Job Title: Program Officer
Organisation: ELMA Philanthropies Services
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
With offices in New York City, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Kampala, The ELMA Philanthropies Services develops program strategies, identifies and explores grant and other investing opportunities, monitors investment performance, and establishes philanthropic relationships for The ELMA Group of Foundations. This Group includes The ELMA Foundation, The ELMA Relief Foundation, The ELMA Vaccines and Immunization Foundation, The ELMA Music Foundation, The ELMA Growth Foundation, and The ELMA South Africa Foundation. The ELMA Philanthropies is largely focused providing these services to the largest foundation within the group.
Job Summary: ELMA Philanthropies seeks a Program Officer to join our Kampala based team to develop and manage grant investments, and provide strategic leadership for the dynamic and growing community-led initiatives portfolio in Africa. The Program Officer will report to the Regional Director, and will work closely with ELMA’s program, finance, and legal, teams across offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kampala, and New York. The ability to be an active, collaborative, and collegial team member of a dynamic global team and to demonstrate flexibility to provide support across the ELMA portfolios is essential for success in this role.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the Regional Director, the Program Officer will be expected to:
- Identify programs and organizations in East Africa that fit within ELMA Philanthropies’ community-led initiatives focus areas and broader approach to philanthropy
- Conduct thorough grantee due diligence, including critical analysis of applications, budgets, organizational strengths and weaknesses, and external risk factors
- Develop, write, and present concise, high quality investment recommendations
- Critically monitor programmatic effectiveness and grantee’s financial management of grant funds through review of periodic reports and grantee site visits
- Diligently manage all relevant aspects of grants administration
- Analyze grantee reports and prepare documentation to facilitate timely grant payments and other grant actions
- Support the success of grantees in the portfolio, including connecting them to appropriate resources
- Assess performance of the portfolio, and design solutions to improve performance and impact
- Manage and grow strategic relationships with grantees, co-funders, government, and other key stakeholders
- Contribute to organizational learning and strategy development
- Other duties, as assigned
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent(s) of this job.
- They are not intended to form an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required for the position.
- Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Alignment to Values:
- All ELMA employees are expected to demonstrate fit with ELMA’ Philanthropies’ organizational values and culture. Specifically, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to:
- ELMA Philanthropies’ core values of: humility and integrity; respect for human dignity; pursuit of excellence; commitment to partnership; and a results-orientation informed by continuous learning; and
- Gender equity, social justice, and combatting white supremacy, patriarchy, homophobia, colonialism, and other intersecting systems of oppression.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Educational background and/or professional interest in at least one or more areas of ELMA Philanthropies’ focus areas
- A minimum of five years’ experience in managing programs, grant making, or equivalent private sector experience
- Demonstrated facility with analyzing budgets, financial statements and conducting thorough financial due diligence of potential grantees
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to strategize, plan, prioritize and identify/assess opportunities, risks, challenges in programming
- Ability to source, analyze, synthesize, and effectively present information and data for a variety of audiences
- A strong understanding of
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60