Norwegian Refugee Council Area Programme Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

Norwegian Refugee Council Area Programme Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

The Area Programme Manager (APM) is responsible for overseeing the implementation of programmes in their area of operation and represents NRC at program coordination forums, as delegated by the Area Manager.

This position is a member of the Area Management Group and Extended Country Management Group. As such, the APM is under the Area Manager’s line management but has a technical (dotted) reporting line to the Head of Programme (HoP).

General Responsibilities;

Supervises and advises Project Manager (PM) and Project Coordinators (PCs) in the area.

Responsible for support to integrated programs, coordination and technical quality of the field office, Project Cycle Management (PCM), monitoring and evaluation of projects.

Provide specific and relevant inputs from the field on Key Competency strategies.

Provide high level technical oversight of needs assessments, studies, evaluations at area level

Ensure compliance with donor standards, grant management and regular reporting due from the field office

Identify financing opportunities and develop a financing strategy and forecast in the area of intervention

Contribute to the management of grants and BPO allocations in the area

Comply and abide by NRC policies, procedures, and guidelines

Ensure that the appropriate frameworks are in place for a successful program and financial audit.

Liaise and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums.

Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.

Specific Responsibilities;

In collaboration with the Core Competencies (CC) responsible (PM and PC), propose combined weekly planning to the Area Manager (AM)

Responsible for organizing PCM {Grant Opening Meeting (GOM), Grant Review Meeting (GRM) and Grant Closing Meeting (GCM)} Meetings for multiple and unique key competency projects at area level.

Responsible for program implementation with high quality and cost-effectiveness ratio targeting beneficiaries most in need of protection - value for money

Provide support to programme staffs during monthly budget monitoring and updates in GORS and provide a report to the AM

Review project proposals and reports for the area before submitting them to the area manager

Regular site

visits for the implementation of projects

Ensure that NRC resources are used in accordance with humanitarian principles in the area

Ensure compliance with contractual commitments, while considering key lessons learnt from the implementation of projects in the area

Contribute to capacity building of all programme technical staff

Promote innovation and learning at area level

Contribute to the development of the area of ​​intervention and the development of Core Competence (CC) strategies, initiate and participate in the relevant development of Key Competence projects

Ensure the participation, the contribution of the Support Skills to the development and the implementation of the project

Provide regular reports on project progress to Area Manager.

Professional competencies:

Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context

Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

Experience with response to emergency

Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

Knowledge and skills in market analysis, cash-based interventions, and market-based programmes

Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile

Fluency in English, both written and verbal required

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

Master’s degree in socio, economic sciences, development or any other related field or bachelor’s degree in the field above mentioned with a minimum of 5 years working experience

Fluency in English, written and oral

Knowledge of the context in the Somali Region is an asset

Good knowledge of donor regulations

Detail oriented

Flexible and hard working

Able to multitask and organize competing priorities

Able to work as part of team

Strategic thinker

How to Apply

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