Programme Manager

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

[Tripoli]

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Programme Manager to lead the implementation of Economic Recovery, Protection, and Shelter programmes across Libya.

About the job:

The role will focus on coordinating and leading the implementation of programmes across multiple sectors including ensuring the programme management tools are up to date and appropriate, that coordination and communication is occurring in a positive and productive manner across teams to ensure the effective and quality delivery of progammes. The role will be highly involved in coordination externally with stakeholders in Libya in order to gain access for programme delivery.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Programme implementation in line with donor requirements, CHS standards and DRC values and principles
• Accountable to ensure programme management tools are up to date across the sectors to support effective delivery
• Responsible for external representation and negotiation
• Responsible for management of sector managers and sector team leaders
• Lead the communication and actions for implementation between support services departments, safety and security department and the project managers/team leaders
• Ensure compliance with DRC's Code of Conduct through project implementation
• Accountable for the development of DIPs, including activity work plans, budgets, HR and procurement plans
• In remote management situation, responsible for external communication at national level and representation

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for an individual with management experience, strong inter-personal skills to communicate with a variety of stakeholders and across teams and motivation and passion to ensure high quality, accountable implementation of humanitarian, nexus and development programmes. Moreover, we also prefer you to possess the following:

Required

• A minimum of 5 years relevant project and/or programme management experience with an international NGO
• A minimum of 3 years of experience of managing a team of national colleagues
• Practical experience of implementing projects, ideally within the fields of emergency response, preferably in a conflict-related context
• Experience of a management role
• Experience engaging in an organization with multi-sectoral and multi-functional teams
• Experience in budget management
• Experience with external representation
• Strong diplomatic skills in communicating with stakeholders

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer:

Contract length: 12 months

Start date: May 2022

Application Process:

All Applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. A****pplications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 05 May 2022

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.