Program Specialist

The Program Specialist is responsible for supporting the planning, implementation, and evaluation of projects and programs within the organization. This role involves coordinating day-to-day operations, engaging with stakeholders, monitoring progress, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. The Program Specialist plays a key role in maintaining program quality, tracking performance indicators, and ensuring timely delivery of results. The ideal candidate has strong project coordination skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• Follow up in the creation of scientific Research Programs policies and procedures by the team under the supervision of the RDI program Director.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations for various scientific research programs through Screening.
• Plan, implement and manage all logistics associated with all scheduled Engagements for the Scientific programs.
• Organize all other details related to scientific research programs events
• Prepare and monitor all scientific research programs calendar.
• Keeps managers aware of the status of projects being managed, including timeframes and document requirements, and key operational issues through formal and informal communications (e.g., status reports, e-mails, updates at meetings).
• Assist Scientific research programs team in various activities such as coordinating information flow, preparing materials for distribution, handling, and processing of sensitive materials, creating and maintaining databases / files / reports, and / or reviewing / proofreading and processing documents.
• Work with electronic document management systems including data entry, creation, and maintenance of electronic files.
• Edit and validate databases, spreadsheets and required reports.
• Work closely with the Managers in communicating surveys for lessons learned purposes and collecting feedback and presenting them.
• Maintain staff calendar, arrange travel and prepare expense reimbursements.
• Plan and coordinate of both on- and off-site team’s meetings and conferences.

Requirements

Education : Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Public Policy, Education, International Development, or a related field.

Experience : Minimum of 3-5 years

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