STRIDES Operations Program Officer II

Provides programmatic, operational, and administrative support to the STRIDES project. This role supports project implementation, compliance oversight, partner engagement, request for proposal management, and procurement (goods, professional services, subcontractors, and consultants) management.

Responsibilities

• Supports implementation of complex multi-country project. Coordinates project startup, implementation, and monitoring activities in alignment with donor requirements and organizational policies.
• Tracks project deliverables, milestones, and workplans to ensure activities remain on schedule and within scope.
• Synthesizes operational, financial, and programmatic information into reports, presentations, briefing materials, and management updates.
• Supports stakeholder coordination with donors, implementing partners, subcontractors, consultants, and local government counterparts.
• Assists with preparation and review of annual workplans, activity budgets, and implementation schedules.
• Supports identification, escalation, and mitigation of operational, financial, compliance, and geopolitical risks.
• Participates in project meetings, donor engagements, and cross-functional coordination efforts.
• Maintains project documentation and records management systems, including SharePoint, Jira, and other collaboration platforms.
• Coordinates travel, logistics, consultant engagement, procurement tracking, and administrative processes for project activities.
• Supports compliance reviews for project documentation, procurement actions, subcontractor files, and operational systems.
• Assists with donor communications and coordination of administrative deliverables and contractual requirements.
• Ensures project records are maintained in accordance with donor and organizational standards.
• Reads and interprets subcontractor budgets to support expenditure tracking, forecasting, and activity planning.
• Reviews subcontractor and consultant invoices, expense reports, procurement documentation, and financial transactions for accuracy and compliance.
• Assists with subcontractor management processes, including pre-award assessments, agreement administration, and compliance monitoring.
• Coordinates partner communication regarding deliverables, reporting requirements, and operational expectations.
• Supports implementation of fraud prevention, internal controls, and segregation of duties practices.
• Assists with grants and procurement documentation including RFQs, RFPs, SOWs, and vendor packages.

Requirements

• Full understanding of project management concepts and practices.
• Basic knowledge of technical areas of the project.
• Working knowledge of U.S. government donor contract rules and regulations, including compliance and operational requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong and demonstrated project management skills.
• Experience supporting project operations, procurement, contracts, subcontractor management, and reporting.
• Ability to problem solve and implement corrective action as needed.
• Ability to prepare reports and provide information to management in a timely manner.
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English; French is a plus.
• Works on problems of diverse scope that require review of various factors.
• Uses cost benefit/risk assessment with selecting methods and techniques to determine appropriate action.
• Builds productive working relationships internally and externally.
• Receives little instruction on routine work. Receives methods and procedures on new project or assignments.
• May provide guidance to other lower-level personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or international equivalent in International Development, International Affairs, Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Public Health, Communications, or related field.
• Project management certification preferred.
• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience with project management principles and practices.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization.
• International or Domestic (US) Program Development or Program Management preferred.
• French proficiency strongly preferred; additional language skills desirable.

Physical Demands

• Typical remote office environment.
• Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs.

Travel

10% – 25% international and domestic travel as needed.

Pay

US-based hiring salary range: USD 64,000 - 74,000 annually. International hiring ranges will differ based on location.

FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.

Benefits

• All US-based full-time staff receive 18 days of paid vacation per year, 12 sick days per year, and 11 holidays per year. Paid time off is reduced pro rata for employees working less than a full-time schedule.