Reference:
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RD/Moz/ACDP
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Country:
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Mozambique
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Job Title:
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Assistant Country
Director Programmes
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Contract
Grade: C
Contract
Length: 24 months
Date
Needed By: ASAP
New
Post or Replacement: Replacement
Accompanied
/ Unaccompanied: Accompanied, not recommended for
children, due to poor quality Health and Education facilities.
Exact Job Location: Quellimane or Chimio Province, Mozambique
Reports
To: CD
Responsible
For: Food Income Markets Program Manager, Program
Support Officer, Partnership Coordinator
Liaises With: Country
Financial Controller, Country Director, National General Systems Manager,
Project Support Officer and Partnerships and Approaches Coordinator
- Lead
in developing high quality innovative programming in line with the Country
Strategy – focusing on nutrition security.
- Support
the development and management of an effective learning and influence
component of the programme which directly informs Donor and Government
information gaps in sectors relevant to nutrition security.
- Ensure
effective and efficient implementation of the core country program the
Food Income Markets, Equality and Nutrition program.
- Support
the program team develop innovation within actions which are effectively
monitored and evaluated, to feedback to core ministries and peers
- Build
working relationships with companies and individuals in the Agri-Business
sector in order to support program area communities’ link to buyers and
support Agri-business to most effectively engage with small holder
farmers.
- To
contribute to the development of Concern policy and strategy in
Mozambique.
- To
develop and maintain effective relations with donor agencies, networks and
key government institutions in order to widen our impact, to raise funds
and to stay responsive to opportunities and threats that may arise in
relation to our mission in Mozambique
- To
lead the mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS, equality and disaster risk
reduction,
- To
manage responses to disasters and emergencies as necessary
- As a
member of the SMT, ensure stable leadership for Concern Mozambique and
coherence between programmes and systems
- Establish
strategic partnerships with Civil Society Organisations who add particular
value to the program and its impact on policy, effective governance and
sustainability.
- Actively
support and ensure the roll-out of accountability across the country
programme.
PM&E:
- Support
program staff build and increase the quality of the M+E system, its
management and most importantly the timely and effective analysis of M+E
findings. This could involve training
program staff in basic quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Ensure
that M+E findings are used to inform our teams, partners and community
members of progress and that M+E information is used to increase the
impact of actions on Behaviour Change and Implementation practice by GoM
departments (i.e. show what is working in real time to encourage
experimentation in practice at the beneficiary and district level).
- Ensure
that the M+E system is clear and that field staff fully understand their
role in M+E and receive feedback on the overall program performance.
- Schedule
and lead the process of evaluation of all programmes and systematically
review programmes based on the results of monitoring and evaluations.
- Develop
TOR’s and engage consultants and research institutes as required to
support M+E and manage their engagement in the program.
Finance:
- Ensure that the Concern
Mozambique programmes are managed in accordance with approved budget and
responsible for monitoring expenditure against budget of all programmes.
- Ensure
close management of all grants and contracts with responsibility for their
execution effectively delegated through the program teams. In this ensure that there is monthly
review of progress against clear Implementation plans and Mile Stones.
- Work with
the Country Financial Controller (CFC), Country Director and General
Systems Manager (GSM) in-country to prepare and monitor programme budgets
and provide the CFC with information necessary for the preparation and
revision of country budgets.
- Expand
and support the funding strategy and undertake the management of funding
applications, proposal writing and budget preparation. In this make effective use of Concern’s
Technical Advisors.
- In
consultation with the CD, GSM and CFC and with the input from relevant
Program Managers produce budgets for new programmes/projects.
- Ensure
timely reporting against all grants.
Human Resources:
- Line
manage the Food Income and Markets PM, Program Support Officer and
Partnership Coordinator.
- With the
HR Manager and the CD, ensure timely recruitment of staffing required for
effective management of all programmes, succession planning, and retention
and staff development.
- Ensure
that systematic Performance and Development Review (PDR) processes are
undertaken with all staff within the programme.
- Conduct
training and staff development needs assessments of programme staff and in
consultation with the CD and HR Manager, ensure that the needs are
addressed through sourcing and delivering appropriate training/ mentoring
and follow-up.
Management Team:
- Contribute
to the effective management and development of Concern Mozambique through
active participation in the Senior Management Team (SMT) and Country
Management Team.
- Actively
participate in the development, implementation and review of the Country
Strategic Plan (CSP) as well as programme proposals for Livelihoods and
Education
- Actively
participate in the development, revision and roll out of organisational
and country specific policies and procedures.
- Provide
programme information to the CD and HQ in a timely manner when required
and submit a monthly report to the CD.
- Deputise
for the CD when required
PERSON
SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL
Education,
Qualifications & Experience Required:
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Minimum Master’s Degree in Development
Studies, Economics, Agriculture or similar discipline.
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Minimum 5 years
experience working overseas in private sector or development programmes focused
on poverty reduction via rural livelihoods/health and nutrition/small-scale
agriculture.
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Proven ability
to link programmes to the private sector for value added impact, e.g. expanding
markets.
- Experience of
incorporating government in implementation and learning for policy and
implementation change.
- Experience in
social protection projects.
- Experience
working with vulnerable populations.
- Experience of
programme design and management.
- Experience in
managing research and advocacy.
- Experience
with HIV&AIDS and gender mainstreaming and disaster risk reduction.
DESIRABLE
Education,
Qualifications & Experience Required:
·
Recognized qualification in
training or capacity building
·
Skills in statistics and basic
statistical analysis software packages
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Training or extensive
programming in nutrition
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Emergency
response experience
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Experience
working in politically sensitive programmes and contexts
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Experience
of capacity building with partner organisations
Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality
Requirements:
ESSENTIAL:
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Be a strong team player with
a can do attitude
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Conversational Spanish or
Portuguese
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A strong commitment to
helping the poorest people in the world to improve their wellbeing and
achieve their goals.
·
Experience in conceptualising
and managing programme based Operational Research
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Effective data management and
analysis skills – basic statistical analysis of programme M+E
·
In depth knowledge of
development issues including a Rights Based Approach to development.
·
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and
Gender Mainstreaming issues
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Leadership qualities
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Strong report-writing skills
in English and Portuguese
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Ability to work to deadlines
and under pressure
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Possess strong proven
delegation, time management and prioritising skills
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Effective networking
abilities
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DESIRABLE:
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Previous experience in a
similar capacity
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Previous experience in Mozambique
Any Other
Special Requirements:
• Knowledge
of Southern African Social and Political Context
• Familiarity
with Concern policies and the strategic plan.
• International
driving license
All applications should be submitted
through our website at https://jobs.concern.net
by closing date of 30th November 2013. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in
length.
Due to the urgency of this position, applications
will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer the post before the closing
date.
Concern
Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian
organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the
ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Concern has a Staff Code of
Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed
to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation
and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to
the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected
of them. In this context staff have a
responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest
standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with
Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern
Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy
and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of
employment. By signing the Programme
Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates
acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff
Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to
conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.
Concern Worldwide is an equal
opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the
community.
