WPE Senior Program Officer

Under the supervision of the WPE Coordinator, the WPE Senior Officer will be responsible for program support and resource development; communicating with WPE managers and staff in Northern Shan, Kachin, Rakhine and Kayah; liaising with IRC operations (Human resources, supply chain, finance and administration), the partnership/sub-grants department, and monitoring and evaluation teams.The WPE Senior Officer in Yangon will support with program quality and day to day operations in the Yangon office.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to WPEs (remote) resource development directly or working to contract others:

• Collate, review and adapt existing IEC Materials
• Edit and translate video resources into Burmese
• Organize audio recordings in different languages with key staff (Jingpaw/ Kachin, Rakhine, etc)
• Coordinate with ICT/ app developers
• Provide quality translation review in Burmese of key GBV/ protection terminology of IRC curriculums

• Maintain WPEs face book account
• Arrange for contracts and deliverables for projects
• Maintain and document the team schedule in communication with Training Manager, the Roving Technical specialist and WPE managers
• Support to partnerships for quality standards for GBV, support program monitoring and partner visits
• Liaise with IRC operations and program leads to support program needs
• Track program procurement, raise purchase requests, for PCRs, liaise with supply chain for improved procurement processes, liquidate the advance, documentation of program needs and accurate budgeting within project cycle management
• Support program, M&E and operations in identifying gaps and needs
• Support project cycle management and grant review meetings
• Plan for events and trainings as needed by the team
• Support on other assignments as requested by the program
  

Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.