Accelerating Healthy Agriculture & Nutrition Partnership Dir.

• Managing a large team of implementing staff, technical advisers, and support staff, on a day to day basis
• Implementation of quality interventions and compliant program operation, aligned to the program design and logframe.
• Coordination of the implementing partners (WV, AVSF, GCDA and Burnet Institute)
• Developing annual, quarterly and monthly implementation action plans and related budgets together with the program’s five team leads and ensuring timely implementation of these plans
• Submission of quality reports to both donor and internal reporting lines. Review of monthly narrative and financial reports for quality, and accuracy
• Reporting to the Program Steering Committee (chaired by the Country Program Director) every six months on the operational and financial performance of the program, and WVL internal Program Management Unit (PDU).
• Working collaboratively with WV’s program quality, operations and finance departments to ensure the program is implemented in line with WV’s operational and accountability systems and structures
• Coordinating with other agencies involved in the implementation of complementary EU funded actions including UNICEF (pillar 1: nutrition governance) and KfW (pillar 3: major water supply systems)
• Managing government engagement and reporting including participating in government stakeholder meetings, and provincial and district program implementation management committee meetings
• Managing engagement with other external stakeholders including:
• Attending annual Development Partners Monitoring Missions by the Government of Lao
• Attending Development Partners Group meetings (co-convened by the EU and UNICEF)
• Attending SUN CSA annual general meetings
• Attending the National Nutrition Forum
• Managing donor engagement, including meeting regularly with the EU delegation in-country (quarterly) to provide program updates and supporting donor field visits
• Working collaboratively with the WV Australia Grants/Donor Compliance Manager (acting as coordinator for the lead applicant – World Vision Australia) to ensure lead applicant oversight of progress, donor compliance; communications with the donor and quality reporting for both the EU and ANCP grant.

Overall Leadership and Program Management:

• Manage a program of 69 full time staff (51 WVL), with an additional 21 part-time support staff, for remaining 33 months of the Program.
• Direct and oversee all aspects of program implementation, lead the consortium for the EU partnership initiative including ensuring that all Partners meet their obligations under the program, and meet WV and EU compliance standards.
• Ensure integrated implementation for both grants including compliance for both EU and ANCP regulations and accurate reporting in line with the 2 program designs and log frames.
• Escalate grant management issues early and openly; resolve grant management issues quickly and fully.

Team Leadership and Personnel Management:

• Supervise a team of senior-level international and national staff with skills across a diverse set of technical areas.
• Ensure proper technical capacity of staff to manage complex donor-funded programs.
• Lead grant staff and short-term consultants.

Financial Management:

• Manage program budget of 17 Million USD within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial reports to WVA, who then submits to the donor.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Communication:

• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and communication systems. Submit timely accurate and professional reports that meet donor and WV requirements for both the EU and ANCP proposals.

Risk Management:

• Ensure grant/program expenses are reasonable, allocated as per assigned budget, prudent and spent in accordance with donor rules and regulations to ensure low risk audits.

Stakeholder Management:

• Manage proactive and responsive relationship with WVA as Lead Applicant, Program Partners, Government stakeholders, DFAT and the EU delegation in Laos, in close collaboration with WVI Laos Country Program Director.

Learning and Evidence:

• Consistently look for more effective and efficient implementation methods and opportunities to increase impact.
• Facilitate learning of best practice by ensuring a continuous learning process is developed and in place with key staff and partners/sub-grantees.
• Identify operational research opportunities and support the development of these opportunities and the sharing of the learning within the wider development community.

Networking and Advocacy:

• Ensure WV is taking a lead role in nutrition-sensitive agriculture networks in Laos, including seeking cooperation for joint advocacy opportunities.