Program Optimizer - Taraba at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Overview

• The optimizer will support RISE team to ensure sustainable, high quality and efficient program management and contribute to program support provided to RISE state and Country office program.
• With supervision and guidance from the RISE senior program officer/program officer, the optimizer staff will monitor daily and weekly achievements, collate, analyze and write report of daily achievement and contribute to program efficiencies.
• The Optimizer will support adhoc management documentation, maintain directory trackers, support GSR trackers, activity budget development, minutes of meetings and documentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to RISE program with focus on program management
• Support the implementation of activities, preplanning logistics, participants logistics, documentation and overall support
• Collect and manage relevant national and sub-national data including drafting data collection tools, leading data collection, managing and analyzing data sets, synthesizing analyses from data to support decision making;
• Conduct operational assessments and gap analyses to inform program implementation design and decision making
• Support logistics and management of subawards documents and trackers
• Support weekly project progress reports collations, including preparing periodic reports and/or presentations on areas of focus while closely maintaining deadlines;
• Support country office level program meetings, logistics and reporting
• Manage program inventory and documentation
• Maintain excellent working relationships with relevant national, provincial, district and facility staff;
• Manage RISE adhoc accountability matrix and volunteer database
• Manage RISE program trackers (GSRs, activities schedules and Issue/Incidence log)
• Manage stakeholder’s directory, update regularly and document
• Prepare and process relevant program documents as necessary
• Perform any other duties as assigned by leadership

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public health, communications, or related discipline
• 1-2 years’ experience in Program Management and development of communications documents including success stories, reports etc.
• Experience working on knowledge sharing and transfer processes and activities
• Ability to communicate and engage confidently; manage competing priorities