Regional Program Officer
2025-07-30T13:53:06+00:00
Wildlife Conservation Society
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Kigali
Kigali
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Rwanda
Hospitality, and Tourism
Admin & Office
2025-08-16T17:00:00+00:00
Rwanda
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Job Purpose
The Program Officer will provide technical, administrative and implementation support to a complex program that oversees conservation activities in several Protected Areas in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad. The successful candidate will fulfil a key role in program coordination, compliance, reporting workflows, agreement review, and information management for the Sudano Sahel regional team. She/he will ensure activities are documented and donor-reporting schedules are well managed and adhered to. The Program Officer will lead by summarising the requirements of grants issued under each donor, communicating these requirements to the program teams and providing compliance support to project leads throughout implementation as needed. She/he will also support country programs in reporting, preparing modification requests for ongoing awards, supporting donor agreement review and providing overall facilitation and support to the fulfilment of WCS’s mission in the region. She/he will work to build the capacity of the program teams.
Responsibilities
Program Reporting & Proposal Development
- Support the coordination, tracking, preparation and submission of narrative donor reports in the Sudano Sahel portfolio, ensuring they are donor-compliant, timely, of high quality and follow an internal review process.
- Lead capacity-building efforts for technical report writing and information management capabilities.
- Ensure program activities and means of verification are documented in a central location.n
- Support drafting award modification requests when needed
- Support the drafting of concept notes and project proposals, as appropriate
Grants Management
- Support the development of the country programs’ overall implementation plan, annual work plans, projects, and initiatives and processes related to monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Support linkages and coordination with thematic programs (e.g., species conservation, one health, counter wildlife trafficking, etc.) to help and support execution activities in the country.
- Coordinate high-level project monitoring and organise/host meetings and annual workshops with Program, Project, Management and the Regional Management teams, to ensure performance on grants is tracked effectively, risks and issues are flagged, and corrective action is taken as appropriate, and work plans are developed. Ed.
- Work closely with the regional team to ensure the monitoring of grants for compliance with WCS’s policies and procedures, as well as donor/government / external rules and regulations.
- Support Regional Business and Grants Managers in process mapping and assist with the improvement of standard procedures and control of workflow.s
Knowledge Management
- Work closely with the regional team in the management of the database and tracking systems, ensuring records and documents are organised and saved efficiently.
- Support knowledge management and communications following donor regulations Position:
Qualification Requirements
Minimum Requirements and Job Skills (Required)
- Either an advanced degree (Master’s) in the fields of international relations, development, social or natural sciences or similar, or a first degree (Bachelor’s) with demonstrated and appropriate experience
- Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience at the national or international level, supporting or managing a programme/project funded by institutional donors (European Union would be an asset), including grant management and proposal development
- Ability to multitask and deliver high-quality reports, sometimes within short deadlines
- Demonstrated experience working in a multicultural team, with experience working in Africa and across time zones a distinct advantage
- Experience working, coordinating and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, including partner NGOs
- Demonstrate an understanding of program budget and budgetary implications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in French are mandatory, and in English would be a strong asset
- Interest in conservation and commitment to the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Additional Requirements:
- Regular travel to WCS landscapes and capital cities in CAR and Chad
- Professional proficiency in English and French
Program Reporting & Proposal Development Support the coordination, tracking, preparation and submission of narrative donor reports in the Sudano Sahel portfolio, ensuring they are donor-compliant, timely, of high quality and follow an internal review process. Lead capacity-building efforts for technical report writing and information management capabilities. Ensure program activities and means of verification are documented in a central location.n Support drafting award modification requests when needed Support the drafting of concept notes and project proposals, as appropriate Grants Management Support the development of the country programs’ overall implementation plan, annual work plans, projects, and initiatives and processes related to monitoring and evaluation systems. Support linkages and coordination with thematic programs (e.g., species conservation, one health, counter wildlife trafficking, etc.) to help and support execution activities in the country. Coordinate high-level project monitoring and organise/host meetings and annual workshops with Program, Project, Management and the Regional Management teams, to ensure performance on grants is tracked effectively, risks and issues are flagged, and corrective action is taken as appropriate, and work plans are developed. Ed. Work closely with the regional team to ensure the monitoring of grants for compliance with WCS’s policies and procedures, as well as donor/government / external rules and regulations. Support Regional Business and Grants Managers in process mapping and assist with the improvement of standard procedures and control of workflow
