Program Director

Job Description

Title: Program Director

Company Name: Terre des hommes Foundation

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ A master's degree or higher level of educational achievement in any area of development, social science, business, education or related field with at least 7 years of relevant experience.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Position based in: Cox`s Bazar with frequent visits to Ukhiya
∎ Desired date for taking-up duty: ASAP
∎ Contract Type: 3 (Three) years with probationary period
∎ Reports to : Field Coordinator
∎ Coordinates with : Program Quality Manager
∎ Direct line manager of : Technical Lead and MEL Manager and 2 partner organizations
∎ Technical referent : National Coordinators, Managers at Delegation level

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure rapid roll-out and supervision of activities. This includes leadership, direction and guidance to subgrantees and consultants.
∎ Oversee hiring, management and development of staff to ensure a diverse, skilled and productive workforce and promote an organizational culture where the values of Tdh/the consortium is practiced.
∎ Effectively work with other consortium members to assure a coordinated and timely execution of workplans.
∎ Oversee planning, quality assurance and supervision of program monitoring, evaluating, and reporting.
∎ Provide oversight of delivery, management, and monitoring of subgrants.
∎ Provides oversight of financial management and procurement.
∎ Coordinate with appropriate stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation.
∎ Ensure compliance with and implementation of all donor-related, Tdh, and project specific policies.
∎ Negotiate annual budgets and revisions to the scope of work as required.
∎ Liaise and consult with donor, acting as the main representative and principal interlocutor.
∎ Manage partnerships with international organizations, consultants, local authorities and ministries, and civil society organizations.
∎ Fulfill all Donor and Tdh reporting requirements.
∎ Supervise and provide support to local and international consultants and staff hired to assist and work on the program.
∎ Establish, improve, and maintain accurate administrative, financial, and subgrantee monitoring systems in collaboration with the Finance Manager
∎ Supervise the implementation of project technical activities by consortium members, ensuring that all activities are adequately implemented in a timely fashion and that they adequately address youth skill development and social cohesion needs.
∎ Provide technical leadership across capacity building work of partners and technical lead on advocacy/accountability and research.
∎ Monitor project training and on-site capacity building activities, ensuring the development of local institutional and personal capacities fostering country ownership and sustainability of interventions.
∎ Serve as a liaison with Tdh's Cox's Bazar and Country office to ensure that logistics, contracts, letters of agreement, and any approvals are adequately in place in support of program activities. Also, ensure adherence to Tdh office management, procurement and accounting procedures.
∎ Conduct budget monitoring and cost control based on sound financial and accounting principles, Tdh Standard Operating Procedures, and project requirements.
∎ Develop systems, system and procedures for capacity building of local partners to understand donor's rules and regulations to prepare them to apply for and manage direct awards.
∎ Ensure technical, financial, contractual and political integrity are maintained to safeguard Tdh reputation in Bangladesh.
∎ Ensure effective collaboration, coordination and internal partnerships with other Tdh projects, and departments to build synergies across programs for maximum impact.
∎ Serve as liaison to external agencies, donor organizations, stakeholders, private sector actors, etc. as requested by Country Management Team.
∎ Other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 10 years of professional experience in managing and leading civil society programs of this size and scope (in terms of amounts and number of people managed) preferably under USAID programs, EU or UN programs.
∎ Demonstrated experience or proved skills to manage and deal with various stakeholders incl. government.
∎ Demonstrated capability to lead/supervise a diverse team on projects of similar scale (financially, culturally, staff size and activities).
∎ Strong technical expertise in advocacy/accountability/research/media campaign and program development.
∎ Experience supervising and mentoring direct reports.
∎ Strong coordination, project planning, and communication skills.
∎ Demonstrated excellent English language writing and oral presentation skills
∎ Demonstrated problem-solving and consensus-building skills and ability to promote coordination among diverse interests and institutions.
∎ Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, problem solving, conflict and ethical management skills.
∎ Good understanding of procurement processes, procedures and grants management.
∎ Successful candidates will have strong management skills, significant project management experience and leadership experience. Experience managing and building the capacity of local implementing partners is highly desired.
∎ Experience working on similarly complex programs which seek to build the capacity of local actors in multiple technical areas and management capacity required.
∎ Demonstrated experience with similarly complex projects in South Asian countries, Bangladesh experience highly prioritized, involving coordination with multiple programs, and partner institutions.
∎ Experience with the current up-to-date ideas about effective social cohesion and Do No Harm practices and applications in programs managed or influenced.
∎ Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing systems and overseeing program start-up under limited time constraints as well as program close-out.
∎ Accept new responsibilities as and when those are assigned by the line supervisor.
∎ The post holder is polite, respectful, honest, punctual (and respects deadlines), creative, pacifist, proactive, committed and - during office hours - non-political. S/he is in constant exchange with colleagues and supervisors, communicates problems and enriches discussions. S/he treats people of different religion, age, sex, and economic status appropriate and equally and actively ensures their wellbeing and raises his/her voice when required. S/he is willing to improve own capacities and is open for all topics Tdh is working on to actively contribute to a comprehensive program implementation.
∎ S/he uses Tdh equipment, vehicles and premises, internet and electricity economically and responsibly. S/he positively represents Tdh to beneficiaries, stake holders and the general public.

Application Deadline: June 10, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation
∎ Business : Committed to Child Health and Child Relief

Category: NGO/Development