Program Officer for Safe House
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
Banteay Srei is seeking a highly qualified and dynamic, Program Officer for Safe House (PO-SH) based in Battambang Province with travel to Banteay Srei’s target areas levels when needed The Program Officer (PO) is a core program team member who is responsible for implementing the program activities to achieve the expected result of Banteay Srei’s programs
- Safe House Management (60% of time)
- Monitoring and Evaluation (20% of time)
- Advocacy and Networking (10% of time)
- Communication and Team Building (5% of time)
- Other task 5% of time
- Knowledge, skills, and qualifications:
- A Bachelor Degree in psychology, development or relevant social science
- Formal training in gender and/or development is an advantage.
- Demonstrated facilitation and collaboration skills
- Knowledge of gender, women’s rights, gender-based violence (GBV) and related laws and policies.
- Proven ability to produce high quality and timely quarterly reports.
- Moderate ability in spoken and written English language skills.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring.
- Good computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Email/Internet.
- Demonstrated and extensive understanding of the theory and practices of program/project management
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Experience:
- At least 2 years’ experience in social works and community development proven work experience in human rights, gender, advocacy, sexual harassments, victims of GBV, and case management.
- At least 2 years’ experience in case management proven experience and skills in gender, development and specifically with Gender Based Violence projects.
- Demonstrated experience of the following additional areas: Women’s leadership and participation in politics, women’s economic empowerment, gender justice, planning, monitoring and evaluation, program development, fundraising, rights-based approaches, human resource management and social protections.
- Proven experience in project implementation (at least 2 years).
- Demonstrated work experience in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and report writing
- Characteristics
- Commitment to BS’s mission and vision
- Ability to be self-directed, creative, take initiative and anticipate changes that can affect the organisation’s activities.
- Commitment to organizational and legal compliance
- Rigorous and diligent approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team player, demonstrating ability to seek out and harness the views and contributions of others
- Ability to build positive personal and organizational relationships
- Ability to work within a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to perform tasks in accordance to Banteay Srei Organizational Core Values
