Programme Officer at European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

The European Commission’s Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union. For humanitarian aid, the Commission works with about 200 operational partners, including United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Humanitarian Aid is channelled impartially, straight to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation.

ECHO is recruiting One National Staff to be based in Pretoria as a Programme Officer.

1. Duties & Responsibilities

The Programme Officer (PO) will carry out activities to ensure an effective humanitarian response. The PO will work under the supervision of the Technical Assistant(s) but will be required to work independently to enhance the effectiveness of the support provided in the Southern Africa & Indian Ocean Region (SAIO). The PO will be required to travel/undertake missions on his/her own within the SAIO region on a regular basis and for extended periods as may be requested /needed. He/She will be responsible for the following main tasks: –

• Contributing to designing ECHO’s overall strategy,
• Analysis of ECHO partners’ proposals and assessing policy compliance and coherence,
• Appraisal, monitoring, evaluation and coordination of projects,
• Reporting and programme administration,

· Liaising closely with ECHO country offices, EU Delegations ad EU Member States in the coordination of ECHO projects in the SAIO region.

A detailed Terms of references (including competencies) are available at https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/south-africa_e

2.Required Qualifications

1. Relevant second level university degree or equivalent professional experience,

· Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at national or international level in managing programme/project operations, including at least 2 years of experience with an NGO’ donor or national/international organisation; If no advanced degree, a minimum of ten years’ work experience in the humanitarian sector will be required.

• Excellent knowledge of ongoing humanitarian situation in the SAIO region will be considered as an advantage.
• 3.Required Skills
• Thorough knowledge of the Logical Framework Approach and Project Cycle Management,
• Very good knowledge of the EU humanitarian aid system as well as humanitarian aid principles, policies and standards,
• Fluency in English (oral and written),

· Excellent Knowledge of French And/Or Portuguese will be considered as an advantage,

· Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

· Personal initiative: ability to work both independently and in a team, with ability to set priorities, and to work to tight deadlines;

· Ability to analyze and process complex information; ability to convey information clearly and concisely to others with excellent drafting skills in English.