Deadline: 18 December, 2023
Location: Juba, South Sudan
World Vision is seeking to fill the position of Programme Development Manager.
World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation focused on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the organisation’s 2021–2025 strategy in line with the global partnership’s ‘Our Promise’ strategy
- Contribute to the programme development department’s annual business plan in line with the national office strategy and in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Support the organisation’s partnering approach for local, national, international actors and consortia development
- Pre-position the organisation as a leader in line with strategic priorities among donors and partners (including working with NGOs in consortium)
- Assess levels of risks associated with new opportunities to facilitate and defend informed go/no-go decisions
- Provide leadership to and support quality assurance for all project proposals and oversight to the coordination of proposal development teams
- Lead the acquisition, design and development process for assigned proposals
- Lead or support design workshops, ensuring representation of various internal stakeholders and respective partners
- Incorporate internal and international humanitarian standards into all project design in collaboration with technical sector specialists and programme quality department
- Lead efforts in forming consortia, ensuring due diligence and partnering processes are followed
- Work with the programme development director to identify, coordinate, cultivate, and maintain effective working relationships with donor and partner representatives
- Represent the organisation at national (Juba) level coordination meetings with donors, stakeholders, INGOs, local organisations, and government officials
- Lead or facilitate the handover of approved projects to respective operations team
- Support grant startup and facilitate required training as necessary
- Support programme officers in timely submission of major reports or updates to donors or support officers
- Coordinate grant amendments with donors or prime partners when necessary
- Coordinate personal and professional development of programme officers through adequate orientation, on-the-job coaching, mentoring, and identifying learning and training needs and opportunities
- Foster positive team culture and promote effective and timely communication
- Model Christ-centered servant leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a development field
- Leadership experience in programme design and development, funding acquisition, programme monitoring and evaluation, information management, capacity building, and compliance
- Three years, minimum, of field experience in a relief, humanitarian, or development environment
- One year, minimum, of experience managing staff and teams
- Experience with successful multi-million dollar donor proposal writing and budget preparation with a variety of bilateral and multilateral donors
- Clear understanding of major bilateral and multilateral donors and partners, including their requirements and standards and ability to represent the organisation in a highly professional manner
- Capacity-building experience in project design, implementation, reporting, and evaluation
- Computer knowledge, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Lotus Notes
- Evidence of high level written and spoken English language abilities
- Master’s degree in a relevant field
- Project planning and proposal writing certification, or comparable professional experience with proven results
- Nonprofit fundraising management certification, or comparable professional experience with proven results
- Technical experience or demonstrated interest in a related humanitarian sector, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning, is an asset
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