Program Officer and Burundi Development – VSI At PLAY International

PLAY International is looking for its program and development manager for the Play International mission in Burundi.

The takeover is scheduled for May / June 2023

Place of employment: Bujumbura, Burundi. Possibility of ad hoc visits to Rwanda.

PLAY International

PLAY International is a French NGO founded in 1999 on a conviction: sport is a source of solutions to meet our societal challenges. PLAY International’s main mission is to design and implement education and inclusion projects for children and young people in vulnerable situations, using sports as an educational tool. The NGO works in particular on issues such as access to and retention in school, equality between girls and boys, reconciliation of communities, health prevention – eat well – move well – sleep well – use the screens well, change of look at disability … Since its creation,PLAY International has implemented educational and humanitarian projects in France and internationally in more than 20 countries for the benefit of nearly ’ 1 million children. Today, the association relies on 5 missions in Burundi, Comoros, France, Kosovo and Senegal. PLAY International is a member of the SOS Group.

SOS Group

The SOS Group is an associative group, leader in social entrepreneurship in Europe. Without a non-profit shareholder, the SOS Group operates in France and in more than 40 countries around the world.

Responsibilities and missions

1. Program support

Support the organization of field activities in connection with Program Managers and Pedagogical Manager
Support for writing narrative reports

2. Partnership management

Contributes to the drafting of partnership agreements
Coordinate the mapping and identification of partners in Burundi and Rwanda
Facilitates, supervises and organizes the skills development of local project partners.
Facilitates contact with local partners
Actively offers and builds structuring partnerships

3. Support for fundraising and donor relations

Participate in the strategic programmatic reflection of the Burundi-Rwanda mission
In connection with the Program and Pedagogy teams, identifies field needs, proposes new programs and strategic axes
Support the Head of Mission in mapping and identifying donors in Burundi and Rwanda
Participate in the drafting of project proposals, including structuring tools such as the logical framework, chronogram / retro planning, budget, in conjunction with colleagues from the cluster, headquarters and missions / partners
Support the identification and contact with potential donors, in conjunction with the Head of Mission and the Director of Operations
Participate in the preparation of budgets

4. Support to the Head of Mission

Support the head of mission on various tasks related to the country strategy

Les missions décrites dans cette fiche ne sont pas limitatives. Elles peuvent donc évoluer en fonction du contexte externe et interne.

Compétences

Excellentes capacités rédactionnelles en français et en anglais
Esprit de synthèse
Fort intérêt pour les secteurs de l’associatif, du sport et du développement international
Connaissance du cycle de projet
Maîtrise du pack office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Excellentes relations inter-personnelles et capacité d’échange avec des interlocuteurs variés (partenaires locaux, bailleurs institutionnels…)
Esprit analytique et stratégique

Formation

Niveau de formation initiale nécessaire : Bac + 5 minimum en filière développement internationale, gestion de projet développement/humanitaire, gestion financière, ou équivalent

Expérience

Expérience en expatriation appréciée, particulièrement dans des contextes similaires
Experience of at least 1 year in an NGO in a partnership management / fundraising role