Project Officer

• Lead the day-to-day implementation of the CLIPS project, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with donor and YRDP requirements and build trusted partnerships with local authorities, civil society, and related stakeholders.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to the Project Assistant, ensuring clear division of tasks, quality outputs, and on-the-job coaching.
• Collaborate with other YRDP project teams and partner organisations to ensure coherence and avoid duplication across related initiatives.
• Lead the preparation of narrative inputs, activity reports, case studies, and statements of progress for internal and donor reporting.
• Document good practices, challenges, and lessons learned to support organizational learning and future proposal development.
• Maintain organized project files (financial, administrative, and technical) in compliance with YRDP's documentation standards and donor requirements.
• Plan and manage activity-level budgets, ensuring efficient and compliant use of project resources.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial and procurement requests, advances, and liquidations for activities under their responsibility.
• Ensure all project implementation complies with donor requirements, YRDP policies (including safeguarding, code of conduct, and anti-fraud policies), and applicable national regulations.

The role requires proven management and leadership skills in managing a medium-funding-size project, strong donor compliance, inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches, and the ability to drive policy influence and sustainable systemic change.