Program Officer (Bishoftu)

Employer: Village Enterprise 

Industry: Nonprofit/International Development/Social Entrepreneurship 

Function: Programs & Impact Operations

Position Name: Program Officer 

Reports to: Program Manager 

Matrix Reports: Functional collaboration with MEL, Systems, Finance, and relevant technical teams and People and Culture 

Location: Bishoftu, Oromia Region Ethiopia With Frequent travel to Addis Ababa

Available positions: One Program Officer

About Village Enterprise 

Village Enterprise is an economic inclusion organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty through entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and access to markets. Its evidence-based Graduation approaches support sustainable livelihoods through direct implementation, partner and government replication, and systems influence.

Position Summary

The Program Officer leads day-to-day delivery of one or more Village Enterprise projects across assigned geographies which may include in Woredas, Kebeles Or city and Kitana in Oromia  region in Ethiopia. Reporting to the Program Manager the position translates approved project plans into coordinated field activities and is accountable for delivery milestones, participant targets, quality, operational controls and local implementation risks.

The role directly supervises Field Associates in traditional Graduation delivery and Project Officers  in SPRINT delivery, as applicable to the approved staffing structure. Business Mentors are supervised through Field Associates where that reporting arrangement applies. The Program Officer coordinates staff deployment, field logistics, community engagement, performance monitoring and practical problem-solving across one or multiple projects.

The Program Officer retains oversight of the wider field portfolio, cross-geography priorities and escalated decisions; the Program Officer owns daily implementation and field-team performance within delegated authority.