Lead and develop Cluster Programs (AP) through planning, relationship building with local stakeholders, and ensuring staff team accountability and effectiveness, resulting in a community-based program/s that enhance children’s well-being, focused on the most vulnerable, and leads to sustainable change. Manager ensures Technical Program (TP)s are implemented in a way that promotes sustainable results, ensuring the 5 drivers of sustainability are considered.
Areas of Responsibility:
Team Leadership & Strategic Management
- Communicate effectively in the AP, World Vision’s (WV) identity, mission, vision, values and our approach to coordinate and facilitate development processes towards the well-being of the children in the communities.
- Provide strong and positive leadership to the AP ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired, developed and retained. Ensure staff wellbeing and security is supported and promoted.
- Ensure the integration of all World Vision Projects in the AP, especially between APs with grants and Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (HEA), as well within the AP projects.
- Model Christian leadership, practice stewardship and provide spiritual guidance/development to staff.
Programme Management, Community Engagement & Partnering
Program Management
- Plan and coordinate Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives in the AP.
- Consolidate monthly, semi-annual and annual program reports for submission to Support Offices (SO) and Donors. Manage AP operations and resources including financial resources.
Programme Planning, Monitoring and Reporting
- Oversee and ensure locally owned plans are developed using WV’s development programme approach & incorporating technical programmes that are relevant to the programming area.
- Facilitate the incorporation of cross cutting themes in TP design and to ensure they are reflecting in all stages of programming.
Sponsorship
- Working closely with the sponsorship team in the NO and APs, ensure sponsorship is integrated in programming
- Work closely with the Sponsorship Manager and team on all aspects of sponsorship administration and multi-year plans ensuring all sponsorship Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met in the AP.
Child Protection
- Ensure staff and partners understand WV child protection and adult safeguarding policy
- Ensure awareness raising for prevention and reporting of child protection incidents.
Community Engagement & Partnering
- Manage the development and strengthening of effective relationships in the AP. Network with various development partners in the AP
- Coordinate and network within and outside of WV to secure necessary technical, human and financial resources to support program implementation.
Local Level Advocacy, Networking & Representation
- Represent World Vision in various community, district and any other relevant fora addressing issues affecting the well-being of children.
- The Cluster Manager will also work with partners and coalitions to engage in advocacy activities with local government structures, to address the needs of local communities and inform national level advocacy initiatives particularly in lobbying for alignment of laws which have an adverse effect on the well-being of children.
Accountability, Quality & Financial Management
- Quality Management [Monitoring & Evaluation] Monitor funding commitments, project spending against budget, preparation and submission of required program progress and financial reports on a regular basis.
- Ensure proper management of AP budget, project funding, expenditure and accomplishment of ministry objectives in line with WVI requirements
Educational Background:
A Bachelor’s degree in Rural Development, Social Sciences, Social Work, Community development and any other relevant field.
Skills/Experience:
- Advanced Degree in Community Development, Social Sciences, Social work or other relevant field will be an added advantage.
- At least 5 years’ experience in the relevant field, 2 years at a managerial role.
- Ability to maintain strong links with other NGO’s, community structures and government agencies.
- In-depth knowledge of project design, project management, project implementation and proposal writing. In-depth knowledge of WV’s field operations in both relief and Development is a plus.
- Solid understanding on design, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Valid driving license for Vehicle/motor- bike.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 1 2019
Active Until:
Sep 1 2019
Hiring Organization:
World Vision
industry:
Nonprofit