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Major Duties and Responsibilities
Implement regional programs in a manner consistent with VA's mission, strategic, and operational objectives
- Manage program partner relationships (e.g., government, NGOs, and academia working at the local, national, and international level), including identification, vetting, qualification, and ongoing support to increase access to VA-supported interventions for underserved populations.
- Support and facilitate coordination between VA's program partner network and relevant government agencies within the region to ensure programs avoid duplication and reach underserved populations.
- Work with the Technical Team to ensure learning tools are accessible to program partners and to support monitoring activities.
- Apply findings from VA's implementation science activities to VA's ongoing programs to support the continual improvement of the implementation and impact of VA-supported interventions.
- Make recommendations to Senior Staff regarding improvements that can be made according to regional implementation experience.
Forecast, plan, and oversee deployment of regional program resources (e.g., budget and commodities) for implementation activities
- Work closely with the Senior Program Officer, Logistics Team and Priority Country Teams to ensure regional program commodities are forecasted, coordinated, received, warehoused, allocated, and dispatched according to a timeline that satisfies regional/country annual targets and meets the implementation needs of all program partners.
- Support regional budget development, implementation, and forecast of expenditures.
- Ensure all regional program expenditures are properly approved, within budget, and coordinated with other Programs Teams (Learning Solutions, M&E, Logistics, Implementation Science).
Support activities in Priority Countries within the region, including efforts to localize VA's strategy and model
- Assist with translating and adapting VA's global strategy to VA Priority Countries to develop localized programs, while still maintaining program fidelity.
- Support initiatives led by Priority Country teams that elevate VA's national visibility and credibility, promote coordination with the national government, and are consistent with VA strategic plan priorities.
- Facilitate collaboration and coordination of implementation science activities within the country, as needed.
- Support the hiring and activation of new Country Program Advisors, consistent with VA operational plan, annual budget, and VA standard operating procedures.
- Support Country Program Advisors within the region.
Ensure application of appropriate administrative and financial controls and procedures to regional programs
- Ensure relevant administrative reports are completed by program partners.
- Complete all relevant project administrative documentation in VA's share drive, DropBox, and online database.
- Review and process invoices.
- Support drafting and review of all Program Management Unit contracts, memorandum of understandings, and other relevant agreements required to execute program activities.
Support initiatives within VA's Marketing and Development Divisions, as requested.
- Support planning and execution of VA marketing activities.
- Support the execution of VA donor trips.
- Support other organizational and division initiatives as requested.
- Hire, train, and manage the activities of intern support, as needed and approved.
