Program Officer, Women's Empowerment

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Counterpart International

Hybrid
  • Career category:Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type:Job
  • Humanitarian or Development:Development
  • Experience level:0-5 years
  • Organisation type:Civil Society
  • Remote option:Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements:Right to work required in advance
  • Salary: $ 50502-65652 / yearly
  • Work schedule:Full-time
  • Length of contract:Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location:United States 
Economic justice
Overview
Counterpart International helps people build better lives and more durable futures, community by community. For more than 50 years and in more than 65 countries, Counterpart has ensured that local leaders are at the center of every development challenge, drawing on the knowledge that local leadership is a requirement for any effective and lasting solution. We partner with organizations, businesses, and communities to support their efforts as solution creators in their countries as they tackle social, economic, environmental and governance issues.
 

Responsibilities

Project Management:
  • Support and assist the implementation and administration of current Women’s Empowerment projects, as well as any anticipated additional programming.
  • Assist the training team in preparing for and implementing virtual and in-person women’s empowerment training events and workshops to ensure seamless delivery. For virtual events and trainings, manage breakout rooms, monitor the chat, and create and manage tools such as Miro boards, Google Docs, videos, etc. Upload and manage learning platform content.
  • Contribute to and participate in the portfolio’s monitoring and evaluation efforts, knowledge management, and harnessing best practices to contribute to thought leadership, technical excellence and both internal and external learning. Lead and support the distribution, collection, and analysis of program evaluations, and generate reports.


Research and Analysis:
  • Work with Women’s Empowerment team and project team members in different countries to provide support and technical input on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) analyses, action plans, and other short-term technical assistance (STTA) on women’s empowerment and GESI deliverables.


New Business Development:
  • Assist with assessing the feasibility of new funding opportunities and contribute to the substantive design of new programs.
  • Support new business development (NBD) efforts as assigned including serving as a proposal coordinator.
  • Conduct research and other rapid analyses to inform pursuit decisions and the technical and cost proposals.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in international studies, gender studies, political science, international development, or education, African, Asian, or Latin American studies, sociology, communications, or another area of relevant study.
  • Minimum three years’ professional experience supporting international development programs, women’s empowerment and/or new business development experience is a plus.
  • One to two years’ experience supporting new business development efforts. Experience supporting USAID bid processes preferred.
  • A keen interest in global women’s empowerment as well as any of the following: gender equality, social inclusion, women’s economic power, women in governance, women and resilient food systems, women’s leadership development, and/or gender-based violence.
  • Demonstrated experience working with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded projects.
  • Program management experience, including basic accounting necessary to draft and oversee a budget.
  • Ability to think quickly and effectively to solve problems, handle multiple projects, determine priorities in dynamic professional setting.
  • Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills; commitment to collaboration; solutions-oriented team player who is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
  • Strong research, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Fluency in English is required. 

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