Program Support Officer

 Youth Crime Watch of Liberia

Paynesville

Volunteer VACANCY

Program Support Officer  (PSO)

Youth Crime Watch of Liberia  

                        Terms of Reference – Program Support Officer (PSO)

Title:              Program Support Officer (PSO) (Volunteer Position)

Reporting to:   Program Manager      

Purpose of the position

The PSO’s responsibility is to guarantee a high quality programme design by ensuring line management with expertise and knowledge.  The PSO will provide major input in programme formulation and monitoring as well as the development of project proposals for potential donors.

Main activities

Programme quality:

Provide technical support to the Program Manager  and the program team in the implementation, monitoring and timely reporting of ongoing projects/programs at YCWL;

Assists in planning, monitoring and coordinating activities of the organization including monitoring and evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of programme and project implementation. Advising and supporting the programme team and the Project Coordinators on the development of Programme Plans;

• Writing, technical support, and advice in the development of project proposals and monitoring consistency between proposals and Programme Plans;
• Writing, technical support, and advice in the development of project proposals and monitoring consistency between proposals and Programme Plans;
• Development, support and monitoring the implementation of
• strategies and corresponding systems for beneficiary accountability;
• Innovation in programme design and execution;
• Contributes to partner capacity enhancement in programme related areas;
• Ensuring gender and conflict sensitive project design and
• implementation.

Help develop and maintain positive working relations with a wide network of partners, including Government, development partners, parliament, media and NGOs. 

Reporting/data collection & communications

Work with Programme/Project coordinators and implementers to collect anecdotes, testimonies, photos, etc. from the field to generate content for website, newsletters, and other means of

distribution

Review YCWL current communications strategies and recommend for improvement

Support the M&E team in monitoring the quality of internal and external reporting against internal and external standards;

Monthly progress reporting against activity planning; Specific evaluation reports.

Any other reports to be determined by the Program Manager

Knowledge

Management/capacity building:

Developing knowledge

management within the organization

Conduct capacity

assessment and staff development plan

Conduct basic staff

development activities including short trainings in reporting, data collection,

interviewing and record management techniques

Gender Desk/YCWL

volunteers:

Review current

activities of the YCWL’s gender desk and formulate plan to make the gender desk

functioning and active;

Ensure that gender and protection are mainstreamed in YCWL’s programme’s and activities

Attract and manage local and international volunteers to support programme and capacity building

activities

Contacts

External

contacts

Government, institutions, donor institutions, media, local leaders, beneficiaries

Internal contacts

Management

and staff;