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CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

The Senior Program Officer (SPO) is a core member of CARE USA’s Humanitarian Team (HT). S/he provides expert advice on the development of proposals for emergency funding and supports the management of HT’s portfolio of restricted funding grants, such as awards from OFDA, BPRM and FFP - an approximate total dollar amount of $40 million per fiscal year. This role includes providing technical support for the design of emergency response proposals, interpreting and negotiating agreement terms and conditions, reviewing progress reports and monitoring emergency programs to ensure donor compliance and program quality. In emergency responses, the SPO plays a key coordinating role, providing backstop capacity to CARE’s HQ response. This position reports to the Humanitarian Program Manager (HPM) and leads on various functions as needed to ensure team success. The person must have knowledge of humanitarian action and US Government emergency funding mechanisms as well as strong organization and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Emergency resource mobilization
• US Government Grant Writing, Management, Donor Stewardship, & Programmatic Oversight
• Information management

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in international development studies or related field
• At least 2 years experience in proposal writing and grant management
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Familiarity with USG proposal guidelines
• Familiarity with USG grant management procedures and policies
• Exceptional planning, organizing and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work effectively with others on a team and proven team skills
• Good interpersonal, organizational, and communications skills
• Ability to manage budgets and review financial reports
• Critical thinking
• Effective decision-making