Job Title:Program Officer, Mobile Financial Service
About this job
Our client Grameen Foundation is a company empowering people, changing lives and innovating for the world's poor is seeking to recruit result driven and motivated individuals for the Vacancy above;
Reporting to: Project Director
Job Summary: The Program Officer (PO) will be responsible for overall management of the MFS Accelerator program. You will work closely with the MFS Director to align various work-streams and their dependencies to deliver on program targets and commitments to donors and partners. You will also provide reporting on our financial, operational, and human resources availability to take on additional commitments with donors and partners.
As part of doing regular and systematic reporting, the PO will pay special attention to risk identification and mitigation and will promote integrated programming by guiding the development and review of departmental annual and quarterly plans.
The role will be responsible for the implementation of the team’s Program Management tool. In addition, the position will prepare and manage communications for exhibitions and GF-Uganda events as well as prepare materials for local and international conferences.
The role will provide Management Office assistance to our partner (MTN Uganda) as required and advised by the MFS Director.
In this position, you will be part of a team that delivers quality and on-time products and services that meet our clients’ demands to help improve the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people who are living on less than $2.25/day.
In this position, you will be part of a team that delivers quality and on-time products and services that meet our clients’ demands to help improve the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people who are living on less than $2.25/day.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Management
Work under guidance of MFS Director and in collaboration with management team to customize Program Management (PM) tool to meet MFS Accelerator program needs
Develop visuals for representing actual progress against targets, at-risk areas, and human resource availability by department.
Work with MTN Uganda to ensure that their progress has been recorded in the Program Management tool.
Manage events and meetings as they relate to the MFS Accelerator project.
Take responsibility for coordinating field operations, trips, and bookings.
Guide managers to develop annual department plans and manage quarterly target setting and reviews.
Provide reporting on resource availability, financial expenditure by work-stream and partners, and progress against program plan in integrated manner
Communications
Prepare communication materials for conferences, exhibitions, and GF-Uganda events.
Manage delivery of donor reporting in partnership with MTN Uganda and GF USA.
Manage exhibition and GF-Uganda events preparations.
Manage public communications for the project and ensure that it is delivered on time and has approved content.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Deep commitment to eradication of poverty and alignment with Grameen Foundation’s mission and understanding of and commitment to financial inclusion for the Unbanked in Africa.
Proven ability to manage disparate and complex work-streams simultaneously with multiple dependencies and under tight timelines.
Exceptional attention to detail and eye for quality assurance.
Excellent time management skills with proven track record of achievement under pressure.
Commitment to delivering highest quality products and services that meet the needs of our clients—the poor and poorest Ugandans, partners and donors.
Must be willing to travel to remote communities to assess.
Outstanding commitment to teamwork with ability to work collaboratively across departments and identify and achieve shared objectives under challenging conditions.
Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate the MFS Accelerator to a wide range of stakeholders using varied media.
Mastery of power point and visual presentation tools.
Excellent written communication skills.
Basic understanding of product development and Financial Services preferred.
Qualifications:
Minimum Bachelor’s degree in development studies, business administration, or other related degree
At least 3-5 years professional experience and at least 3 years experience managing projects or teams
Experience designing and using Program Management tools preferred
Experience in quality assurance and/or product development preferred
Experience in communications, graphic design, or proposal writing preferred
Fluency in oral and written English.
How to Apply:
Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.
1. Send an Application letter and CV/Resume.
2. Merge these two documents into one document in either word or pdf format.
3. Do not attach or send any scanned documents, these are sometimes too large for our inbox.
4. Include the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email address and send your application by email to grameenjobs@nftconsult.com
5. Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.
Deadline 11 Apr, 2012
