Deadline: 14 November, 2021
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the role of Programme Development and Quality Manager.
DRC provides direct assistance to conflict-affected populations including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and management oversight of the quality assurance department
- Line manage and provide technical support to the communications officer, grants management specialist, and MEAL coordinator
- Oversee the timely submission and reporting in relation to DRC Nigeria’s portfolio of projects
- Organise and lead monthly budget follow-up meetings
- Establish in-country level grants filing systems
- Liaise with relevant regional office and headquarters counterparts responsible for programme design, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation
- In coordination with the DRC head of programme, technical sector leads and area managers, ensure high quality and evidence-based programme design and proposal development, monitoring and evaluation, and learning processes are streamlined throughout the country mission
- Ensure timely compliance with all internal and external grant management requirements, including contractual compliance and reporting
- Coordinate and provide timely reporting and feedback to the head of programmes, country director and SMT on programme quality activities
- Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by the DRC head of programme
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Political Science, International Development, Economics or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree and several years of relevant experience will be accepted in lieu of the above requirement
- Full professional proficiency in English
- Five years, minimum, of professional experience in humanitarian emergency contexts
- Three years, minimum, of experience with people management
- Proven ability to lead a high performing and diverse team, managing performance, fostering a positive working environment and managing issues sensitively and diplomatically
- Extensive knowledge of U.S. and European institutional donors and their compliance requirements with proven experience of developing successful funding proposals and overseeing large complex grants
- Excellent understanding of the principles of budgeting, financial and contract management
To apply and for more information, click here.
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