The Programme Officer will be responsible for ensuring that effective humanitarian response is delivered by conducting assessments, developing strategies, and representing DG ECHO at a technical level within Uganda.
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DG ECHO Programme Officer
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European Union Delegation to Uganda
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Description (Public)
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Contributes to designing DG ECHO overall strategy, policies and thematic working groups.
- Appraises and evaluates partners’ financing requests and monitors projects in the light of the intervention strategy.
- Prepares fiche-ops (e-documents for assessing and monitoring projects) and submits to the responsible HoO/TA.
- Reviews policy compliance in cooperation with policy experts in the RO/HQ.
- Liaises with partners to finalise and review proposals.
- Evaluates interim and final reports submitted by partners.
- Drafts reports on the humanitarian situation, including political, economic and security events.
- Supports the HoO/TA in the event of an emergency response.
- Ensures the monitoring of DG ECHO visibility and communication with partners.
- Manages/supervises the contracts/grants database.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
- A relevant second level university degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at national or international level in managing programme/project operations, including at least 2 years of experience with an NGO, a donor or a national/international organisation.
- Very good knowledge of the EU humanitarian aid system.
- Very good knowledge of International NGOs, UN Aid Agencies and Red Cross Movement.
- Very good understanding of Humanitarian Aid principles, policies and standards.
- Excellent drafting skills and proficiency in MS Word and Excel.
- Excellent command of English (written and oral) and knowledge of the local language.
Application status
This is an archived notice. Applications through this advert are closed.
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