processes, including proposal and budget templates and style guidelines
• Assist departmental MEL specialists in developing MEL tools and analysing data, including the writing of MEL reports when needed
• Support the development of project development procedures, guidelines, and trainings and provide project-specific information to inform policy development across the organisation
• Work with the Programme Officers and interns to ensure that statistics, research, funding trackers, photo database and handovers relating to the projects are accurate
• Oversee the project-specific website and social media content
• Work with the national team and external partners in increasing their skills and capacity, providing mentoring or training where appropriate
• Take an active role in project management meetings, leading discussions and standing in for the Head of Programmes where appropriate
• Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the department, including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anti corruption, and undertake continual training to ensure these are promoted at all times
• Form part of the team representing projects or SEED when required
• Liaise closely with the UK team in London always ensuring clear communication
• Complete any other tasks required by the Head of Programmes or Director of Operations and Heads of Departments commensurate with this role