Program Director (PHINLA)

Overall Management and Leadership

• Provide line management for project coordinators in each country, M&E Manager, and Finance Manager, including performance management, coaching and capacity building
• Ensure the achievement of overall objectives and oversee responsibilities of the implementing organizations and smooth implementation of program activities.

Networking and Coordination

• Lead and Represent the Program to internal and external stakeholders at regional and global level; bringing the correct messages about Organization’s stance, causes, and work.
• Together with the project coordinators and in-country project management team, maintain partnerships with multi-sectoral stakeholders such as government line agencies, academe, private companies in the field of solid waste management and labor market to facilitate and promote an environment (virtual and physical) in which peer-learning and experience-sharing can occur and raise the profile of the project.
• The Program Director is responsible to initiate and support macro-level approaches with existing and potential stakeholders within a multi-sectoral environment and ensures committees are strengthened and program beneficiaries and initiators are represented in relevant forums
• Develop robust networks and excellent relationships with Government, Heads of international and local NGOs, and UN institutions, FBOs, in support of key advocacy messages and to increase understanding and support for the program.
• Work closely with the WV regional office and support office in relation to knowledge sharing and collaborative learning between the GC, APRO and NO.

Strategy Development and Planning

• Ensure that program priorities and approaches (vis-à-vis Design Document and Annual Operating Plan) are based on community and partners’ capacities, needs, resources and opportunities and in alignment with the proposal and other established standards
• Works together with the three project coordinators in each country throughout the implementation upon commonly developed work plans along the budgets and Log- Frames while not sacrificing the strategic direction of the project.
• Provide a strategic link between the three countries to ensure effective communication and mutual support and maximize the achievement of the program overall objectives.

Accountability and Quality Assurance

• Conduct regular field monitoring in the 3 countries to ensure implementation in alignment with proposal, technical standard, and BMZ/WV Standards.
• Ensure that the processes of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in 3 countries are performed on time and with high quality from inception to project closeout
• Ensure availability of resources needed (people, funding and technical support) for the program implementation.
• In partnership with the Program M&E Manager, facilitate and monitor the operations teams reporting requirements to donors are in alignment with ministry and donor requirement and standards.
• Manage operational risk and facilitate the removal of constraints that inhibit team innovation and are a barrier to team performance and results
• Coordinates the three teams build out of 6 partners through close work relations physically and virtually. Plans and facilitates meetings with the project coordinators and ensures further cross-border and in-country cooperation are being held/implemented
• Adaptive management for effective and efficient program implementation

Financial Management

• Leads and oversees the implementing activities are in accordance with program or activity and budgets.
• Closely liaise and consults with program finance manager

Capacity Building

• Ensure for technical coherence and consistent approach in the capacity building of all program staff, enhancing their commitment, character, competence, and critical thinking.
• The program director will work with his direct reportees to ensure that capacity building plans are in place to enable staff to meet their respective goals.
• Promote ongoing reflection and learning among staff in the three countries (virtual and physical)
• Develop dynamic organizational culture for the program that conveys the principles of a “Learning Organization” and applies principles of our Core Documents, policies, manuals, and procedures.
• Coordinate with project coordinators to disseminate lessons learned of program implementation with communities, development partners and other WV Partnership stakeholders in regional and global level.

Resource Acquisition and Management

• Identify new funding opportunities for program replication or scale up.
• Facilitate appropriate and effective operations input into the development of funding proposal and concepts, ensuring they are contextually appropriate and operationally achievable