Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FHI 360 is seeking a Program Officer II to provide programmatic, operational, and administrative support for the STRIDES project. The role supports multi-country project implementation, compliance oversight, partner engagement, procurement, subcontractor management, reporting, risk mitigation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Supports implementation of complex multi-country project
- Coordinates project startup, implementation, and monitoring, activities in alignment with donor requirements and organizational policies
- Tracks project deliverables, milestones, and workplans to ensure activities remain on schedule and within scope
- Synthesizes operational, financial, and programmatic information into reports, presentations, briefing materials, and management updates
- Supports stakeholder coordination with donors, implementing partners, subcontractors, consultants, and local government counterparts
- Assists with preparation and review of annual workplans, activity budgets, and implementation schedules
- Supports identification, escalation, and mitigation of operational, financial, compliance, and geopolitical risks
- Participates in project meetings, donor engagements, and cross-functional coordination efforts
- Maintains project documentation and records management systems, including SharePoint, Jira, and other collaboration platforms
- Coordinates travel, logistics, consultant engagement, procurement tracking, and administrative processes for project activities
- Supports compliance reviews for project documentation, procurement actions, subcontractor files, and operational systems
- Assists with donor communications and coordination of administrative deliverables and contractual requirements
- Ensures project records are maintained in accordance with donor and organizational standards
- Reads and interprets subcontractor budgets to support expenditure tracking, forecasting, and activity planning
- Reviews subcontractor and consultant invoices, expense reports, procurement documentation, and financial transactions for accuracy and compliance
- Assists with subcontractor management processes, including pre-award assessments, agreement administration, and compliance monitoring
- Coordinates partner communication regarding deliverables, reporting requirements, and operational expectations
- Supports implementation of fraud prevention, internal controls, and segregation of duties practices
- Assists with grants and procurement documentation including RFQs, RFPs, SOWs, and vendor packages
Skills
- Full understanding of project management concepts and practices
- Basic knowledge of technical areas of the project
- Task level knowledge
- Working knowledge of U.S. government donor contract rules and regulations, including compliance and operational requirements
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong and demonstrated project management skills
- Experience supporting project operations, procurement, contracts, subcontractor management, and reporting
- Ability to problem solve and implement corrective action as need
- Ability to prepare reports and provide information to management in a timely manner
- Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English
- Bachelor's Degree or international equivalent in International Development, International Affairs, Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Public Health, Communications, or related field
- Typically requires a minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience with project management principles and practices
- Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization
- Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs
- 10% – 25% international and domestic travel as needed
- French is a plus
- Project management certification preferred
- International or Domestic (US) Program Development or Program Management preferred
- French proficiency strongly preferred; additional language skills desirable
Benefits
- FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.
- All US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 18 days of paid vacation per year.
- All US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 12 sick days per year.
- All US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 11 holidays per year.
- Paid time off is reduced pro rata for employees working less than a full-time schedule.
- Professional development
- Policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance
Company Overview
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