Programme Officer – Asia
Location:
Based in Amman, Jordan, with business travel on a need basis (overseas travel should be expected for 25% of time, across the Asia region, including to potential post-conflict territories)
Reporting Manager:
Programme Manager
Start date:
April 1st, 2024
Duration:
1 year with possibility of extension
Type:
Fixed Term, Grade C
Remuneration:
2,250 – 2,500 USD per month, depending on level of experience and qualifications, plus benefits.
Application Deadline:
2nd March, 2024
Work Permissions:
N/A
MAGENTA is a leading Social and Behavioural Change (SBC) agency that specialises in understanding human decision-making processes in order to design solutions for relevant and impactful solutions to some of the most challenging problems of our time. We implement programmes across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and The Caribbean using the latest in behavioural science principles and a rigorous approach to research, strategy, campaign design and implementation. Our clients includes UN agencies, INGOs, governments and the private sector. Whether we are aiming to shift parenting practices to improve children’s outcomes or to understand how social norms underpin corruption, we always go the extra mile to ensure we can create positive impact for some of the most underserved populations in the world.
MAGENTA’s Asia team operates across Asia on a range of projects that include research, strategy development, SBC intervention implementation, and evaluation. We currently operate in countries in Central and South Asia. We are looking for exceptional individuals to join this team, driven by a keen desire to deliver social impact and who thrive in fast-paced environment.
Primary responsibilities of the Asia Programme Officer (PO) are the following (1) day to day programme management, (2) data analysis and content development (3) organisational knowledge management and (4) business development. The PO will work under the guidance of the Regional Programme Director and Programme Managers and will travel to project sites for meetings and workshop delivery whenever needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Programme Officer will report to the Programme Manager. Typical tasks include:
Programme Management and Implementation
- Conducting regular desk reviews and situation analyses
- Providing inputs to project plans, Gantt charts and resource plans
- Contributing to technical reports, project presentations, and programme updates
- Coordinating project partners e.g. consultants, vendors, media, civil society
- Monitoring project KPIs and updating monitoring and evaluation tracking tools
- Organising project logistics, including travel and calendar scheduling
- Co-facilitating workshops and training in country as per project needs
- Data Analysis and Content Development
- Coding qualitative data transcripts
- Supporting analysis of primary and secondary data (qualitative and quantitative) to produce high quality research reports using the relevant tools
- Developing reporting tools and liaising with implementing partners on data submitted
- Producing content for diverse SBC toolkits and capacity building packages as per project needs
Knowledge Management
- Filing of project documentation
- Updating Magenta databases – past performance records, contact lists, partner testimonials
- Writing up detailed meeting notes
- Developing/editing project case studies
Business Development
- Contributing to project design, including theories of change, activity design, M&E frameworks, resource plans, financial plans
- Participating in proposal preparation and submission
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
Experience:
- 2-3 years professional experience.
- Familiarity with project management.
- Prior experience in delivering or supporting the delivery of training or other types of events
- Preliminary knowledge of the international development and/or humanitarian system, including donor landscape
- Ability to work effectively, respectfully, and successfully with governments, clients, partners and other stakeholders in complex settings.
- Understanding and experience in social behavioural change, communications and/or research is a plus
- Technological and software fluency
- Excellent written and spoken English.
COMPETENCIES
The following are key competencies required for this position.
Accountability: Takes appropriate actions to ensure obligations are met.
Adaptability: Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities and works with a variety of situations, individuals, groups, and varying customer needs.
Critical Thinking: The ability to thoroughly investigate situations and problems. Then, to find connections and draw logical conclusions.
Flexibility: The ability to change one’s behavioural style and/or views to attain a set goal.
Learning Ability: The ability and willingness to grow further to enable wide and continuous employability.
CULTURAL FIT
- Demonstrated adherence to MAGENTA’s core values:
- Curiosity: Challenge the obvious, reflect and then act.
- Transparency: Hold yourself and those around you accountable
- Authenticity: Walk the talk
- Innovation: Think bold, think big, think broad
- Willingness to live, work and travel in developing/post-crisis settings;
- Good sense of humour, personable and demonstrated ability to build networks;
- Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to get hands dirty;
- Ability to work remotely with international teams based all over the world and meet deadlines.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- MAGENTA has a flexible working policy which promotes periods of remote working during the year
- Frequent travel is required, around 25% of time.
- May involve working in areas that are remote and lack basic modern infrastructure
MAGENTA is committed to creating a diverse work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
How to apply
Applicants should submit a two-page CV and letter of motivation here. The letter of motivation should describe why you want to join the MAGENTA team, with a specific example of how your experience and skills can enhance MAGENTA’s work.
