Program Officer

 

The NGO Development Center (NDC) is a non-profit Palestinian organization whose main function is to empower non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to respond to the needs of the poor and marginalized in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In line with NDC’s mandate, NDC is currently seeking to fill the position of Program Officer to be based at its office in Al-Ram.

 

The Program Officer is a member of the NGO Grant Facility and reports to the Grants Programs Manager. He/she is responsible for field implementation of grant programs, including needs assessment studies, appraisal of submitted proposals, monitoring and supervision of projects implemented by the recipient NGOs.

 

 

Responsibility of the Program Officer:  

• Promotes the project and identifies potential recipients in line with the Needs Assessment.
• Communicates eligibility criteria and the application process to the community.
• Conducts field and full appraisal of grant applications submitted to the NDC for funding and submit recommendations to the Technical Assessment Committee (TAC).
• Monitors grant implementation and ensures adherence to work plans, budgets, projected outputs, etc.
• Provides hands-on technical assistance to grant recipients.
• Leads the accompaniment teams for the grant recipients, liaises between these teams, and organizes workshops, meetings and forums for exchange of experience and expertise.
• Reviews and approves grant recipient reports, and prepares periodic status reports of sub-grants or projects.
• Draft agreements notification/rejection letters to new applicants, prepare amendments to GIAs as needed.
• Enters Projects’ related data on the PMIS on a regular basis including field visit reports, quarterly progress reports, completion reports, community scorecards and impact indicators.
• Attend monthly Grants’ unit meetings at the NDC office, to discuss general implementation plans and share experiences and lessons learnt.
• Develop detailed periodic activity plans as required.
• Submit monthly/quarterly/semiannual reports identifying achievements, problems faced and proposed solutions.
• Draft the progress reports that are requested by the AFD Mission on quarterly basis.
• Contribute to the setup and development of new procedures/guidelines/application forms to respond to newly funded programs and grants.
• Train local NGOs in adopting and implementing grants as per grant agreement provisions.