Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the role
The Technical Director – Graduation & Livelihoods will lead technical design, support quality program delivery for BOMA’s direct program implementation, and provide technical assistance to NGO partners, governments, and multilateral institutions (e.g. World Bank and UN agencies) in the poverty graduation and livelihood approaches. The Technical Director will lead in the research, design, and development of existing and new project and technical assistance opportunities. The position will support the delivery of technical assistance to partners in East and West Africa based on an iterative process that integrates learning, sector standards and lays the foundation for quality implementation and delivery at scale. The Director will work closely with COO, CSO at BOMA and NGO partners and governments to deliver on donor commitments with a focus on adapting the implementation to the context in which the graduation approach is implemented.

Key Responsibilities:
New Program Development
• Research and identify potential innovations to test and expand BOMA’s approach and keep it ahead of the curve
• Lead the process of building a robust pipeline of potential partners and governments interested in the provision of BOMA graduation technical advisory services;
• Identify technical assistance leads within governments and NGO’s;
• Lead the research, project/program design and proposal development process with NGO, foundation and government partners;
• Collaborate with the CPIO, COO, CSO and the CIO to support quality program implementation and new program adaptions Feasibility Studies
• Assess whether the graduation approach is the appropriate fit within an existing social protection, national social protection, humanitarian response, resilience, and financial inclusion policies and programs;
• Lead the analysis of the potential for the graduation approach within NGOs’ strategy and structure.
Program Implementation
• Support both the HQ and field teams to execute with excellence in areas including project design, planning and monitoring processes, communication and reporting, learning agenda, knowledge base and standards
• Lead the development of systems, processes and tools for high quality graduation technical assistance via NGO and government partners;
• Lead technical assistance initiatives for replication of the Graduation Approach; lead or oversee consultants on policy planning
• Lead and support teams of consultants to deliver high quality technical assistance in graduation implementation in areas including field data collection, rapid livelihoods assessments, market assessments, stakeholder interviews, systems analysis, workshop facilitation;
• Oversee the design of curricula and delivery of training to NGO and government partners, including incorporation of NGO partner training materials into graduation delivery;
• Provide operational support to local partners (e.g. process mapping, coordination across multiple entities and programs including managing relationships across ministries, donors, and other key stakeholders);
• Provide the required technical guidance and mentor BOMA graduation advisors providing technical assistance to partners across Africa
• Build team capacity in project design, project management and reporting;
• Manage, train, and mentor junior members of the team.
Collaboration, Learning and Adapting
• Collaborate with the Director Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) to establish and maintain periodic reviews of Graduation performance standards;
• Collaborate with the MEL Director to design and implement high quality MEL in NGO and government adoption implementation;
• Engage with the implementation team and stakeholders in documenting, sharing lessons learned and best practices, including inputs for reports and technical publications to inform and shape the global Graduation agenda;
• In collaboration with the MEL Director help to develop data collection tools and approaches for evaluations of poverty graduation models with NGO and government partners, and provide support with the design of research and evaluation studies;
• Provide technical guidance to the team and NGO and government stakeholders for the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks;
• Support the development of high-quality evaluation reports and other knowledge products related to poverty graduation implemented by government and NGO partnerships.

Does this sound like you?
• Master’s degree in social sciences, international development, evaluation or another relevant field.
• Extensive expertise in poverty graduation models, resilience, livelihoods, women’s economic empowerment or financial inclusion methodologies.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex programs and 7+ years in international development, including program design, implementation, and budgeting; with field experience in Sub Saharan Africa.
• Sector experience in livelihoods, nutrition, social protection, gender, last mile financial inclusion, or health. Understanding of drylands context is highly preferred.
• Advanced project management skills proven by extensive experience in managing complex projects from the inception phase to the closing phase.
• A successful track record of training staff on sound project management practice to support excellent project execution.
• Experience as a technical advisor in curricula development, training, and facilitation preferred.
• A proven track record in new business development with experience supporting project design, proposal development and fundraising efforts.
• Exceptional public speaking and written English communication skills; including communication to partners and clients via written products and presentations; knowledge of working French is an additional advantage.
• Creative problem solver; able to easily adapt to change in a fast-paced environment;
• Successful experience managing teams or individuals. A strong manager and mentor, with the ability to identify growth opportunities and provide ongoing mentoring and guidance to junior staff;
• Proactive leader, with ability to effectively manage competing work streams and deadlines;
• Proven ability to take the initiative in finding solutions to complex challenges;
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and in a team;
• Detail-oriented with good organization and prioritization skills;
• Willingness to travel and work overseas up to 35%, sometimes on short notice;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
• Experience in change management in growing organizations (Preferred)

Essential Soft Skills:
• Excellent relationship building skills;
• Flexible and adaptable with proven capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to a changing environment;
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and being held accountable for meeting ambitious targets;
• Leadership skills to work with autonomy while still being collaborative, prioritize tasks, and positively influence others to follow directives and meet deliverables;
• Problem-solver mentality, with the ability to adapt seamlessly to changing priorities and enforce regulations;
• Cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively in different socio-cultural contexts;
• Organized, high level of accuracy, and meticulous attention to detail;
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources; and
• Adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines seamlessly

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and suitable qualified candidates to submit their application, including Cover Letter, detailed CV, daytime telephone contact, and three professional referees to recruit@bomaproject.org (do not include copies of certificates).
Give details of your current salary and the expectation in this position on the body of your Application Cover Letter. The subject line of your application should be clearly marked
Applications must be received by 28th April 2022; late applications will not be considered.

While we thank all applicants, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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