Deadline: Not Specified
Location: Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
The Search for Common Grounds (SFCG) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the role of Team Leader.
Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organisation that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies.
Responsibilities
- Set the overall programme strategy and direction in consultation with the project management team and partners, with overall accountability for ensuring that programmatic goals are met
- Lead the inception phase, including any necessary revisions to the approach, assumptions, and other key aspects, as well as the detailed formulation of the activity planning, in collaboration with regional colleagues, country team members, consortium partners, the donor, and other stakeholders
- Serve as the primary point of contact and coordination on matters related to this project for consortium partners, FCDO, DRC counterparts, other stabilisation actors, and other stakeholders, and maintain productive, positive working relationships
- Lead the operational and programmatic aspects of the project’s inception phase, including the coordination and regular convening of consortium partners
- Manage the project team across all target locations (North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri)
- Ensure that research, learning, and adaptive management are applied as key principles throughout implementation
- Serve as lead ‘fund manager’ responsible for ensuring funds are disbursed to civil society organisations within the timeframes established in the activity terms of reference
- Oversee and contribute to development of programme deliverables, including but not limited to monthly reports, quarterly reports, annual reports, learning plans and reports, annual work plans, and financial reports
- Identify implementation problems/challenges quickly, and proactively develop mitigation strategies and solutions independently
- Collaborate, develop working networks and platforms of coordination with DRC government authorities, DRC partners, donors, and other INGOs working on stabilisation and peacebuilding in North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri as well as across eastern DRC to ensure that synergies between the project and other stabilisation interventions are maximised
- Motivate the project team to perform effectively towards programme objectives through strong communication, team-building incentives, and responsiveness
- Work with the Central and East Africa regional team to ensure adequate human resources, including short-term technical assistance, as well as compliant grant and financial management
Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Minimum nine years of work experience
To apply and for more information, click here.
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