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Programme Assistant, Antananarivo, Madagascar
CDI6 months ago
Job Description
Antananarivo
CDD
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In close collaboration with the Head of Programmes and senior members of the Field Programmes team, the incumbent provides technical and operational support to the coordination of the Madagascar Field Programmes team, in order to facilitate the effective implementation of Durrell’s strategies across all its intervention sites.
Education / Qualifications
The position contributes to the planning and monitoring of activities, budget preparation and monitoring, procurement coordination, development of funding proposals and donor reports, information management and administrative follow-up.
Responsibilities
- Support the Madagascar Field Programmes team in effectively coordinating the implementation of Durrell’s strategies at its various sites, including the following themes: food security, financial autonomy, good governance, community health and ecosystem restoration.
- In close collaboration with the Head of Programmes and officials under his direct supervision, provide technical support to the Field Programmes team by monitoring the implementation of activities, assessing progress against established work plans, coordinating activities and participating in budget monitoring and adjustment discussions.
- Acting as an intermediary, particularly for operational matters and procurement, between the Field Programs team and the Finance and Operations teams. This includes defining technical specifications for purchases and preparing purchase requests.
- Under the supervision and guidance of senior members of the Madagascar Programmes team, participate in the development of funding proposals and donor reports, including by coordinating the collection of contributions from team members spread across different sites.
- Contribute to the coordination of the preparation of annual budgets.
- Participate in Microsoft 365 resource management (Teams, SharePoint).
- Contribute to the preparation of validation requests and ensure follow-up.
- Collect, compile and synthesize information from different sources, as well as contribute to the follow-up of requests for information.
- To comply with all procedures and policies established by Durrell, donors and the Government of Madagascar, in particular regarding the protection of persons (Safeguarding), health and safety at work, financial procedures and conditions related to funding.
- Support field teams in maintaining high standards of financial management and reporting, ensuring funds are used on time and in accordance with DWCT’s financial management procedures, in close coordination with site managers and local financial focal points as required.
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