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Temporary Program Coordinator, West and Central Africa (WCA)

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Washington, DC, United States
Temporary / Seasonal

We are looking for a Program Coordinator to provide support to the Sub-Task Order (TO) between Chemonics and PSI/Mali. The Program Coordinator will serve as liaison between Chemonics and PSI/Mali and ensure quality control of all deliverables. All questions related to the programmatic and financial aspect of this project will be routed through the Program Coordinator who will then coordinate with PSI/Mali. This position will be based in Washington, DC and requires approximately 5% overseas travel to Mali.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Ensure full compliance of financial and administrative components of the project.
  • Support the production of timely and quality financial reports and invoices for client approval, ensuring, in collaboration with the program manager, that there is a documented correlation between all expenditures and programmatic reporting.
  • Coordinate and review the client invoicing process in close coordination with PSI/Mali and DC Finance Department ensuring all invoices/ support documentations are submitted on time and are of high quality.
  • Monitor account receivable to ensure that payments are being made.
  • Monitor project expenditures to ensure that costs are substantiated and allowable.
  • Track line item spending burn rates in order to prepare limitation of funds notifications and projections.
  • Review budgets for contract realignments and modifications.
  • Ensure branding and marking requirements are properly administered throughout project implementation.
  • Prepare all requests for Chemonics’s (salary increase, travel, etc.)
  • Ensure translation of all deliverables prior to submission to Chemonics
  • Ensure timely submission of all deliverables (financial and programmatic)
  • Ensure completion and submission of all biodatas, pay scale, and/or salary approval as required by the TO
  • Develop the LOE monthly billing reports.
  • Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed as well as other tasks.
Educational Background: 
BA in Finance, international development or relevant field.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Minimum 2+ years of professional work experience, financial background strongly preferred for this role.
  • Proficiency in French.
  • Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.
  • Pay attention to details and focus on quality and consistency.
  • Ability to adapt quickly and learn new tasks independently.
  • Excellent writing skills in both English and French; can communicate complex financial activities and present to a large and diverse audience of varying financial knowledge

Icing on the cake 

  • You are familiar with USAID policies and regulations
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills; you feel comfortable speaking up when you have something important to say and can effectively interact with senior management.
  • Mind for Process Improvement. You bring awareness and commitment to doing work effectively and efficiently.  We want people who will see a way to streamline or improve a process and who won’t hesitate to share their ideas in making it happen.

Organization Info

Population Services International

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Size: 
10,001+ employees
Founded: 
1971
About Us
Mission: 

PSI makes it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan families they desire by marketing affordable products and services. PSI's global health network of more than 50 local organizations focuses on serious challenges like a lack of family planning, HIV and AIDS, barriers to maternal health, and the greatest threats to children under five, including malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition.

A hallmark of PSI is a commitment to the principle that health services and products are most effective when they are accompanied by robust communications and distribution efforts that help ensure wide acceptance and proper use.

PSI works in partnership with local governments, ministries of health and local organizations to create health solutions that are built to last.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Feb 11 2018
Active Until: 
Mar 11 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Population Services International
industry: 
Nonprofit