DanChurchAid (DCA) is in search of an skilled Head of Programme (HoP) to affix its Mali/Sahel Nation Workplace with speedy begin date. This place is predicated in DCA’s Bamako workplace; some journey to Burkina Faso, the place DCA Mali/Sahel is operational, could also be required.
The HoP experiences on to the Nation Director and is an integral a part of the in-country Senior Administration Group. The HoP liaises with Fundraising and Technical departments in HQ in addition to Programme and Assist workers in nation.
About DCA in Mali/Sahel
DCA has been implementing humanitarian response actions in Mali since 2013, working within the Northern and Central elements of the nation. In 2022, DCA began cross-border humanitarian interventions reaching the Western a part of Burkina Faso as nicely.
DCA works throughout the triple-nexus framework by means of Humanitarian Mine Motion (threat training and victims help), Meals Safety, Livelihoods and Local weather Change adaptation, Battle prevention, social cohesion and peacebuilding, with a holistic strategy aiming to enhance folks’s potential to deal with the results of armed violence and to boost socio-economic resilience in a difficult context.
DCA is dedicated to the Grand Cut price and Localization agenda, and all DCA tasks in Mali are partially or absolutely carried out by means of native partnerships.
Total Description of the function
Your foremost obligations shall be to contribute to and oversee the implementation of DCA’s long-term technique within the Sahel, taking a proactive and hands-on strategy to make sure the very best programmatic requirements, with an emphasis on high quality assurance, classes studying and capitalization; work with the programme groups to determine synergies and relevance and growing idea notes and proposals; coordinate venture actions, making certain that they’re carried out in accordance with DCA’s high quality requirements and donor necessities and to assist on the related monetary, administrative and reporting duties each externally and internally. This function additionally consists of Cluster illustration and technical high quality assurance throughout varied sectors.
In coordination with the Nation Director, you’ll play a key function to characterize DCA in related humanitarian fora, together with thematic clusters, and contribute to selling DCA’s visibility and presence vis-à-vis key donors and exterior stakeholders.
You’ll advise on humanitarian rules and make sure that the programme mainstreams safety and gender and absolutely understands and applies SPHERE Requirements wherever related/required, and you’ll help the programme with working in the direction of Core Humanitarian Requirements and all related Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs), and doing so by additionally contributing to strengthen programme workers capacities on cross-cutting themes and core programmatic requirements and greatest follow
Key Particular Duties:
Administration and coordination
- Signify the programme/operations throughout the Senior Administration Group (SMT).
- Line administration, efficiency driver and workers improvement of JPO/Grants Workplace, Venture Coordinators, MEAL Supervisor, in nation Technical Advisor(s).
- Promote and facilitate the efficient coordination between the programme and different CO departments.
- Present oversight and/or assist Discipline and Venture Managers within the total implementation of programme- and project- stage actions, making certain these are deliberate strategically and to satisfy excessive requirements of supply. Observe up and assist as wanted.
Fundraising and technique
- Present contextual programme evaluation inputs to DCA’s nation and fundraising technique, making certain programme relevance and enlargement, in step with DCA’s Technique and donors priorities.
- Take part in consolidating DCA’s operations in Mali/Sahel and advise on partnerships and programmatic opportunities- (thematic complementarity, geographic presence, consortia with native, nationwide and worldwide companions).
- In shut collaboration with the CD and Head of Finance, guarantee efficient planning, administration and mobilization of programme sources, together with monetary and human sources; in coordination with the Space Supervisor Sahel, present steerage and orientation to programme/venture workers.
- In session with the programme workforce, guarantee efficient implementation of the fundraising technique, and take part in consolidating DCA’s operations in Mali/Sahel.
Exterior illustration
- Guarantee coordination and illustration of DCA in related humanitarian fora/clusters/working-groups, in assist of the Nation Director.
- In coordination with the CD, assist the facilitation of the Humanitarian Mine Motion Working Group (GTLAMH), take part and guarantee well timed reporting to the RRM, Safety and Meals Safety Clusters at Bamako stage and guarantee common participation within the regional subclusters with assist from the programme workforce.
