District Program Implementation Manager

Programme & Policy

Overview

Lead program implementation and ensure effective management in Nias Selatan.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Social Sciences, Public Policy, International Development, Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in development programs, with at least 3 years in a management or leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-component education or community development programs.
• Experience working with government stakeholders at district and provincial levels.
• Experience leading and managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong project management, planning, budgeting, and reporting skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership management skills.
• Strong communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

ROLE PURPOSE

District Program Implementation Manager serves as KREASI’s lead representative for program implementation in Nias Selatan and is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery, quality, compliance, and achievement of program targets across all intervention packages implemented in the district.

As KREASI operates in Nias Selatan through a direct implementation model, District Program Implementation Manager provides overall leadership for program planning, implementation, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and performance management of district-based program teams. The role ensures that all interventions are delivered effectively, efficiently, and in accordance with donor requirements, organizational standards, and approved workplans.

The position is accountable for achieving program outcomes, maintaining implementation quality, strengthening partnerships with district stakeholders, and ensuring effective coordination across all program components. District Program Implementation Manager reports directly to the Head of Program and works closely with the Regional Manager to ensure alignment between program implementation and operational support functions.

KEY AREA OF ACCOUNTABILITY

1. Program Leadership and Management

• Lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and review of all district-level program activities.
• Ensure timely achievement of project outputs, outcomes, milestones, and deliverables.
• Translate project strategies into actionable district implementation plans.
• Ensure implementation remains responsive to contextual changes and emerging needs.
• Coordinate implementation across all intervention packages to maximize impact and efficiency.

• Monitor implementation progress and take corrective actions where necessary.

  2. Team Leadership and Staff Management

• Provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and mentoring to district-based program staff.

• Establish clear objectives, workplans, and performance expectations.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and support staff development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Strengthen team capacity to deliver high-quality interventions.

  3. Technical Quality Assurance

• Ensure interventions are implemented in accordance with approved technical approaches, standards, and methodologies.

• Monitor implementation quality through regular field visits, reviews, and coaching.
• Work closely with technical specialists to strengthen program quality.
• Ensure learning and evidence are used to improve implementation practices.

• Promote integration and coherence across all technical components.

  4. Stakeholder Engagement and Representation

• Serve as KREASI’s primary program representative at district level.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with local government, education offices, schools, communities, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate stakeholder participation and ownership of project activities.
• Represent KREASI in district coordination forums and technical working groups.

• Support sustainability and institutionalization of project interventions.

  5. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Reporting

• Ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality collection and reporting of program data.

• Oversee implementation of monitoring, evaluation, research, assessment, and learning activities.
• Use program data to inform decision-making and adaptive management.
• Ensure timely submission of quality narrative reports and implementation updates.

• Facilitate documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and success stories.

  6. Budget Oversight and Compliance

• Monitor program expenditure against approved budgets and implementation plans.

• Review spending trends and identify risks related to under- or over-utilization.
• Collaborate with Finance and Operations teams to ensure timely availability of resources.
• Ensure program activities comply with donor requirements, organizational policies, and approved procedures.

• Support audit processes and follow-up actions where required.

  7. Safeguarding and Risk Management

• Identify and manage programmatic, operational, safeguarding, and reputational risks.

• Ensure compliance with child safeguarding, protection, inclusion, and PSEA policies.
• Promote safe, ethical, and inclusive implementation practices.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are appropriately reported and managed.
• Foster a culture of accountability and risk awareness across the district team.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Social Sciences, Public Policy, International Development, Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in development programs, with at least 3 years in a management or leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-component education or community development programs.
• Experience working with government stakeholders at district and provincial levels.
• Experience leading and managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong project management, planning, budgeting, and reporting skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership management skills.
• Strong communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

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