Background

SoCha intends to submit a proposal to provide monitoring and quality assurance services for Swiss-funded development and humanitarian projects in Ukraine, including providing Third Party Monitoring (TPM) services. The three strategic areas of focus relevant to the evaluations will be:

• Economic Recovery.
• Public sector service support and reform.
• Protection of civilians.

Overall services provided under this project will include monitoring 10-15 projects annually, undertaking Partner Risk Assessments (PRAs), providing procurement audits, delivering semi-annual monitoring reports, and organizing bi-annual events focusing on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) to reflect on the findings.

SoCha seeks a highly qualified individual to fill the role of Program Officer. The position will be based in Ukraine and is contingent on contract award and approval.

Scope of Work

The Program Officer will support the design of oversight of activities throughout all stages of work. He/she will support the Team Leader in ensuring all deliverables are completed with high adherence to quality standards in addition to providing guidance to field-based data collection and verification. The Program Officer will fulfill the following responsibilities:

• Support the Team Leader in all work related to MEL and TPM.
• Take day-to-day responsibility for leading MEL and TPM activities, ensuring compliance with contract delivery requirements and policies.
• Liaise with the Team Leader, Security Officer, and all other project team members on the technical, operational, and logistical scope and requirements of TPM activities and all matters related to budgeting and subcontracting.
• Support the planning and oversight of a detailed work plan for TPM activities, and ensure that the staff and funds are coordinated effectively and efficiently in the delivery of high-quality deliverables.
• Liaise with implementing partners to obtain necessary documents and information for tool development, planning, and logistics to carry out site visits.
• Review deliverables prior to submission to the Team Leader.
• Routine monitoring of evaluation activities workflow processes and problem-solving against constraints experienced in consultation with the Team Leader and project team members.
• Develop data collection tools and facilitating training, as needed, for data collectors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in political or social sciences, economics, development studies, or a related field.
• At least six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience in MEL/TPM, data collection, and consultant/subcontractor supervision.
• Strong organizational skills, analytical capabilities, able to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Prior experience working in TPM projects, ideally in Ukraine.
• Experience in data analysis and management.
• Familiarity with standard/office IT applications including program management software.
• Demonstrated ability to produce and edit reports and technical documents.
• Professional communication skills and strong proficiency in written and spoken English. Fluency in Ukrainian is an additional asset.

Location

Ukraine

How to Apply:

To submit your application, kindly provide your CV via the following link:

https://erp.socha.net/jobs/socha_llc/program-officer—ukraine

Position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been identified.