Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Position: Head of Program

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Posted date: 50 minutes ago

Application Deadline: Aug, 7/2021 (10 days left)

About Us

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC requires staff members who travel on an international contract to the field to undergo a medical examination with our medical provider. Employees must produce a Health Clearance Certificate before departure stating that there are no relevant health concerns. If staff are unable to provide this, NRC reserves the right to terminate the Contract of Employment.

Job Description

Ethiopia Country Office is looking to fill its vacancy of Head of Program. The position holder is to assume overall responsibility for program development and strategic vision in the country, promoting learning and a cost-conscious culture as well as ensure effective and constructive communication between related functions and Area offices.

The Head of Program has the overall responsibility to develop and ensure good partnership relations and ensure program relevant advocacy priorities are identified and taken forward. The position also has line management responsibility to manage and ensure support and capacity building related to PCM, M&E framework, integrated programming and program quality.

The Program Development Unit, led by the Head of Program, supports with development of capacity in core competencies and cross-cutting themes, working collaboratively and in a matrix structure with the Head of Support, Area Manager, and the regional Program department. The Head of Program takes lead on donor relations, monitoring and evaluation, and other specialist areas as assigned. This will be fulfilled through the following specific responsibilities:

• Ensure strategic program development in the country in line with the region and global program initiatives.
• Overseeing specific advances in NRC’s Innovation, Protection, Markets and Digital programming, through an increasingly localized and networked approach
• Contribute to expanding the use of Cash-Based Programs and increase the use of technology as a way of increasing efficiency of the programs
• Contribute to strengthening accountability to beneficiaries through improving M&E systems, the establishment of beneficiary feedback and complaints mechanisms and improved needs assessments for evidence-based programming.
• Facilitate initiatives for integrated program analysis and response analysis, including the integration of relevant cross-cutting issues such as protection, safe programming and access
• Oversee Project Cycle Management (PCM), including through field support missions
• Liaise with Area managers to explore and create synergies, and ensure effective and constructive communication between the country offices (CO) and area offices (AO).
• Provide contextual program analysis as input to the county strategy, annual and trimestral reports.
• Ensure organizational learning from program implementation and overall program capacity building in the country.
• Manage performance and staff development of the Program department.
• Ensure current donor relations are well managed and explore potential new donor opportunities
• Ensure program relevant advocacy priorities are identified and taken forward. 

Professional competencies:

• Minimum 8 years experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• High level of communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context/Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of the context in Ethiopia is advantageous
• Empowering and building trust and community mobilization
• Culturally sensitive, with the ability to work within different cultural contexts
• Experience in resource mobilization and in particular working with EU donors, American donors and UN agencies is advantageous

For detailed information on the requirements of the role, please view this job description

What We Offer

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative

• 24 months fixed term contract renewable subject to funding
• Management Grade 11 in NRC's grade structure
• Family duty station with accompanying benefits
• An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause
• A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields

How to apply

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference. 

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