Head of Programming I, Moldova and Ukraine

Head of Programming I, Moldova and Ukraine

CRS - Catholic Relief Services

Chisinau, Moldova

Job Summary:

As a member of the Country Program (CP) Senior Management Team for Moldova & Ukraine, you will provide strategic direction, leadership, and management of the CP’s programming to ensure the establishment and successful implementation of high-quality emergency and recovery programs serving Refugees, Internally Displaced People, and host communities. Your leadership, management and knowledge will ensure that the CPs delivers high-quality multi-sector programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming. As part of the Senior Management Team you will proactively manage security and mitigate security risks.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Country Representative (CR) provide strategic direction for the design of the CP strategic frameworks and plans, including the development of resource mobilization strategies to optimize the impact of programming interventions in line with regional and agency strategic priorities;
• Lead high-quality project design incorporating project management standards and MEAL methods, appropriate to scope, context and technical requirements of projects. Coordinate planning of activities across various projects from different sectors to ensure integration of program interventions and efficiency in implementation;
• Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance assessment for direct reports. Contribute to developing staffing plans for projects and to the recruitment process of senior project staff;
• Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Promote accountability, learning and knowledge management overseeing implementation of the MEAL policy, as well as cross-sectoral and cross-department learning;
• Coordinate with CP operations leads to ensure appropriate project budgeting and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources;
• In coordination with resource mobilization staff oversee the business development cycle to ensure quality proposals per agency and donor standards;
• Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of appropriate partnerships and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches;
• Ensure technical assistance and capacity strengthening for project teams and partners in project management standards and related MEAL, business development and operational activities. Identify training opportunities, develop training curriculums and deliver trainings.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in International Development, International Relations or relevant field;
• Minimum of five years of relevant field-based program management, at least three years of middle/senior management experience;
• Experience in the development of successful proposals, reports, strategic alliances, project design, project management, and monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in partner capacity strengthening, staff development, training, and mentoring, as well as in team building and strategic planning initiatives. Experience working with Church partners a plus;
• Experience in community development, community mobilization, or similar grassroots, self-help initiatives;
• Experience in project grants management, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, etc., preferably for projects funded by multiple public donors, including USAID;
• Experience with successful business development activities capturing public and/or private donor funding;
• Required Languages - English.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions;
• Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship;
• Team leadership abilities;
• Presentation and facilitation skills;
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent English writing skills;
• Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment;
• Experience and abilities in capacity strengthening - developing curricula and facilitating trainings;
• Experience using MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, and knowledge sharing networks.

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