Global Programmes Officer

Reporting to: Senior Global Programmes Manager (UK)

Department: Programmes

Salary: $12000 per annum

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal (with occasional travel to communities in all programme countries of UWS)

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)

About UWS

Vision: Zero Education Poverty: a world where every child can reach their full potential through education.

Mission: To empower every child in marginalised rural communities to reach their full potential through foundational learning.

Overview: Education accelerates poverty reduction, female empowerment, and improved infant mortality. Yet, 244 million children worldwide are out of school. This changes now.

UWS works in Cambodia, Madagascar, Myanmar and Nepal to ensure children have access to quality, inclusive education in remote and marginalised communities by collaborating with local partners, communities and governments. We deliver schools, we train teachers and we strengthen education systems. Our low-cost, high-impact model builds capacity, not dependency. This ensures that education systems continue to flourish beyond our involvement.

Shifting focus from delivering change in the short term to empowering change for the long term, we go beyond educating the future, to changing it.

Role Summary

This position reports to the Senior Global Programmes Manager and plays a key role in supporting the effective delivery and management of UWS programs across these countries. Key responsibilities include:

Programme Management and Support:

• Support the Senior Global Programmes Manager in managing UWS’ global programmes via fortnightly institutional project meetings and monthly working group meetings of Programme Leads in all countries.

• Support the implementation of annual programme plans in all countries aligned with organisational goals. This includes working with in-country teams to identify and design programme activities, timelines, and resource allocation.

• Assist in developing and implementing key programme tools such as log frames, country information sheets, and country needs profiles to help track progress, measure impact, and inform future programme development.

• Support in identifying and developing strategies for growth in key programmatic areas, such as UWS’ approach to school transition, in light of ongoing revisions to the wider UWS strategy.

Institutional Project Management:

• Provide ongoing support to in-country programme teams in the management and documentation of major institutional projects, including progress against all project outcomes and outputs, budget tracking, adherence to workplans, and risk management.

• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all quarterly and annual project reports, as required by institutional donors. This may involve data collection, analysis, and report writing.

Donor Management and Relationship Building:

• Liaise with the Programme Funding team to support the development of timely reports and the submission of proposals.

• Assist in the ongoing stewardship of institutional donor relationships, ensuring successful project delivery and adherence to agreed-upon targets. This includes monitoring progress against donor-defined indicators and reporting on achievements.

Building Global Programmatic Understanding:

• Work with in-country colleagues to promote and embed the programmatic approach and ‘Zero Education Poverty’ principles into long-term programme planning. This involves facilitating workshops, sharing best practices, and ensuring a consistent approach across UWS programs.

• Facilitate communication and knowledge sharing across UWS programs to ensure a unified approach based on the programmatic framework. This may involve organising meetings, establishing communication channels, and capturing and disseminating lessons learned.

Person Specification

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Education, or a related field.

• Minimum two years of experience in programme management or a related field within the I/NGO sector.

• Strong understanding of project management principles, monitoring and evaluation techniques, and reporting requirements; understanding of RACI Charts and Gantt Charts is desirable.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills English; fluency in French is highly desirable.

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues at all levels and external stakeholders.

• Experience working with donor reporting requirements and relationship management is highly desirable.

• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.

• Proficiency in MS Office and Google Suites is essential; experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau and Power BI is desirable.

Reporting and Supervision

The Programme Officer will report directly to the Senior Global Programmes Manager. They will work collaboratively with in-country programme teams, donors, and other colleagues at UWS.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and CV of no more than two pages in English. You should give the names, positions, organisations and contact details of two references, one of whom should be your current (or most recent) employer. References will only be taken once your express permission has been granted. Applications should be made via email to recruitment@uwsglobal.net by 15 Oct 2024.

UWS is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to our inclusive principles and do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, age, status or sexuality. We welcome applications from any candidate with relevant experience.