“An experienced Manager with proven experience in project development and fundraising”
Your challenge
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) approved the concept note submitted by War Child and ZOA (lead) to the Ministry’s Addressing Root Causes of Conflict, Instability and Irregular Migration programme for DRC, called Tinawezekana (‘It is possible’), enabling government, civil society and communities addressing root causes of conflicts in the hauts plateaux de Kalehe.
In order to ensure adequate representation and participation of War Child in this process, War Child is looking for a Programme Manager (PM). The Programme Manager is responsible for leading the development of the programme, in particular War Child’s component, coordinating input from a range of internal and external stakeholders, and liaising on content and assuring an integrated approach with the ZOA as main applicant. This includes the development of the theory of change, the development of the youth engagement (youth employment and youth civic involvement) approach, leading (War Child’s component of) the project design process and budget development. The PM also ensures compliance to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) guidelines, including up to date grant documentation, and provides advice to the country director and the Sr Advisor PGM in the Netherlands.
Together with the Country Director (CD), the PM ensures coherence with War Child’s global ‘Core Interventions’ initiative, as well as other interventions in DRC and the region, both by War Child and other actors. This potentially includes the joint ZOA-PLAN youth initiative currently under development. The position is based in Bukavu with frequent travel to Goma and the project location (Kalehe Haut Plateau), and if needed to the Netherlands. The position reports to the Country Director, DRC and has a functional relation with the Senior Advisor Programme and Grant Management (Sr. Advisor PGM). The position will coordinate a small local programme team, including one expatriate.
Responsibilities
Project Development
- Lead the development of the Addressing Root Causes of Conflict (ARC) project for War Child, in close consultation with the CD, team members, the Sr. Advisor PGM, and relevant technical advisors, ensuring that War Childs vision is well incorporated in the final product;
- Participate in relevant workshops and meetings with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that War Child’s role in the project and contribution to project outcomes is clearly demonstrated;
- Lead the required assessments for the development of the proposal as agreed upon;
- Develop the youth engagement (youth employment and youth civic involvement) concept as an integrated part of the overall ARC programme, in collaboration with ZOA, War Child country team and technical advisors;
- Ensure the development of a project budget, in accordance with MoFA guidelines and internal guidelines, in close collaboration with the Operations Support Manager (OSM), Project Controller, and Sr. Advisor PGM, and support the CD in the negotiations thereof;
- Engage in identifying (strategic) partnerships with other (private sector) actors in the region to the youth engagement approach especially regarding youth employment, child protection and education actors;
- Integrate the approach with ZOA’s, particularly in relation to market analysis and value chain development. Ensure that the overall approach is linked with/complementary to on-going STAREC;
- Obtain involvement of the Dutch embassy to stimulate Dutch private sector investment that reinforce the youth employment intervention; build on this non-governmental, governmental and private sector approach for further dialogue with other actors/donors; actively engage with the NL MoFA on this approach and to the project’s contribution to MoFA’s multi-annual stability strategy;
- Support the Country Director in the internal approval process before final submission of programme documents.
- Ensure leadership, planning and coaching of timely, accurate and compelling documentation throughout the programme development phase.
Fundraising and Proposal development
- Assist country management in the assessment of gaps in programming and funding;
- Identify additional funding and private sector investment to safeguard sufficient impact and allow scaling-up of the core activities of the youth engagement intervention.
- Support the develop of country fundraising plans and donor mapping, as part of the Strategy Development process for the DRC, in close collaboration with Sr. Advisor PGM;
- In consultation with other program and support teams, design, develop systems, processes and tools to increase preparedness of WCH field offices to compete for grants (e.g. capacity building of design team on proposal development and planning, identifying potential partners, permanent assessment, rapid assessment tools etc.);
- Develop and implement proposal development plans involving multifunctional teams and consultants as needed;
- Oversee the coordination, quality control and writing process of concept notes and grant proposals as needed;
- Participate in relevant country management meetings;
- Support the Country Director in the internal approval process before submission.
Profile
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in programme development and management, fundraising and managing relations with partners/donors;
- Proven experience with youth engagement programming and child rights programming
- Experience in proposal writing;
- Experience of acting in a senior representation role;
- Experience managing local and expatriate staff;
- Experience living and working in complex security contexts;
- Proactive search for and utilize organizational resources;
- Excellent social and communication skills;
- Planning and organizational capabilities;
- Team player and hands-on mentality;
- Result focused and cost-conscious;
- Required: fluency in French and English (verbal and written);
- Affinity with War Child Mandate.
- University Degree in relevant discipline (social sciences, political science, international relations and development studies etc.).
Organization: War Child Holland
Job location: Bukavu, DR Congo
Starting date: As soon as possible until December 2016
D.R. Congo is an unaccompanied posting. The expatriate is not allowed to bring a partner and/or children.
War Child offers a challenging job, within an inspiring and motivated team of people and the backup of a strong and professional organisation in The Netherlands. War Child offers good remuneration and excellent benefits. Please visit our website www.warchildholland.org for more information on the organisation and the programme.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply before 19 September 2016. Make sure to upload your English CV and cover letter by using following hyperlink:http://warchild.onlinevacatures.nl/en/Vacancy/Apply/67132
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