We are looking for a Programmes Officer to join our EPD team in Brussels to assume project management responsibilities in the context of two EU-financed electoral support projects implemented in Burundi and in Liberia, strengthening electoral processes and providing support to key stakeholders, such as citizen observer groups as well as electoral management bodies, among others.

Main duties and responsibilities

Project management

• Assuming primary responsibility for the planning, implementation and follow-up of project activities, for assigned projects, ensuring the delivery of outputs and contributing to the achievement of project outcomes; 
• Drafting narrative reports and supporting/reviewing financial reports in compliance with EPD’s and funders’ requirements, drawing to the attention of Head of Programmes any issues arising from those reports;
• Ensuring overall compliance of assigned projects with EPD’s and funder’s procedures;
• Conducting visits to the project countries, for assigned projects;
• Maintaining appropriate records on EPD’s activities and projects and providing relevant input for EPD’s social media and website.

Partner management

• Being the first point of contact on administrative and substantive matters with funders and EPD’s partner organisations; resolving issues raised within the limits of authority of the role and referring as necessary to other relevant EPD staff;
• Ensuring that EPD’s partner organisations are provided with instructions to enable them to fulfil their operational and reporting responsibilities in accordance with contract procedures for assigned projects;
• Liaising with EPD’s partner organisations to ensure the quality and timely implementation of their interventions, and monitor their costs against their budgets;
• Reviewing EPD’s partner organisation’s narrative reports to to ensure activities and outputs are delivered as planned;
• Reviewing EPD’s partner organisation’s financial reports to assess accuracy of presentation and compliance, verifying project expenditure and supporting documents and liaising with partners on clarifications if necessary;
• Maintaining strong working relationships with EPD’s consultants.

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