Apply: ActionAid Project Officer

Deadline: 09 September, 2022

Location: Johannesburg or Nairobi

ActionAid is seeking to fill the role of Project Officer for the Transformation Impact Fund (TIF).

ActionAid is a global movement of people working together to further human rights for all and defeat poverty.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate, plan, implement, and report on the TIF
  • Responsible for all administration and logistics
  • Assist grantees to access technical support from relevant experts in the global secretariat and the federation, as needed, to improve project success
  • Supports TIF grantees to develop and track robust MEL indicators and feminist story-gathering, and develop six and 12-month narrative reports, with guidance from the programme quality, research, innovation and impact advisor
  • Develop, review, and advise on appropriate frameworks and tools for TIF
  • Ensure that TIF applications are linked to ActionAid and country strategies, frameworks, guidelines, and approaches
  • Ensure countries comply with TIF guidelines and procedures
  • Set up and manage the award process from start to finish (application guidance, application review, ‘Dragon’s Den’ interactive competition, finalisation of memorandum of understanding (MOUs)
  • Anticipate and mitigate risks related to the TIF and ensure assurance processes are on track
  • Lead on internal communications and information management
  • Produce a consolidated annual TIF impact report/event that informs the next round of TIF allocations as well as feeds into larger ActionAid strategy, learning and accountability processes
  • Lead on the production and sharing of learning products such as case studies, learning bulletins and infographics showcasing the organisation’s impact and good practices
  • Liaise regularly with institutions and partnership fundraising communities to help grantees identify opportunities to secure additional external resources for TIF projects

Requirements

  • Minimum of bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a development-related field, with a strong programme/project development and management component
  • Five years, minimum, of experience leading programme design and implementation
  • Proven experience of using the human rights-based approach in designing and implementing development programmes in the global south, with clear hands-on experience of implementing or directly supporting the whole programme/project cycle from end-to-end
  • Experience in providing MEL support to HRBA programmes/projects, tracking change, evaluating shifts in power and structural changes
  • Excellent quantitative and qualitative MEL skills and familiarity with current approaches
  • Strong analytical and conceptual skills
  • Ability to document programme/project experiences and generate knowledge and learning to inform the future of the programme/project
  • Participatory leadership style with negotiating and influencing skills
  • Ability to work closely with others (often from a distance) to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities
  • Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and levels

To apply and for more information, click here.

Photo source: ActionAid Liberia

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