NGO Program Officer – Segal Family

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Segal Family Foundation – Program Officer

Location – Based in Kampala for first 4 – 6 months; Thereafter potential to be based in Rwanda or Burundi; 50% travel within East & West Africa

Organization Overview:

The Segal Family Foundation (SFF) supports over 160 non-profit organizations working in Sub Saharan Africa to solve the continent’s most challenging development challenges. SFF provides not only financial support but also has a growing program of capacity building services for its grantees. The Foundation currently has eight full-time staff, including three staff in Africa.

Position Overview:

SFF seeks a French-speaking Program Officer to support Africa-side operations including: programmatic and regional networks, capacity building programming, due diligence of potential grantees, and general administrative tasks.

Reports to: Director of Operations

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage Programmatic and Regional Networks


• Assist in planning health and youth workshops


• Manage logistics of health and youth workshops


• Contribute to Facebook, list-serve, and file-sharing for health and youth networks


• Manage planning and logistics of regional dinners 30% Support Capacity Building (Targeted Capacity Support)


• Assist with, and eventually conduct, capacity assessments for Francophone SFF grantees


• Build a database of quality Francophone consultants based in East Africa (across the areas of strategic planning, financial management, fundraising, and M&E)


• Manage tracking and support to grantees in the TCS program


• Occasionally provide on-site support to SFF grantees 30% Due Diligence of Potential Grantees


• Assist with vetting applications of potential grantees


• Organize scheduling and logistics of site visits


• Conduct site visits and provide funding recommendations 30% Administrative Tasks


• Coordinate logistics of visits from peer organizations


• Assist with planning and execution of annual meeting


• Maintain site visits notes and partner files


• Track budgets for Africa-side programming


• Other tasks as needed

Qualifications:

• Written and spoken fluency in English (required)


• Proficiency in French, (required)


• Swahili, Kinyarwanda or local language (preferred)


• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel (required)


• Bachelor’s degree in social work, nonprofit management, business or other related field (required)


• Master’s degree in public administration, business administration, public health, or social work (preferred)


• Experience working with grassroots nonprofit organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa


• Background in monitoring and evaluation


• Basic understanding accounting and financial management


• Ability to work and travel independently


• Detail-oriented with willingness to both coordinate large events and complete administrative tasks


• Strong writing ability

Compensation – Competitive salary based on experience

How To Apply

Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter to info@segalfamilyfoundation.org

Deadline – August 15th, 2014

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