Either an advanced degree (Master’s) in the fields of international relations, development, social or natural sciences or similar, or a first degree (Bachelor’s) with demonstrated and appropriate experience Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience at the national or international level, supporting or managing a programme/project funded by institutional donors (European Union would be an asset), including grant management and proposal development Ability to multitask and deliver high-quality reports, sometimes within short deadlines Demonstrated experience working in a multicultural team, with experience working in Africa and across time zones a distinct advantage Experience working, coordinating and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, including partner NGOs Demonstrate an understanding of program budget and budgetary implications Excellent oral and written communication skills in French are mandatory, and in English would be a strong asset Interest in conservation and commitment to the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society. Additional Requirements: Regular travel to WCS landscapes and capital cities in CAR and Chad Professional proficiency in English and French
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Vacancy title:
Regional Program Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Wildlife Conservation Society
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, August 16 2025
Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
The Program Officer will provide technical, administrative and implementation support to a complex program that oversees conservation activities in several Protected Areas in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad. The successful candidate will fulfil a key role in program coordination, compliance, reporting workflows, agreement review, and information management for the Sudano Sahel regional team. She/he will ensure activities are documented and donor-reporting schedules are well managed and adhered to. The Program Officer will lead by summarising the requirements of grants issued under each donor, communicating these requirements to the program teams and providing compliance support to project leads throughout implementation as needed. She/he will also support country programs in reporting, preparing modification requests for ongoing awards, supporting donor agreement review and providing overall facilitation and support to the fulfilment of WCS’s mission in the region. She/he will work to build the capacity of the program teams.
Responsibilities
Program Reporting & Proposal Development
- Support the coordination, tracking, preparation and submission of narrative donor reports in the Sudano Sahel portfolio, ensuring they are donor-compliant, timely, of high quality and follow an internal review process.
- Lead capacity-building efforts for technical report writing and information management capabilities.
- Ensure program activities and means of verification are documented in a central location.n
- Support drafting award modification requests when needed
- Support the drafting of concept notes and project proposals, as appropriate
Grants Management
- Support the development of the country programs’ overall implementation plan, annual work plans, projects, and initiatives and processes related to monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Support linkages and coordination with thematic programs (e.g., species conservation, one health, counter wildlife trafficking, etc.) to help and support execution activities in the country.
- Coordinate high-level project monitoring and organise/host meetings and annual workshops with Program, Project, Management and the Regional Management teams, to ensure performance on grants is tracked effectively, risks and issues are flagged, and corrective action is taken as appropriate, and work plans are developed. Ed.
- Work closely with the regional team to ensure the monitoring of grants for compliance with WCS’s policies and procedures, as well as donor/government / external rules and regulations.
- Support Regional Business and Grants Managers in process mapping and assist with the improvement of standard procedures and control of workflow.s
Knowledge Management
- Work closely with the regional team in the management of the database and tracking systems, ensuring records and documents are organised and saved efficiently.
- Support knowledge management and communications following donor regulations Position:
Qualification Requirements
Minimum Requirements and Job Skills (Required)
- Either an advanced degree (Master’s) in the fields of international relations, development, social or natural sciences or similar, or a first degree (Bachelor’s) with demonstrated and appropriate experience
- Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience at the national or international level, supporting or managing a programme/project funded by institutional donors (European Union would be an asset), including grant management and proposal development
- Ability to multitask and deliver high-quality reports, sometimes within short deadlines
- Demonstrated experience working in a multicultural team, with experience working in Africa and across time zones a distinct advantage
- Experience working, coordinating and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, including partner NGOs
- Demonstrate an understanding of program budget and budgetary implications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in French are mandatory, and in English would be a strong asset
- Interest in conservation and commitment to the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Additional Requirements:
- Regular travel to WCS landscapes and capital cities in CAR and Chad
- Professional proficiency in English and French
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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