Overview
Responsible for the implementation of all programming in country, including development, resilience, and emergency preparedness and response. Guarantees business continuity in the absence of the Country Director.
Tasks Summary
- Responsible for development, design, management, and monitoring of programmes.
- Ensures programmes respond to country development trends.
- Maintains coordination, linkages, and synergies within and between long-term and humanitarian programmes.
- Contributes to linking programmes with influencing and ensuring programme quality.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience for Masters/Post-graduate holders or 10+ years for Bachelor holders in an international NGO.
- Relevant experience in a similar position.
- Good understanding of development issues.
- Significant knowledge and experience in project and programme management in humanitarian programming, sustainable livelihoods and resilience, or gender and development.
- Proven track record of leading and motivating multi-disciplinary, geographically remote teams and operations across several locations, often in fragile and complex contexts.
- Evidence of high-level financial and asset management skills.
- Comprehensive evidence in knowledge and experience of development programmes, humanitarian response, and advocacy and campaigning.
- Knowledge of capacity building, learning and development activities.
- Knowledge of creating a partner-led operational environment.
- Working experience in DRC.
Qualification Requirements
• Masters / Post-graduate from a recognized university/college in International Development, Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian, Programme Management or any other area that can bring an added value to the job.