Deadline: 01 November, 2023

Location: Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Concern Worldwide is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Director.

Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.

Responsibilities

• Lead in developing proposals and programmes in line with country strategies and in collaboration with the programme development and quality coordinator and grants and communication manager
• Support the area coordinators and programme coordinators and managers in programme design, providing technical guidance at all stages of the programme cycle
• Ensure that the impact of Concern’s programmes are captured through strong monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and through ongoing critical reflection and discussion
• Revise programmes where required to ensure they are responding to the needs of communities
• Identify new programmatic areas or funding opportunities to build on existing programming and increase impact
• Ensure that opportunities for working with partners are fully explored and that partnerships are engaged and maintained in a meaningful way and in line with Concern’s localisation approach
• Ensure proper documentation and record-keeping related to all programme areas
• Ensure gender and protection activities, indicators, staffing and deliverables are included in each programme
• Promote and ensure compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) commitments and quality criteria across the country and support managers and colleagues in their application
• Ensure that all programme staff are familiar with the principles underpinning accountability
• In collaboration with the programme quality and development coordinator, ensure continued effective roll-out and implementation of the complaints response mechanism across all Concern Congo locations as well as monitoring of its implementation (timeliness to respond, etc.), enabling safe reporting of both programmatic and sensitive complaints, including safeguarding concerns
• Ensure that complaints are welcomed, managed and responded to in a timely, fair and appropriate manner
• Ensure that sensitive complaints, including safeguarding concerns, are handled with utmost confidentiality and that the safety of the complainants and those affected is prioritised at all stages
• Work with the country director and the desk officer to implement the funding strategy to ensure projects and proposals are developed in line with broader programme strategy

Requirements

• Third-level qualification in Development Studies or other relevant discipline
• Five years, minimum, of overseas experience in similar or related senior management positions
• Experience in programme development, proposal writing and participatory planning methodologies
• Experience in project and programme cycle management, developing and implementing programme quality tools and monitoring and evaluation processes
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including being able to work effectively in English and French (written and spoken)
• Experience in staff development and management
• Knowledge and experience of emergency preparedness and response
• Knowledge of mainstreaming equality (especially gender), diversity, inclusion and protection
• Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people
• Commitment to promote Concern’s values, including a positive culture around safeguarding
• Experience in networking and representation at coordination fora
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines
• Experience working in insecure zones

To apply and for more information, click here.

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