Senior RLO Opportunity Fund Officer, DREEM

About the role

WUSC, a Canadian global development organization, is recruiting a Senior RLO Opportunity Fund Officer in Juba, South Sudan, to support the DREEM project. The project strengthens Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs) so they can provide technical assistance to refugee and displaced youth, particularly young women, and is funded by the Mastercard Foundation. The post reports to the Country Director, WUSC South Sudan, and the RLO Opportunity Fund Manager, Kenya, and runs for one year, renewable, full time.

Key responsibilities

• Support grant cycle administration: disseminate calls for proposals in English, French and other languages, maintain a database of applicant RLOs, coordinate selection panels, and handle due diligence documentation such as policy reviews.
• Coordinate monitoring visits and reflection meetings between the Fund team and RLO partners, and provide general administrative support including communications, meeting scheduling, reports and documentation.
• Provide logistical support for the Opportunity Fund's core curriculum on institutional support (financial management, safeguarding, operational policies) and help organize workshops, training sessions and mentorship programs for RLO staff.
• Collect data and reports from RLO grantees to track progress toward youth employment and education targets, and support the finance team in tracking fund disbursements and reporting deadlines.
• Maintain a library of best practices and learning products, track training and mentorship implementation, and help prepare project reports and presentations for stakeholders and donors.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Project Management or a related field.
• 4-5 years of experience in administrative support, grant assistance or project coordination within an NGO environment.
• Lived experience as a displaced person or strong background working with RDP communities and RLOs is highly valued.
• Fluency in English is required; professional proficiency in Juba Arabic is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational skills, a commitment to inclusivity, gender responsiveness and locally-led solutions, and the ability to support RLO programming in other countries remotely is highly valued.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Google Workspace
• Database management