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Program Officer, North Africa

2 months ago

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Job Description

Company Overview:

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is a leading global organization that strengthens democracy through private enterprise and market-oriented reform. As a core institute of the National Endowment for Democracy, CIPE collaborates with business leaders, policymakers, and civil society to build the institutions vital to a democratic society. Our key program areas include enterprise ecosystems, democratic governance, business advocacy, anti-corruption & ethics, and trade.

Position: Program Officer, North Africa

Reports to: Program Director, Middle East and North Africa

Scope: CIPE's North Africa team is seeking a Program Officer (PO) to support the implementation of projects in Morocco. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Washington, D.C., reporting to the North Africa Program Director, under the ultimate direction of CIPE's Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning and Business Development:

  • Develop and implement a country strategy to advance CIPE's mission in the region.
  • Identify new funding and partnership opportunities, establishing and maintaining strong relationships with donor organizations, monitoring donor trends, and assessing new funding opportunities.
  • Analyze the region's political and economic landscape, identifying new needs and potential openings.
  • Collaborate with CIPE's country office staff to identify potential partner organizations in-country.
  • Analyze project proposal requests in the context of the regional environment, CIPE's strategy, grant criteria, and other relevant factors to determine whether CIPE will submit a proposal.
  • Lead concept note and proposal production, developing overall project objectives and activities, coordinating with different contributors across CIPE, writing substantial sections, and ensuring submitted products are clear, high in quality, and aligned with CIPE's mission and values.
  • Develop project ideas that align with CIPE's organizational, regional, and national strategies.

Project Implementation:

  • Manage the implementation of a portfolio of grants and activities that advance CIPE's overall goals, in close collaboration with CIPE's country team and civil society partners.
  • Collaborate with partners to refine project calendars and implementation plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, and project budgets.
  • Support the CIPE country team in coordinating different project and activity streams through strategic, operational, and tactical discussions and the development of shared tools and trackers as needed.
  • Regularly interact with CIPE's country team and local civil society partners to review project progress, discuss implementation, and help develop solutions to any challenges identified.
  • Draft, or oversee the drafting, of reports, correspondence with local civil society partners, communications products, official briefs, analyses, and other written products, ensuring high accuracy and quality.
  • Oversee financial management and stewardship of funds for the portfolio, including monitoring project spending, projecting future expenses, approving expenditures, and developing accurate budgets for new projects.
  • Adhere to appropriate CIPE, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce policies and procedures.
  • Monitor the performance of grantees, contractors, and consultants to ensure full compliance with objectives, financial, and reporting requirements, and evaluation plans.
  • Evaluate projects through on-site visits, file reviews, and coordination with independent evaluators, where appropriate.
  • Travel regularly to portfolio countries to work with the field office, visit civil society partners, and meet with key stakeholders.

Team Management and Coordination:

  • Collaborate with multiple CIPE departments to achieve programmatic goals, including Monitoring and Evaluation, Communications, Grants and Finance, Policy and Program Learning, and other regional teams.
  • Supervise junior program staff, including Program Associates and Associate Program Officers, and support their learning and professional development.
  • Contribute to external communications, authoring blogs and other publications to advance CIPE's thought leadership.

Qualifications:

Experience and Knowledge:

  • Minimum 3-6 years' professional experience with international assistance programs, working in partnership with civil society organizations, preferably including business membership organizations.
  • Demonstrated project management experience, preferably within the context of civil society-related projects. Prior experience working on donor-funded projects preferred (USAID, Department of State, etc.) useful.
  • Knowledge of business associations and/or chambers of commerce desired.
  • Strong interest in private sector advocacy and collective action desired.
  • Experience in organizational capacity building helpful.
  • Familiarity with topics critical to CIPE's mission, such as democracy and governance issues, private sector development issues, anti-corruption and business ethics, business association advocacy, entrepreneurship, or others, desired.

Skills and Qualities:

  • Professional-level French is REQUIRED (you will be working in French and tested if you are interviewed). Knowledge of Arabic is highly useful.
  • Demonstrated, superior English writing skills.
  • Demonstrated strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
  • Public speaking ability.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced team context, as well as work independently with minimum supervision.
  • Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.
  • High cultural competence and demonstrated ability to develop, establish, and maintain good relationships with international partners, donors, and colleagues.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Ability to manage a team, and supervise young professionals and other staff.
  • Proficiency in MS-Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Must be able and willing to travel for extended and multiple periods.
  • Contribute to an organization-wide culture of innovation, integrity, inclusion, and respect.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields is required: International Relations, International Business, Economic Development, Political Science, or Public Policy.
  • Master's degree, or the equivalent experience in International Relations, International Business, Economic Development, Political Science, or Public Policy is preferred.