SPOON’s Program Officer plays a key role in advancing SPOON's mission by supporting the design, implementation, and quality of nutrition and feeding programs across our project countries. Reporting to the Senior Director of Programs & Partnerships, this role manages day-to-day project activities, financial and grant compliance, and partner communications to ensure programs run smoothly and deliver lasting impact. The Program Officer also contributes to monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting, and cross-team coordination, helping translate SPOON's on-the-ground work into strong, sustainable outcomes for children and caregivers. Successful candidates will bring exceptional project management and budget skills, soundrelationship management, and a track record of meeting goals in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

This position is initially funded for one year through a grant, with strong organizational intent to extend it into a permanent role as funding allows.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Program Management

Manage distinct SPOON implementation and advocacy projects as assigned, including designing and tracking work plans, timelines, and deliverables
Support coordination of strategic relationships with donors, implementing partners, government partners, local contractors, and other stakeholders, and serve as a point of contact as required
Support the Senior Director of Programs & Partnerships in ensuring program quality, including standardized templates and documentation for program outputs, a lessons-learned process, Project Cycle Management, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), and adherence to best-practice standards
Conduct desk research on countries, policy opportunities, and other program-relevant topics to inform program design and strategy
Maintain an electronic filing system for program documentation, stakeholder contacts, and key deliverables
Support logistics, international travel, and technical needs for the Program Team, contractors, technical experts, and partners
Grant and Financial Oversight

Monitor project and grant activities to ensure programmatic, contractual, and financial compliance
Support financial management, including tracking project and grant budget expenditures and projections, contributing to the annual budget process, and processing vendor and partner payments
Manage sub-awards and contractors, ensuring compliance with contractual and technical deliverables
Monitoring & Evaluation

Support M&E of program activities and review M&E deliverables as needed
Track program progress against work plans and results frameworks, flagging risks early and proposing solutions
Communications

Document and share stories and photos from project locations — with informed consent and in partnership with the families and communities featured — in collaboration with the Director of Development
Contribute to donor reports, proposals, and program updates, translating field data into clear narratives
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
In addition to the specific job requirements, staff at SPOON embody certain core values to support our mission: a passion for the mission, persistence, and a commitment to learning and evidence.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in international development, public health, public policy, nonprofit or business management, public administration or a related field. Candidates with 10 or more years of directly applicable professional experience may be considered in place of a degree.
At least 5 years of experience managing international development programs or projects, including experience working with donors and/or grant management and government partners or implementing partners.
Proficiency monitoring budgets and tracking expenditures, with a solid understanding of grant compliance requirements
Experience managing or coordinating sub-awards, contracts, and vendor relationships
Familiarity with Project Cycle Management and core M&E concepts (work plans, results frameworks, indicator tracking)
Excellent written communication skills, including experience contributing to donor reports or proposals
Solution-oriented approach to facing challenges and ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple deadlines and complex schedules
Entrepreneurial attitude, results-driven, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively
Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in international development, public health, nutrition, public administration, or a related field
International experience living and managing programs in low- and middle-income countries preferred, with demonstrated success operating in cross-cultural contexts and building relationships

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