The Program Officer (PO) will technically support the development and implementation of IRI programs in Uganda, focusing on programming on Peacebuilding, Democracy and Governance work, political participation and electoral representation of women, youth, and people with disabilities. The Program Officer will work as part of IRI’s program team to develop program strategy, draft program proposals and activity reports, organize and implement program activities, assist program monitoring and evaluation, and oversee program initial report development. The Program Officer will report directly to the Resident Program Director (RPD).

Monitor activity budgets and expenditures for assigned program areas, and negotiate and prepare contracts, sub-grants, and other financial and project implementation documents.
Design, develop and manage program areas to ensure that reporting requirements are met, projects remain within budget allocations, and program objectives are completed on schedule.
Implement program activities, perform various duties related to coordination, development and delivery of conferences and other events and ensure that activity implementation is compliant with donor and IRI guidelines
Fulfill reporting requirements of assigned program areas, and manage the drafting and editing of team documents and field reports, and provide guidance for written work of subordinates;
Monitor and evaluate the performance of IRI and partner organization activities, identifying successes and failures and recommending program adjustments accordingly;
Develop short and long-term plans for specific programmatic objectives, and support in the design, drafting and editing of project proposals with the Program Manager;
Monitor regional political developments, and provide political and programmatic analysis and recommendations as needed;
Travel from time-to-time, independently and/or as part of a team, to various locations throughout Uganda to support IRI’s programmatic objectives; and
Anticipate potential problems and trouble shoot project problems and offer solutions and actively take part to lead resolution of them with creative and immediate solutions.
Establish, maintain, and develop strong working relationships with relevant stakeholders in Uganda and DC.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the RPD.