Regional Programme & Operations Lead – ECA

We are Christians passionate about ending poverty. We’re following Jesus where the need is greatest, working through local churches to unlock people’s potential and helping them to discover that the answer to poverty is within themselves.

We are looking for someone to fill in a vacant role of the Regional Programme & Operations Lead who will contribute to the leadership of the ECA region by providing strategic direction and guidance to country programmes in the region. The role will be responsible for managing a team of skilled individuals to provide essential support and coordination at regional level to country programmes in the areas of programme planning, design, monitoring, evaluation & learning (DMEAL), operational support and quality assurance, business development, effectiveness & impact and communications. The role will support the implementation of the regional strategy and programme performance and support country teams to deliver effective country strategies and plans. The role will support monitoring country programmes’ compliance with internal quality standards, policies and practises and ensure they meet agreed standards. The Regional Programme & Operations Lead will coordinate closely with the Regional Director, Country Directors, Operations & Assurance, finance, Integrated Media & Communications and Global Impact Team and to feed information and learning back into Regional and global level management.

Experience Required:

Do you have a degree and/or equivalent qualification in humanitarian development, management or any related field?
Do you have a Substantial experience in a similar position at a regional, country or senior managerial level?
Do you have extensive progressive experience in the areas relevant to this position, such as Operations, Assurance, DMEAL?
Do you have experience in management and leadership positions in INGO?
Do you have experience in engagement with compliance of partner programming?
Do you have experience in training and/or mentoring/coaching?
Do you have experience of oversight of compliance and security?
Do you have experience in monitoring and evaluation?

Skills/Abilities Required**:**

Strong leadership, influencing and other people management skills.
Proven ability of working effectively in teams from multicultural contexts.
Training and mentoring skills
Facilitation Skills.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
Negotiation and representation skills.
Able to work in a fast moving environment and comfortable with constant change.
Good knowledge of donor reporting and financial requirements.
Proven computer literacy, including good knowledge of the Google suite.

Are you:

Committed Christian with a personal relationship with God.
Committed to Tearfund’s Mission, Values and Beliefs.
Emotionally and spiritually mature
People developer and motivator
Ability and commitment to apply biblical principles prayerfully within all aspects
Flexibility, ability to remain calm under pressure.

Do you share in Tearfund’s vision to see all people freed from poverty, living transformed lives, and reaching their God-given potential?

Then we’d love to hear from you.

Please note:

This role requires up to 25% of the time to travel to the following countries: South Sudan, DRC, CAR, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. It is essential that the successful candidate will have the ability to travel to all the six countries.

The successful candidate will need to have the right to live and work within one of the above mentioned countries.

A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered for the role on national contract with employment terms & Conditions of the country where he/she will be based..

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
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