Program Officer (Bishoftu)

Key Responsibilities

1. Subnational Project Delivery & Field Coordination

• ·Lead daily implementation of assigned projects across Woredas, Kebeles/cities and sub-cites in his jurisdiction in line with approved workplans, budgets and donor commitments.
• Translate project plans into weekly and monthly activity schedules, staffing assign-ments and measurable field targets.
• Coordinate targeting, community entry, enrolment, training, coaching, savings, enter-prise support and other approved intervention activities.
• Track delivery milestones and participant targets across projects; address routine de-lays and escalate material deviations promptly.
• Conduct frequent field supervision and coordinate logistics, implementation materials and access to assigned locations.

2. Field Team Leadership & Supervision

• Directly supervise Field Associates and Project Officers as applicable, setting clear workplans, targets and standards.
• Provide regular coaching, performance feedback, spot checks and field-based support to implementation teams.
• Oversee Business Mentor performance through Field Associates where this is the approved reporting line.
• Monitor staff workload, coverage, productivity and attendance; identify capacity gaps and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with relevant functional teams to support effective program implementation, monitor follow-up actions, and ensure timely completion of activities in line with deliverables.

3. Program Quality, Data & Learning

• Ensure faithful application of approved Graduation and SPRINT methodologies, safe-guarding standards and participant eligibility rules.
• Review field monitoring data and dashboards with MEL and Systems to verify pro-gress, completeness and accuracy.
• Conduct quality checks on targeting, training, coaching and participant services; cor-rect gaps within delegated authority.
• Capture participant feedback, operational lessons and context-specific barriers to in-form adaptive implementation.
• Plan field logistics, transport, venues, materials and supplies needed for timely -implementation.
• Prepare activity-level resource requirements and monitor use of approved budgets and equipment.
• Verify field activity completion and ensure timely, accurate expense documentation and accountability
• Flag resource shortages, unbudgeted needs and significant variances to the Program Officer and Finance.

4. Community Engagement & Local Coordination

• Lead operational relationships with communities, local administrators and stakeholders within assigned areas.
• Coordinate community sensitization, mobilization and clear communication of eligibility, entitlements and grievance channels.
• Support approved local government and partner activities without making unauthorized strategic commitments.
• Identify and escalate community tensions, access constraints and sensitive stakeholder issues.
• Promote respectful engagement, participant dignity and effective feedback and referral mechanisms.

5. Reporting, Risk & Compliance

• Consolidate accurate weekly and monthly field reports, verified against workplans, systems and supporting records.
• Maintain field-level risk and issue logs, track corrective actions and escalate material implementation concerns.
• Ensure staff comply with donor rules, safeguarding, data protection, security and organizational procedures .
• Support MEL verification, audits and donor monitoring visits, maintaining complete and audit-ready field records.

6 . Safeguarding, Inclusion & Risk Management

• Explain participant rights, entitlements, complaint channels, and safeguarding measures, including risks of child abuse and sexual or financial exploitation.
• Follow Village Enterprise safeguarding policies, Code of Conduct, security procedures and data-protection requirements in every interaction .
• Report safeguarding allegations immediately through established confidential channels; do not independently investigate incidents.
• Identify routine field risks and take authorized mitigating action; escalate serious compliance, security, reputational, or implementation concerns promptly.

Required Qualifications

• ·At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in community-based program delivery, including field team supervision.
• Experience coordinating one or multiple projects across dispersed locations and supervising implementation personnel.
• Strong competence in field work planning, operational logistics, reporting, risk identification and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to use implementation data and digital tools to assess field performance and take corrective action.
• Experience in Graduation, livelihoods, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion or SPRINT-style digital delivery is desirable.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, Project Management, Business Administration, Agriculture, Social Sciences, Community Development or a related field.

Core Competencies

• Field Leadership: Coordinates daily implementation and multiple field teams across assigned locations.
• Delivery Quality: Applies approved methodologies and identifies and addresses field quality gaps.
• Operational Stewardship: Plans activities and uses field resources responsibly.
• People Supervision: Coaches Field Associates and Project Associates and strengthens accountability.
• Community Engagement: Builds trusted local relationships without exceeding dele-gated authority.
• Risk & Integrity: Acts promptly on safeguarding, security, compliance and operational risks.
• Problem-Solving: Resolves routine field constraints and escalates material changes ap-propriately.

Key Performance Indicators

• Delivery: Percentage of assigned field milestones and activities completed on time.
• Reach & Results: Achievement of approved participant, household, enterprise, training and coaching output and outcome targets across the implementation cluster.
• Quality: Compliance with approved delivery standards and closure of field quality ac-tions.
• Resource Use: Timely accountability and efficient use of approved field resources.
• Supervision: Completion of planned coaching, field visits and team performance re-views.
• Data & Reporting: Timely, accurate and complete field data and reporting.
• People: Achievement of Field Associate and Project Associate performance objectives.
• Risk & Community Accountability: Timely issue escalation and effective response to participant feedback.

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications coupled with a passion for changing lives of the extreme poor are invited to submit their applications and resume (PDF). Please follow this: >>https://villageenterprise.careers.flair.hr/positions/a78Jw00000EsgJxIAJ link to submit your application .

Application Deadline: 9th November 2026

 

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Safeguarding Toll-free line is 8495.

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