- Assist the CD in constructing and strengthening donor relations and making DCA extra recognized within the donor and NGO setting in nation.
- Oversee the event of communication instruments (venture shows, leaflets) rising DCA’s visibility amongst humanitarian stakeholders and most of the people.
Programme high quality, reporting and compliance
- Guarantee high quality of total venture and programme actions, with elevated synergy and complementarity throughout tasks, and supply common updates and advise CD on programme enhancements.
- Contribute to drive and constantly enhance programme efficiency, by making certain alignment and streamlining of programme and monetary administration instruments and processes, grant administration and reporting.
- Work intently with DCA’s nationwide companions, assess their capability and implement organisational and technical capacity-building plans accordingly.
- Supervise the event of well timed and high quality venture experiences matching DCA and donor necessities.
- Promote, streamline and strengthen cross-project capitalisation and studying alternatives, in shut coordination with the MEAL Supervisor and Venture Managers.
- Assist and oversee the event and implementation of sturdy Monitoring, Analysis, Accountability and Studying methods and suggestions mechanisms.
- Guarantee month-to-month qualitative and quantitative reporting and information assortment, in step with DCA Mali Outcomes Framework.
- Actively mainstream safety and gender in all tasks, and advise on local weather mainstreaming; make sure the inclusion of marginalized and susceptible teams, and help the programme with working in the direction of Core Humanitarian Requirements and related SDGs in addition to adherence to SPHERE requirements.
- Guarantee venture compliance to DCA and donor insurance policies and necessities.
Cross-cutting duties
- Keep efficient working relationships with different members of the programme in addition to with DCA HQ.
- Contribute to a tradition of excellence, steady enchancment and efficiency optimization throughout all tasks.
- Be a task mannequin for range, inclusion and belonging and a constructive contributor for workforce spirit.
- Work in accordance with DCA values and humanitarian rules.
- Every other cheap duties, together with interim illustration of the mission, as requested by CD.
{Qualifications}, expertise and abilities:
- A related tutorial qualification at Grasp’s stage in improvement research, venture administration or some other related matters or the equal skilled expertise.
- Minimal 4 years’ expertise at a senior stage, ideally in complicated humanitarian environments.
- Confirmed expertise in useful resource mobilization, donor liaison and coordination and specifically working with institutional donors akin to Danida, UN, ECHO, BHA and EU.
- Clear understanding of the cluster system and humanitarian coordination.
- Thematic expertise in key sectors akin to meals safety and livelihoods, cash-based programming, safety, local weather change adaptation an asset.
- Expertise in a risky and insecure context and the flexibility to maintain a cool head below stress.
- Robust management, workforce constructing and communication abilities.
- Full skilled fluency in written and spoken French and English.
- Robust analytical abilities, organized and structured strategy and skill to plan, coordinate and lead processes that embrace a number of stakeholders and pursuits.
- Being dedicated, versatile, result-oriented and possessing sturdy interpersonal abilities together with the flexibility to handle a busy workday with conflicting deadlines in a multicultural setting.
- Data of the Sahel context and expertise working in French-speaking areas of Africa a bonus.
- In a position to begin as quickly as potential, and by twenty fifth March 2024 on the very newest (in nation).
Work associated travels are anticipated on this place.
All candidates no matter age, gender, race, faith, sexual orientation, talents or ethnic affiliation are inspired to use for the emptiness. DCA conducts an anti-terror verify as a part of the recruitment course of. It’s a prerequisite which you can go this verify and keep this standing all through your employment with us. Everybody making use of for a job with DCA have to be able to adjust to our Code of Conduct, Workers Coverage on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment and our Youngster Safeguarding Coverage.
Cut-off date of utility is 18th of March 2024.
Please be aware that solely purposes submitted by means of our recruitment system shall be thought-about: HEAD OF PROGRAMMES DCA MALI/SAHEL I DanchurchAid (emply.com).
Solely purposes in English and consisting at least of a CV and a canopy letter shall be thought-about.
Functions shall be reviewed on a rolling foundation and DCA reserves the best to pick a candidate previous to the deadline**.**
For additional data please contact Elisa Benevelli, Nation Director at [email protected].
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