The Community Health programme focuses on maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), violence against women and girls (VAWG), and food security. We use community-led, participatory approaches, working with local communities to identify and implement projects that meet their needs and priorities.

This position is suited to someone with experience in public health, particularly in maternal, child, and reproductive health, and/or violence against women, who is keen to work alongside national staff who are implementing the project. The role will involve developing and managing projects, securing and reporting on donor funding, supporting monitoring and evaluation, and ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard.

It is essential that the post holder has grant writing experience and is able to work in English to a high standard and proficiency in French is desirable. Candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

*Title:*Programme Officer
Location: Fort Dauphin, Anosy Region, Madagascar
*Timeframe:*24 months extendable
Contract Type: Local salary, contribution of £1,200 towards flights and £650 towards insurance

Duties and responsibilities:

Support Junior Programme Officers and interns in compiling funding proposals based on past evaluation, team discussion and international best practice in an engaging and professional manner
Support Junior Programme Officers and interns in writing project reports that clearly demonstrate the successes and challenges of the projects, learning from the project and providing clear budgetary information
Provide first-stage editing of all proposals and reports across the Department to a high standard and providing detailed, constructive feedback to interns and Officers
Support in the management of donor compliance across several projects, working with the Head of Programmes and the implementation team to ensure that project milestones are being met
Work alongside the Head of Programmes and Head of Department in problem-solving and providing additional support in line with emerging issues from project implementation
Manage pieces of long-term project work that require a higher level of expertise and experience across the Department
Support in the recruitment of new staff and provide support, management, review and professional development to your team of Project Development Interns, Officers and specialists
Foster essential cross-cultural collaboration, providing support to both the national and international teams to bridge gaps in understanding and priorities for project development and implementation
Provide pastoral care, guidance and act as a role model, both professionally and personally, for a team of early career professionals living in country
Work alongside the Head of Department and Head of Finance in developing and managing the budgets relating to projects
Develop and update resources to support project development processes, including proposal and budget templates and style guidelines
Assist departmental MEL specialists in developing MEL tools and analysing data, including the writing of MEL reports when needed
Support the development of project development procedures, guidelines, and trainings and provide project-specific information to inform policy development across the organisation
Work with the Programme Officers and interns to ensure that statistics, research, funding trackers, photo database and handovers relating to the projects are accurate
Oversee the project-specific website and social media content
Work with the national team and external partners in increasing their skills and capacity, providing mentoring or training where appropriate
Take an active role in project management meetings, leading discussions and standing in for the Head of Programmes where appropriate
Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the department, including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anticorruption, and undertake continual training to ensure these are promoted at all times
Form part of the team representing projects or SEED when required
Liaise closely with the remote online team ensuring clear communication at all times
Complete any other tasks required by the Head of Programmes or Director of Operations and Heads of Departments commensurate with this role.
Person specification

Hold an undergraduate in or relating to Global Health, Public Health, International Development or have transferable skills or equivalent experience
Demonstrate sound knowledge and keen interest in MCH, SRHR and/or VAWG and its interface with international development
At least two years experience with similar programmes
Minimum of 1-3 years professional experience of securing funding, project management, donor compliance and donor reporting
Familiarity with the use of project management tools including Logical Frameworks, Theory of Change models, Budgets, Activity Plans and Monitoring & Evaluation frameworks
Fluency in written and spoken English with excellent written communication skills, to the level of editing English documents for publication to a very high standard
Proficiency in French is strongly desired
Excellent proposal and report writing and editing skills, with previous experience compiling project proposals and reports and the ability to tailor written information to various audiences
Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to SEED’s ethos and approach and be a good ambassador for the organisation at all times
Have passion, curiosity and motivation for the job and the ability to enthuse others
Experience of living and working in a developing country with the ability and desire to work with teams from different economic and cultural backgrounds and across multiple language barriers
Demonstrate proven ability to recognise and appropriately deal with challenging situations and problem solve
Demonstrate an awareness of and comfort with increased social and professional responsibility, working at all times with cultural sensitivity and respect
Demonstrate the ability, social skills and confidence to give clear guidance and support to other members of the team in respect of the philosophy and procedures of SEED in order to protect both their safety and the reputation of the NGO
Be able to work to and advocate for all of SEED’s policies and procedures, safeguarding those that SEED works with and reporting any concerns appropriately
Be punctual and be able to work to tight deadlines in an organised manner and to a high standard
Be able to work both independently and as part of a team
Excellent listening and verbal communication skills and a flexible and patient attitude
Ability and desire to develop and support a team of volunteers and staff and to support the Project Development internship programme
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter in English outlining why they wish to take up this position and how their skills and experience match the requirements in the job description criteria to SEED Madagascar Director of Programmes and Operations, Lisa Bass by email