Program Officer, Humanitarian Response - 2025834

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Portfolio management:
• Serve as primary liaison and point of coordination between grant and assigned set of WR country offices and WR’s various home office departments
• Ensure timely, relevant communication is delivered between consortium Program Management Unit, country office and home office stakeholders
• Ensure assigned countries’ compliance with relevant WR and US government policies and procedures, including CHS standards and organizational core beliefs
• Support periodic review of portfolio strategies and plans to identify additional areas of collaboration, capacity development, investment, etc.
• Support sharing and learning of portfolio management best practices with other Program Officers across International Programs  
Grant/Program Management
• Lead and ensure grant/program compliance with US government, consortium and WR knowledge management standards
• Lead setup tasks required for project administration in WR systems, including ERP, payroll,  Metrics Portal, etc.
• Keep all internal grant tracking systems (Proposal Pipeline, Active Award and Reporting Trackers, etc.) updated    
• Schedule and lead grant/programming review calls as needed 
• Support management of sudden/rapid onset crisis information and needs assessments
• Liaise with technical advisors and other HO stakeholders on issues regarding program operations, management, quality and close out as needed  
Budget and financial invoicing 
• Support and review grant budgets key performance indicators monthly 
• Support creation of annual and rapid activation grant budget(s)
• Provide ongoing oversight and management to general funds and portfolio cash flow needs
• Conduct quality control of various internal reports, to ensure accurate internal fund codes and award pipelines  Internal communications, external representation and knowledge management
• Facilitate collection of content (ie. impact stories, data, quotes, photographs and video) from assigned portfolio, grants and programs
• Review and approve final content for assigned portfolio prior to publishing
• Present and represent portfolio strategy, updates, status reports both within WR and with external stakeholders, including donors and partners 
• Provide information from portfolio to support website updates, social media, conferences, and other external engagements 
• Support implementation of SharePoint documentation and filing system  
Reporting and Learning
• Coordinate and lead quarterly project programmatic and financial reporting for all funding sources, including setting drafting schedule, reviewing/writing sections, incorporating feedback and submitting reports as needed
• Ensure compliance with WR’s DMEAL guidance and donor expectations  Business Development and fundraising 
• Coordinate, review, and/or develop sudden onset activation concept papers and proposals for as assigned according to WR’s Proposal Development Process
• Review potential opportunities and schedule Kick-Off Meetings for ‘Go’ opportunities in collaboration with the Proposal Development Coordinator
• Ensure portfolio assigned personnel contribute to proposal development per their assigned roles on the proposal team 
• Ensure proposals developed in assigned portfolio follow WR proposal guidance, including budget and technical review guidance   
• Provide budgeting support and review as needed  
Partner management
• Ensure portfolio adherence to WR partnership management guidance, including partner vetting, due diligence, agreement management, etc.
• Support trip planning and logistics  
• Special projects: Assist Program Lead in assigned projects
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World ReliefsCore Beliefs,Statement of Faith,Christian Identity andNational Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
• Humanitarian program implementation experience in fragile, conflict-affected, disaster-affected, or complex emergency contexts
• Demonstrated experience supporting rapid humanitarian responses, including needs assessment, response strategy, partner selection, program design, implementation monitoring, and learning.
• Ability to lead through influence across country teams, regional leadership, home office functions, and external partners without relying on direct line authority.
• Excellent written communication skills, including ability to draft strong concept notes, program design documents, donor narratives, decision memos, technical guidance, and internal briefings under time pressure.
• Comfort and familiarity with representing World Relief at external events, technical working groups, and international forums. 
• College degree in related field required
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in international development, non-profit or mission work.     
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively to fragile context with increased hardship or security risks
• Language skills in French 
• Prior country office-based experience a plus 
• Must be able to multi-task and work well on multiple projects, while being able toprioritize.   
• Ability to respond professionally and effectively to multiple and often competing demands.     
• Demonstrated task and project implementation aptitude.
• Strong track record of completing tasks in a timely manner. 
• Demonstrated ability to handle basic financial procedures and spreadsheet functions.     
• Excellent writing skills, preferably with experiencing in writing proposals and project reports.
• Commitment to serving international program needs as expressed from the Country office.     
• Proven ability to be a team-player.
• Ability to facilitate a process of system change/development with heavy team input. 
• Must be a self-starter, strongly motivated and interested in producing results. 
• Strong interpersonal skills. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in management, humanitarian assistance, international development or an advanced degree in a related field
• Proven experience managing remote and multi-location programs, preferably in complex humanitarian or fragile contexts.
• Experience working within consortium-led projects, including coordination with lead agencies and partners, governance, and collaborative decision-making.
• Direct experience with sudden-onset disaster response, epidemic or outbreak response, conflict-related displacement, public health emergency response, or rapid response financing mechanisms
• Experience developing emergency response concept notes, donor submissions, program design documents, DADDs, technical guidance, or internal decision/action documents