National Project Support Officer

The National Project Support Officer supports project development, coordination, monitoring, and reporting under the supervision of the Programme Manager and Project Support Coordinator. The role involves technical contributions to project proposals, data management, reporting to donors, and supporting cross-cutting issues such as gender and accountability in a humanitarian and development context in Central African Republic.

Responsibilities

• Support project development activities in close coordination with technical leads and Project Support Coordinator by providing technical inputs, drafting sections of funding submissions and activity proposals, verifying internal consistency and facilitating coordination between projects and programmes.
• Collect information to identify new complementary funding opportunities for ongoing projects.
• Support technical leads in preparing periodic implementation reports including interim and final reports for donors, ensuring compliance with deadlines, quality, IOM procedures and donor requirements.
• Support project activity monitoring by documenting key decisions, issues, gaps, programming risks and mitigation measures as applicable.
• Update project management activities and risk matrix.
• Organize, in close coordination with relevant colleagues, the collection, processing, analysis and documentation of project data for reporting purposes and facilitate a systematic approach to data management.
• Draft information notes, bulletins, presentations and other project-related materials in support of the public information team.
• Support the inclusion of cross-cutting issues such as gender, children and accountability to affected populations during project development and documentation.
• Participate in internal meetings and undertake required site visits and missions.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social sciences, political science, international relations, project management, business administration or related field from an accredited academic institution; or a university degree (bachelor's) in the above fields with two (2) years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in project development, proposal writing, and project cycle management, preferably within international organizations, UN agencies or NGOs.
• Experience in monitoring programme implementation and reporting to donors (narrative and financial reports).
• Experience coordinating with government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders.
• Experience in data collection, processing and documentation for projects.
• Experience in humanitarian or development contexts, preferably in complex environments, is an asset.
• Excellent writing, communication and analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of project cycle management, proposal development and donor requirements.
• Strong organizational, coordination and time management skills.
• Proficiency in computer tools (MS Office suite) and IOM project management tools and portals.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure and in a multicultural environment.
• Fluency in French (oral and written) is required.
• Practical knowledge of English, Sango and local languages is an asset.

Skills

• Project Development
• Proposal Writing
• Project Cycle Management
• Programme Monitoring
• Donor Reporting
• Narrative Reporting
• Financial Reporting
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Data Collection
• Data Processing
• Project Documentation
• Humanitarian Experience
• Development Context Experience
• Project Management Tools
• Microsoft Office Suite
• IOM Project Management Tools
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Accountability
• Time Management
• Organizational Skills

Languages

French, English, Sango