Program Officer, Southern Africa

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Ford Foundation Full time

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BACKGROUND

Addressing inequality is a key focus of the Ford Foundation globally. Unequal access to, and engagement with, government is a fundamental driver of inequality, leading to the adoption and implementation of policies that privilege the already powerful. Many countries in southern Africa are among the most unequal in the world, and this needs to be addressed urgently if instability and violence in the region are to be effectively addressed. We are already seeing signs of unrest brought about by high levels of unemployment in the region. The failures of some governments have resulted in the movement of people across borders, resulting in untold suffering and Afrophobia in countries like South Africa. A disregard for human rights is on the rise in several countries, often resulting in people being excluded from decision-making processes on issues that affect their lives.

The primary goal of the NRCC program in the Southern Africa region is to ensure that companies’ and governments’ policies and practices related to energy transition and mining better reflect the expressed needs of communities most impacted by patterns of investment and disinvestment in these sectors. The challenge in the region is that public institutions that are meant to ensure that communities meaningfully participate in and have a say over whether mining and energy related investment happens on their lands are failing to do so. As a result, collusion between governments and the private sector results in communities being rendered invisible. This, in turn, can drive polarization and violent conflict between communities most impacted by mining and governments and the private sector.

In all its programs, the Foundation strives to work with critical stakeholders and partners in government, civil society, private sector and the donor community including local philanthropies in the region.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

The Ford Foundation, Southern Africa office seeks a dynamic, innovative Program Officer to be part of a team that is driving and shaping the foundation’s social justice work in the Southern Africa region. Reporting to the regional director, the Program Officer will support the implementation of the strategy of the

Office for Southern Africa (OSA)

and the broader social justice goals of the Foundation globally. The OSA strategy focuses on: gender-based violence ,natural resources governance, and protection of human rights defenders.

This role will primarily support the Foundation’s work on

Natural Resources and Climate Change

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Program Officer is responsible for the development and implementation of a grant portfolio and ensuring all related activities (grant making, convenings, thought leadership, civil society strengthening, government relations) are designed to deliver on the NRCC goals and strategies.

They will assess and analyze the landscape of organizations and identify which actors to work with to shape agendas that would promote specific strategic outcomes and make grants to this end.

The Program Officer shares lessons with Foundation colleagues worldwide; collaborates broadly with the Southern Africa office team; collaborates with other members of the global NRCC team; and serves as a ‘connector’ of grantees. They work with leaders in a variety of sectors on issues of common concern to leverage resources towards common goals.

More specifically as part of a multi-disciplinary team, the OSA Program Officer will:
- Manage, monitor and coordinate a grants portfolio, including: annual grant planning, identifying and working with the Foundation’s grantees to develop proposals for grant recommendations, undertaking periodic reviews of progress with grantees, performing grantee site visits, and reviewing financial and narrative reports from grantees.- Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of team strategies, working to fulfill the Foundation’s Southern Africa Office and the international NRCC program goals.- Develop grant making activities in a team-oriented way, that are aligned with global and local strategy goals, and designed to achieve significant and scalable impact.- Contribute to ensuring that intersectional programming is realized across all lines of work.- Develop and implement grantee convenings and reflections to strategize and review opportunities, challenges and advances.- Participate in the implementation of capacity building initiatives for all grantees of the OSA.- Recommend and participate in learning and evaluation activities to guide the evolution of programmatic work, promote exchange and strategic partnership.- Represent the Foundation and its work to the government, media, academia, business, philanthropic

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