This position will work in FHI 360’s WAMERO Regional Office. WAMERO is a regional office providing support to country offices in West Africa, North Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. WAMERO provides a country-centered approach to its partner countries by utilizing an expanded team of enterprise services establishing both the operating platform and shared services that support project implementation. The team is comprised of experts who provide programmatic, financial, human resource, information technology and contractual strategic leadership in the geographic area of intervention. WAMERO is responsible for strategic planning at the country level, is accountable for bilateral programs and manages the platform for global programs in focus countries. The Associate Director position will manage Program Officers supporting bilateral projects, as well as, the platform for activities managed by the WAMERO team. The incumbent must read, write and speak English. One of the two advertised positions must also speak French fluently. Arabic will be an added advantage.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Supports the senior management in the Regional Office to oversee country projects/programs.
- Works with team to ensure continued high performance and responsiveness to changing needs and opportunities.
- Supports strategic planning and business development with a focus on US government, other government funding, private sector and other funding sources.
- Work with the team to position WAMERO as leader in management and operations supporting a myriad of projects. Improve programmatic focus on health, education, nutrition and food security, environment, economic development and livelihoods, civil society and peace building, gender equality, youth and technology.
Accountabilities:
- Collaborates in leading the development and maintenance of WAMERO’s portfolio of projects in identified growth areas for the management and operations of bi-lateral projects, business development opportunities, and platform support to global projects.
- Provides technical direction and guidance for project management, business development and other specified areas of expertise.
- Oversees the technical input of department staff, consultants, and subcontractors working under assigned project activities.
- Serves as a technical expert on a range of development programs and evaluation projects.
- Provides technical expertise and guidance as needed to staff in programmatic, technical, research methodology relative to WAMERO’s portfolio of projects.
- Provides expert consultation and management in the development of standard operating procedures for the WAMERO Regional Office.
- Provides technical expertise and guidance as needed to staff in the following substantive areas relative to project management and business development: human resources, financial management, Contractual deliverables, proposal development, FHI 360 policies and procedures, leadership development, and operational management.
- Participates extensively in the development and implementation of technical assistance tasks/activities and research and evaluation services (e.g., client needs assessments, development of evaluation-conceptual models, grantee evaluation plans, instrument development, etc.).
- Recruits and supervises managerial, technical, research support, and administrative staff, assuring effective management of workloads and review work to ensure that it meets the quality and needs of the management team, project directors, and research officers.
- Collaborates with the Chiefs of Party and Regional Officer Directors to identify, track, and develop opportunities for collaboration with existing and new clients in specified area of expertise.
- Leads the coordination and development of major proposals, including taking the lead in writing the management sections and developing budgets of such efforts.
- Helps with the recruitment of key personnel positions for proposals and provides country context to the proposal development team.
- Provides targeted guidance on all new bids, including attending the kick-off meetings and technical planning. Also participates in various review levels of proposals located in WAMERO’s region.
- Strategizes and works on the collaborative development and review of cost proposals from federal agencies and other private funding sources.
- Collaborates with the Director of Portfolio Management and the Regional Director in communicating with clients and other contacts about business and projects.
- Writes staffing, management, and capabilities statement for proposal submissions.
- Reviews and prepares budgeting/costing/task/projects reviews with staff, including planning and providing coverage for projects, and reporting back to the Portfolio Director.
- Monitors project deliverables, technical requirements, and expenditures.
- Reviews draft invoices for accuracy and compliance with Program Officers and Project Directors and sends to Billing for distribution to the clients.
- Reviews monthly, quarterly, annual, and grant-to-date financial reports with project teams to make sure spending is on track.
- Reviews and helps format quarterly, annual and close out reports for projects within the assigned portfolio.
- Manages the relationship between the technical team providing STTA to projects in the portfolio, the country office and WAMERO.
- Supports performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching, and career support.
Problem Solving & Impact:
- Solid operational and tactical decision-maker with the ability to handle unforeseen issues.
- Decisions and actions have minimal to moderate implications with costs and short-term goals of management and the operations of an area within the department.
- Problems encountered are often minimal to moderate; narrowly defined and require basic approaches to resolve them.
Supervision Given/Received:
- Routine coordination with all employees, on-site and in the field.
- Work well with others; develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
- Provides guidance to department staff on professional development, including identification of opportunities for in-house training for staff as needed.
- May supervise small number of staff.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalence in Knowledge/Information Services, Communications, Education, Environment, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences, International Development, Human Development or Related Fields.
Project Management (PM) Certification preferred.
Skills/Experience:
- Effective knowledge of design, implementation, and management of multisector/international development programs funded by US government or other donors.
- Knowledge of various funding mechanisms, general contracting and reporting requirements.
- Knowledge of donor planning and report systems.
- Knowledge of business development and proposal development process for NGO’s.
- Highly proficient with MS Project, and the Microsoft suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to motivate, influence and work well with others.
- Typically requires a minimum of 5-8 years with project management experience.
- Demonstrated experience in multi-sector project management and implementation.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English; fluency in French is a requirement; Arabic is a plus.
- Experience working in a non-governmental organization (NGO).
Typical Physical Demands:
- Typical office environment.
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift 5-50 lbs.
Compensation/Benefits:
FHI 360 fosters the strength and health of its workforce through a competitive benefits package, professional development and policies and programs that support healthy work/life balance. Join our global workforce to make a positive difference for others — and yourself.
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Listing Stats
Post Date:
Sep 25 2019
Active Until:
Oct 25 2019
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit