Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

RESPONSIBILITIES & DELIVERABLES
Technical Signature Programming in Country (40%)
• Lead Signature Program design for the Country Program.
• Signature Program Co-Design after agreement with the Country Director, who remains in charge of Relationship Building and Program Funding Partnerships.
• Ensure the use of a market system approach in the design of the country’s Signature Programme design.
• Identify opportunities to integrate pathways for access to finance with the Signature Program design.
• Lead on Value Chain analysis to inform Country Programmatic Strategic position and Signature Program design.
• Build co-designing relationships for in-country signature programming effectiveness (set up right from the onset.
• Collect and analyze program data, capture, and share lessons learned and best practices for specific projects to facilitate improvement in decisions.
• Contribute to developing and implementing strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in Program Quality that effectively engage partners, donors, and government agencies.

Ensuring Programmatic Excellence - Quality and effective Management (30%)
• Provide strategic leadership for Country Signature Programming design, goal setting, goal cascading, and business review processes against outcomes.
• Excellent management of agreed program outcomes/impact against agreed schedules and budgets, including delivery against agreed Service Level Agreements with various Stakeholders (internal and external)
• Maintain excellent oversight of all program components and meet expectations for program successes and impact.
• Ensure application of best standards, best practices, partnership principles, processes, and tools, towards high quality. Implementation of signature programs.
• Develop and implement strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in program quality that effectively engage partners, donors, and governments.
• In consultation with Country Director and the Regional Signature Program Technical team, creatively design initiatives that uphold and improve program quality, innovation, and learning on signature programs.
• Provide technical leadership for preparing, designing, submitting, and approving project concepts and full-fledged proposals.
• Act as an in-country technical proposal developer while integrating donor strategies, priorities, and technical requirements into Heifer’s approach.Roll out capacity-strengthening initiatives in Program Quality for staff and partners, develop learning and training strategies and agenda, and conduct training and workshops.
• Analyze program data, capture, and share lessons learned and best practices for specific projects to facilitate improvement in decisions.
• For effective co-design outcomes, enable strong relationships with donors, peer organizations, research, and other institutions, towards enhancing program quality and impact.
• Monitor and provide feedback on program quality through regular team meetings, field visits, and regular communication.
• Ensure that program Managers and Coordinators execute approved work plan activities and operations in response to technical direction and recommend appropriate adjustments to achieve program objectives.
• Carry out Country Signature Program Internal Audits and effectively manage program risks in each phase of program implementation on time to ensure fulfillment of objectives.
• Ensure accountability and compliance with donor requirements.
• Ensure the provision of program-related reports and make presentations as required.

Partnerships and Capacity Improvement (10%)
• Ensure adherence to set compliance standards within Heifer and donor program and project guidelines and standards, including transparency, policy compliance, accountability, and communication with HQ, donors, and external constituencies.
• Enable new partnerships and nurture existing ones.
• Effectively maintain strong communication with all the relevant stakeholders throughout program implementation and successfully manage a matrix program management structure when necessary.
• Develop and adopt standardized approaches, practices, tools, and measurements in partnership and capacity strengthening.
• Guide in-country program team in developing comprehensive plans and materials, developing and implementing capacity-strengthening strategies in the Signature Program area.
• Identify and ensure the creation of solid inter-organizational networks and efforts to strengthen the capacities of local partners.
• Represent Heifer Africa in external professional fora and with donor agencies supporting resource acquisition for capacity building.

Budget Management and Monitoring (10%)
• Ensure all program teams develop annual budgets and work plans consistent with program documents and donor contracts.
• Provide support to program teams in undertaking the necessary review and updating of the work plans and budgets to respond to any emerging field implementation challenges and program review processes.
• In liaison with the Finance department, undertake quarterly budget monitoring and variance analysis with all Program Managers, while reviewing and tracking spending to adhere to annual budgets.
• Ensure Program Managers and entire Country office plan and undertake corrective management actions arising out of budget monitoring reports.
• Approve program-related requests for imprest and reconciliation, in line with work plans and financial management procedures.

Strengthen Core Global Operating System (5%)
• Ensure compliance with Heifer International policies and procedures and other accountability standards through training, event participation, and field visits.
• Liaise with the Regional Signature Program Technical teams on behalf of the country program regarding Signature Programs.
• Ensure Signature Program proposals and concept notes are entered into HQ tracking systems to avoid activation delays.
• Ensure adequate development, implementation, evaluation, and systematization of signature programs by the country office.
• Obtain and review signature program monitoring and evaluation reports from the field offices and make recommendations.
• Maintain Signature Program files and documents.

Any Other Assigned Function (5%)
• May perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of signature program management experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in managing the design and co-designing of large and complex programs using a Market system, value chain development.
• Experience working with governments, the private sector, local and international institutions.

Preferred Requirements
• Master’s degree preferred.
• At least seven (7) years in technical program leadership.
• At least five (5) years in management.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Heifer International on jobs.jobvite.com to apply

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