Regional Programme Officer (RPO) for WCS’s Central Africa & Gulf of Guinea (CAGG) programme

Job Description

The Regional Programme Officer (RPO) for WCS’s Central Africa & Gulf of Guinea (CAGG) programme supports coordination, compliance, and delivery across a complex, multi-country portfolio spanning DRC, Republic of Congo, and Gabon. Working within the Regional Programme Support Unit (RPSU), the RPO provides day-to-day coordination of the grant cycle across an assigned portfolio of grants, donors, and country programmes. The role maintains oversight of timelines, inputs, and submission readiness, ensuring that proposals, reports, amendments, and closeouts move through predictable workflows and are internally coherent before final clearance. The RPO also ensures that donor requirements are clearly understood, reporting schedules are tracked and met, and submissions are internally consistent and aligned with approved commitments. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy in managing programme-cycle workflows and coordinating submissions across an assigned portfolio of grants. It serves as the primary coordination point for this portfolio, exercising judgement in resolving routine coordination and documentation issues, and determining when escalation is required for material compliance, reputational, or delivery risks. While Country Offices retain responsibility for technical design, delivery, and drafting, the RPO coordinates inputs, conducts first-line quality checks, and identifies delivery, compliance, or documentation risks early so they can be addressed or escalated in a timely manner. Through this work, the role strengthens programme-cycle discipline and learning across the region. As the RPSU evolves, responsibilities within the unit may adjust, particularly if additional programme funding allows for expansion of programme support capacity. The position may also undertake other tasks as required and, on occasion, deputise for the RPSU Manager.

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