Program Assistant

Role Purpose

The Program Assistant is responsible for capturing applied learning from innovative initiatives, supports in analyzing after-action reviews and other program data to improve programming, and document how the program team make use of evidence to make program decisions. Supports the Director of Sponsorship in engaging strategic partners and sponsors through networking and organizing stakeholders’ forum.

Role Responsibilities

• Responsible for documenting results, insights and key learnings from testing innovation and other program initiatives that supports logical decision-making for effective adaptive programming. This includes capturing lessons, failures and how the program team has bounced back from failures.
• Ensure that data processed by MEAL are circulated and track how these are utilized by program leads to improve programming.
• Responsible in preparing and establishing communication and in facilitating the signing of memoranda of agreements and/or understanding with strategic partners (i.e CSOs, academe, private sector, male-dominated groups) to amplify voices of girls against gender discrimination and violence.
• Responsible in organizing forums, workshops and coordination meeting national-level civil society organizations, national government agencies and academic institutions, private sectors child-led organizations and youth-led organization to strengthen strategic partnership and alliances championing adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights, campaigning against adolescent pregnancy, child early forced marriage and unions (CEFMU), gender discrimination and violence and social exclusion.
• Support the Director of Sponsorship and Sponsorship Operations Coordinator in the conduct of quality assurance audit on sponsorship operations, in ensuring timely proactive child support and in instilling safeguarding measures.
• Support the Director of Sponsorship in building strategic partnership to support the advocacies and campaigns on adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights (ASRHR), adolescent pregnancies, gender discrimination and violence and in strengthening national-level social accountability.
• Support the Director of Sponsorship in designing and conducting research to publish and/or present to academic forum
  
  

Other Responsiblities

Additional tasks and responsibilities deemed necessary in the Sponsorship Program may be assigned.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Core Competency - Leading

• Ability to process and analyze data and exception eye for details to determine patterns and trends to improve quality in programming. Highly organized to manage schedules, coordinate events, and keep track of program details. Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate processed data to support program-decision making and in engaging strategic partners and allies.
• Sharp problem solving and critical thinking skills to support adaptive management by contributing to finding alternative solutions and addressing program challenges.
  
  

Core Competency - Engaging

• Organizing and Prioritizing Skills to Keep Track of Program Details and Schedules: Demonstrates leadership by showcasing strong organizing and prioritizing skills. Takes personal responsibility for keeping track of program details and schedules, contributing to the overall efficiency and success of the program.
• Effective and Clear Communication Skills to Convey Results from Processed Data for Decision-Making: Engages effectively by demonstrating clear communication skills. Takes personal responsibility for conveying results from processed data in a way that supports decision-making and contributes to the overall success of the program.
  
  

Experience And Qualification

• A degree in Development Management, Social Sciences, Public Administration, or any relevant course
• Experience in Research and Development
• Experience in development of learning modules
• Knowledge of Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion
• Knowledge in strategic management and stakeholder engagement
• Understanding of child right, child rights governance and child rights programming
• Job Identification 11289
• Job Category Business Support
• Posting Date 01/10/2025, 08:03 AM
• Apply Before 01/31/2025, 10:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations FO - Quezon City