Avis de recrutement : People in Need recrute un(e) Responsable des programmes en RDC.

 

 

 

 

Languages: Excellent English & French

People in Need (PIN) has been working in DR Congo since 2008 and every year helps hundreds of thousands of people. With a team of around 60 staff members (both nationals and internationals), it is aiming hard-to-reach and violent-hit ares of Eastern Congo, mainly South and Nort Kivu province focusing mainly on emergency programming helping malnurished children, pregnant and lacktating mothers, disseminating emergency supplies and cash distributions for IDPs & host communities etc. We are looking more into development areas (nexus context), and based on recently released PIN Relief and Development Department’s Strategic Planning, more focus also concerning impacts of climate change and related adaptation & mitigation measures. For more info see https://www.peopleinneed.net/what-we-do/humanitarian-aid-and-development/dr-congo.

At the moment PIN is seeking for a colleague, who would supervise and develop our programmes. The successful candidate should be experienced in programme development & management areas, be a strategic thinker and problem solver, have strong leadership and communication skills. As a member of the Country Management Team, the Head of Programmes (HoP) will contribute to the overall management and development of the country programme. HoP supervises all programmes, with the specific responsibility for their timely and efficient implementation, and most importantly, the quality assurance of projects. By supervising the implementation of results-based M&E systems, HoP also guides the programme strategy and development of future programmes. Together with the Country Director, the Head of Programs represents PIN to donors and partners as well as engages in medium to long-term program and strategy planning, ensures continuous quality program improvement and contributes towards a positive working environment for the continuous development of the programme staff.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Overall supervision and support of currently implemented programmes in all the (critical) phases of project cycle mng.
  • Strategic planning, programme development and proposal writing including incorporating innovations, research and good practices
  • Participate in Country Management Team meetings and decision making, in line with PIN strategies and policies
  • Direct supervision of Program Managers (and/or Project Managers), who are further managing respective project / programme teams
  • Building of synergy among the programmes, ensure cooperation with Country Program’s supporting departments and PIN Knowledge & Learning department
  • Striving for quality of programmes including mainstreaming accountability systems and cross-cutting issues like gender, social inclusion, climate change and good governance
  • Ensuring financial side of programming is understood and followed by the project teams together with financial department
  • Ensure timely and high-quality reporting is done by all programmes towards its donor
  • Develop external contacts (in coordination with Country Director) and relations with partners (organizations, authorities) in DRC

Requirements:

  • Excellent experience with people’s/team management, including development of national team capacities
  • Proven excellent experience with programme/project management of EC/ECHO, BHA/USAID or other major donors funded projects including supervision of procedures and compliance with donors’ requirements
  • Excellent communication skills (incl. crisis management, negotiations, coaching/mentoring exp. etc.)
  • Successful proposal writing track record including major institutional donors (and knowledge of main emergency donors’ environment)
  • Technical knowledge in one of the sectors: emergency response, nutrition, cash distribution, climate, livelihoods, food security, public health, WASH, MEAL is an advantage
  • University degree in management/public admin, development studies or one of the sectors is an advantage
  • Excellent English and French, both written and spoken
  • Ability to organize, plan effectively, prioritize & time-management, delegation of duties
  • Ability to work in difficult conditions (tightened security & safety measures, deteriorated security situation following wide-spread tensions & hostilities in Eastern Congo area), ability of higher stress management & acceptance levels.

How to apply

Are you interested in this position? Send us your CV (no longer than 4 pages) and a short cover letter in English via our application form. Please note only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted on rolling basis and the vacancy will be closed when filled.

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