Project & Grants Officer (MOJA)

Job Description

Requirements

• Education: Master’s degree in Development Studies, Gender Studies, International Development, Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Project Management, or another relevant discipline. Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and substantial relevant professional experience will also be considered.
• Professional Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience implementing donor-funded programs within civil society, women’s rights organizations, or international development organizations. Demonstrated experience managing grants, coordinating implementing partners, and supporting organizational capacity strengthening is required. Experience working with women’s rights organizations or feminist movements is highly desirable.
• Technical Knowledge: Demonstrated knowledge of programme management, grants management, donor compliance, monitoring and evaluation, safeguarding, organizational capacity strengthening, and partnership management. Knowledge of women’s rights, gender equality, violence against women and girls, the Women, Peace and Security framework, and feminist programming is highly desirable.
• Skills and Competencies: Excellent coordination, planning, organizational, communication, and report-writing skills. Strong facilitation, relationship management, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple partners and priorities simultaneously while maintaining high-quality programme delivery.
• Computer Proficiency: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required. Experience using online collaboration platforms, grants management systems, project management tools, and Kobo or similar digital data collection platforms is an advantage.
• Personal Attributes: Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, accountability, and sound judgment, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in multicultural environments. The successful candidate should demonstrate commitment to feminist principles, women’s rights, safeguarding, and locally led development, with the flexibility to work in complex and evolving contexts.

Responsibilities

• Programme Implementation and Coordination: Coordinate the implementation of MOJA activities within the assigned country, ensuring activities are delivered according to approved work plans, budgets, timelines, and donor requirements. Work closely with implementing partners, consultants, and SIHA teams to coordinate programme delivery, monitor progress, resolve implementation challenges, and support adaptive planning.
• Partner Accompaniment and Capacity Strengthening: Provide day-to-day technical accompaniment to implementing partners, supporting organizational strengthening, programme quality, institutional development, safeguarding, and compliance. Coordinate capacity-strengthening activities, peer learning opportunities, mentoring, networking, and technical support that strengthen partner capacity and long-term sustainability.
• Grants Management and Partner Compliance: Support the implementation of the country grant portfolio by coordinating partner onboarding, grant agreements, implementation planning, reporting schedules, budget monitoring, and compliance requirements. Monitor partner performance and work closely with the Regional Grants Manager and Finance team to ensure grants are implemented in accordance with donor requirements and SIHA policies.
• Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation: Coordinate programme monitoring activities and support the collection of high-quality programme data, success stories, lessons learned, and evidence of results. Prepare narrative reports, activity reports, briefing notes, and implementation updates, ensuring timely submission of partner reports and compliance with donor reporting requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Representation: Build and maintain effective relationships with women’s rights organizations, women-led organizations, civil society partners, government institutions, donors, and other relevant stakeholders within the country. Represent SIHA in coordination meetings, technical working groups, partner forums, and programme events as delegated by the Country Coordinator.
• Financial, Operational, and Risk Management: Work closely with Finance, Procurement, and Operations teams to support activity planning, budget monitoring, procurement processes, and financial accountability. Monitor programme risks, identify implementation challenges, recommend mitigation measures, and ensure compliance with safeguarding, organizational policies, and donor requirements.