Program Officer at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)

Location: Owerri, Imo State

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for direct management and coordination of all project activities in the state, in line with project implementation plan.
• Ensures that all project activities in the state meet effective programming standards and best practices established by WEWE-LOPIN 2 and the Nigerian Government especially the National Standards for Improving the Quality of Life of Vulnerable Children in Nigeria.
• Ensure that services provided to vulnerable children are needs based and in line with the National service standard and the PEPFAR guidelines
• Provide support to stakeholders at State, LGA and IAs levels to develop state specific workplans to address identified needs of OVC
• Strengthen technical capacity of IAs in OVC programming, service provisions and governance.
• Coordinate state project activities to ensure successful implementation of household centered and community based approach
• Provide technical leadership for need assessments and design activities to ensure implementation of innovative approaches including mainstreaming of gender into LOPIN-2 activities.
• Carry out advocacy to integrate budget for OVC activities into state and LGA annual budget
• Represent the organization at meetings with government agencies, other implementing partners, service providers, OVC Technical Working group and State OVC Steering Committee meetings etc
• Support community improvement Teams activities.
• Ensure compliance to all donor requirements in program, activities and reports
• Provide timely update on grant work plan progress.
• Participate in project review meetings, project monitoring, reporting and documentation.

Qualifications

• A Degree in Social Sciences with at least 4 years post National Youth Service experience, which must include at least 2 years in OVC programming, health, education and sub granting.
• Also, preferred are knowledge of Household Economic Strengthening, community development program, and NGO/CBOs collaborative relationship.
• An MPH is an added advantage. Familiarity with local tradition and language is highly desirable.
• A first class or second class upper is an added advantage