Program Officer, Veteran Reintegration Program at IREX
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Who We Are
IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive. With a projected annual portfolio of more than $100 million and nearly 700 staff worldwide, we work with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.
The Program Officer will work under the supervision of a Program Manager for the Employment component of VRP (Veteran Reintegration Program) and support the implementation of activities, carry out a variety of programmatic and administrative tasks, communicate with stakeholders and support subgrantee and local actors.
We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.
Are you the next member of our team?
Your Background and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in international development, business management, administration, NGO management, public administration, political science, and/or other relevant field is preferred.
- 3+ years of relevant experience working in the NGO sector supporting large-scale programs with subgrant components.
- Demonstrated experience managing programs funded by the US Government and/or other donor governments.
- Strong managerial and interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with all staff, partners, subgrantees, and members of donor organizations.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
- High degree of initiative, organization, and attention to detail.
- Very good command of English Language and Ukraine is required.
- Excellent writing and editing skills with experience in drafting programmatic documents, such as proposals, work-plans; quarterly reports; final reports; success stories; talking points; and other types of programmatic documents.
- Knowledge of veteran-related issues and employment support programs is an advantage.
- Must demonstrate valid proof of unrestricted work authorization in Ukraine.
Your Daily Tasks
- Under the supervision of Program Manager, administer programmatic activities dedicated to employment support for veterans.
- Ensure that all programmatic deliverables are achieved by the established deadlines.
- Provide technical input into the development and adaptation of program materials.
- Ensure quality control of the materials and products developed under the program.
- Supports subgrantees, maintain day-to-day communication with them and ensure the delivery of the milestones in accordance to the deadlines and indicators set.
- Supply technical assistance in relevant areas of expertise, and provide technical advising to program subgrantees.
- Assist the execution of subgrants, contract and other types of agreements ensuring compliance and quality deliverables.
- Provide input into the development of training curriculum, educational materials, strategic planning sessions.
- Draft proposals, work-plans; performance monitoring and evaluation plans; quarterly reports; final reports; success stories; talking points; and other types of programmatic documents.
- Coordinate organization of program meetings and events in the offline and online format (check-ins, trainings, workshops, working group meetings, etc.);
- Coordinate and support oversight of hired experts, making sure their outputs correspond to the expected deliverables.
- Work closely with partners from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, the State Employment Center, NGOs, donors and other stakeholders and partners.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation, including activity reports, participant data, and financial documentation related to hired experts, external contractors and subgrantees.
- Collaborate with other program components and teams to share insights, challenges, and successes to enhance program effectiveness.
- Travel to regions to attend program events and meetings, upon request.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with civil society, media groups, opinion leaders, government officials, members of international community and other program stakeholders.
- Communicate with subgrantees, external contractors and experts.
- Assist in arranging meetings for senior management as needed and requested.
- Maintain meeting notes, summaries of the meetings, and other written communication materials.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with civil society, media groups, opinion leaders, government officials, members of international community and other program stakeholders.
- Support the development and design of employment support activities for veterans during the proposal development process.
- Review financial documents, and other contractor’s requests.
- Support the due diligence process for the subgrantees.
- Prepare documentation in line with IREX procurement requirements.
- Stay up to date with monitoring the veterans’ community issues in Ukraine, information about new stakeholders in this field and fill out the ‘VRP potential partner organization’ spreadsheet.
- Provide ideas and initiative to improvement internal and external processes, support ties with veterans and share with team the key point from this communication.
- Other duties as assigned.
We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.
This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.
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EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer
