Overview
The Deputy Director of Programs (DDP) is responsible for leading program strategy, guiding project management, supporting business development, and ensuring donor compliance for IRC's programs in Colombia and Venezuela.
Tasks Summary
- Lead efforts for sustainable program growth and identify new programming initiatives.
- Implement IRC´s business development strategy in Colombia and Venezuela.
- Coordinate proposal submissions and take a lead role in writing technical proposals and budgets.
- Ensure project design reflects IRC program quality standards and industry best practices.
- Provide guidance and strategies for program choices based on needs assessment findings.
- Formulate integrated program initiatives.
- Provide overall leadership and management of IRC Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela's program portfolio.
- Support the Country Director to design, implement and update the Strategic Action Plan (SAP).
- Build the capacities of the program team members.
- Ensure detailed, realistic and feasible project implementation plans are developed and adapted.
- Coordinate with other members of the Senior Management Team on management, compliance and performance standards.
- Collaborate with the Safety and Security Coordinator to ensure appropriate security protocols.
- Support programming staff to collect, document and disseminate lessons learned and best practices.
- Develop effective and outcome-oriented MEAL plans.
- Review M&E and accountability data to identify and address areas for operational improvement.
- Work through the IRC’s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS).
- Liaise with partner organizations and support partnership staff.
- Lead the country program´s localization strategy.
- Ensure quality grants management and compliance with donor requirements.
- Supervise all internal and external reporting.
- Ensure program and grants teams conduct routine monitoring visits.
- Coordinate with program, grants and finance teams for sound budget management.
- Ensure all program leads and grants staff adhere to IRC´s program management cycle.
- Ensure program coordinators and project leads review budget-vs-actuals reports.
- Mitigate potential risk by collaborating with finance and operations departments.
- Ensure the timely, complete and compliant close out of all grants.
- Represent the IRC to implementing partners, the government and donors.
- Assist the Country Director developing strong relationships with donors.
- Forge and maintain solid cooperation with partner organizations.
- Act as the focal point for program-related communication.
- Oversee programmatic inputs to advocacy efforts.
- Identify, recruit, and orient new staff.
- Lead or support the recruitment of key program positions.
- Create a supervisory environment that places clients at the center of our work.
- Adhere to IRC's performance management system.
- Build capacities of programming staff.
- Support high-performing staff to assume greater levels of responsibility.
- Provide leadership support for the successful implementation of and adherence to the IRC Global HR Operating Policies and Procedures.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years managing teams in Latin America.
- Minimum eight years of management experience working in a humanitarian or development setting.
- Minimum of five years INGO program management experience.
- Demonstrated successful leadership experience with a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural setting.
- Experience managing security in a complex and rapidly changing security context.
- Experience in managing protection, ERD and/or health programming, a plus.
- Established capacity to handle stressful situations in a healthy, constructive manner.
- Confirmed ability to negotiate and work with partner organizations.
- Experience with organizational capacity strengthening and partnership building is helpful.
- Proven ability to develop winning proposals to public and private-sector donors.
- Previous experience managing programs financed by US government agencies, DFID, EU, foundations and private donors a must.
- Proven ability to manage projects to completion on time, within budget, and with the anticipated results.
- Ability to respond to multiple priorities in a timely manner, producing high-quality outcomes.
- Strong budget and fiscal oversight capacities.
Qualification Requirements
• Master's degree in Development Studies, International Relations, Social Sciences or a similar field;
