Programme Officer - Thought Leadership (NGO) at Stresert Services Limited

JOB OVERVIEW

To support the Thought Leadership Team, the programme Officer will need to:

• Understand the African continent ecosystem 
• Leverage challenges to create new ways of thinking and working 
• Be hands-on in designing and delivering ideas to scale, standard, and timeline.  
• Understand the importance of the twin roles of communication and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), and factor these into the creation process for every output
• Understand Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI)and the link to sustainable change that transforms the lives of citizens and how to mainstream that into the decision-making and design process
• Be able to raise funds 
• Be able to work unsupervised 

The Program Officer will work directly with the team lead of the Thought Leadership Initiative and programme area leads as may be defined and assigned. 

JOB PURPOSE

• Actively observe, report on and deliver the activities of the Thought Leadership Initiative towards achieving the defined strategic objectives
• Supervise, allocate and apply all resource(s)  (technological, human and material) across all Thought Leadership as approved 
• Act in proxy role as a point of contact and representative for THOUGHT LEADERSHIP related matters as may be assigned
• Prepare and disseminate report regularly as may be agreed 
• Coordinate network resources and ensure a symbiotic working relationship always
• Deliver other programme-related tasks as may be assigned  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES /AREAS
 

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Study all concept notes and be the custodian of the work plan of the THOUGHT LEADERSHIP initiative and team 
• Prepare, store, and disseminate any work document as directed by the Team Lead.
• Create and track a work plan to monitor THOUGHT LEADERSHIP’s work progress 
• Implement a firm Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) plan 
• Support all annual planned events. Tasks include but are not limited to:
• Event program agenda development
• Inviting and scheduling guest speakers and moderators
• Creating a time budget
• Prepare and also review funding proposal 
• Programme communication, such as sending post-event appreciation notes.
• Work closely with THOUGHT LEADERSHIP program area leads
• Schedule and plan all communications around Thought Leadership events.
• Develop reports such as:
• Weekly meeting reports
• Quarterly program reports
• Annual Thought Leadership report
• Project reports 

Communiques 

• Other tasks as may be assigned by the Team Lead

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE 

If the Programme officer is the right fit: 

• The THOUGHT LEADERSHIP team would be coordinated and more seamlessly achieve set goals in record time 
• All THOUGHT LEADERSHIP communication tasks will be responded to and resolved within the stipulated time
• All events are delivered to an audience satisfaction rate of 90%
• Partnerships and collaborations with internal stakeholders and departments such as the Experience Lead, Alum Association, Tech Support, and Faculty Liaison will be effective and drive the achievement of core objectives 
• Reports will be timely and qualitative  
• There will be a happy team receiving the right technical and team support 

Experience:

• B.Sc. or its equivalent from a recognised tertiary Institution. M.Sc. will be an added advantage
• Relevant professional certifications in programme management and fundraising will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of one year of local or international work experience in the social or learning and development sectors.
• Administrative experience in tertiary education/learning and/or development.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills 
• Proficiency in use of ICT tools and communication techniques 
• Ability to work unsupervised with respect for quality delivery to scale and timeline.
• Local language proficiency 

Qualities:

• Driven to succeed without fear of imagining new ideas and happy to learn from failure 
• Passionate, principled, organized, patient and flexible   
• Organised with an unalloyed respect for the effective use of time 
• Respects diversity, equity and inclusion in use of language and behaviour
• Committed to the principles of good governance, efficiency and resource management 
• Ability to motivate others.
• Good political and cultural sensitivity and emotional intelligence 
• At home with communication technology 
• Good writing and strong communication skills 
• Articulate in English and other languages
• A good sense of humour 

GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS    

• Comfort with remote work
• Ability to work and lead in an intense and fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working in an environment of diversity (of gender, generation, geography, ethnicity, (dis)ability, faith and sectors)
• Willingness to travel occasionally

APPLICATION

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CVs to recruitment@stresertintegrated.com using POSPPG-LAG-48 as the subject of the email.