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Position: Head of Programs, BRAC Rwanda – Re-Advertisement (National & International)

Job Location: BRAC International – Rwanda

About the Role:

The purpose of the Head of Programs (HoP) position is to function as point of contact for the day-to-day management of the programs of interests of the BRAC Rwanda as an organization. She/he will take lead of strategic planning, program development, program risk management and provide supportive supervision to Program Managers / coordinators across the entire program portfolio in Rwanda. She/he will provide leadership and direction on program development, implementation, and resource mobilization as well as integrating effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks into program design and implementation.

S/he will maintain close contact with the technical anchors at BRAC International HQ, and at the Africa Regional Office to ensure BRAC Rwanda profile and reputation with stakeholders are strong and reflect organizational values, vision, and mission.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership accountability for the Country Program strategy to deliver impactful programming and operations in Rwanda.
• Supports the development of a culture that reflects the values, vision, and mission of BRAC Rwanda.
• Will take lead in planning, promotion, implementation, and evaluation of programs and make sure an appropriate program framework is in place and program/project operations are consistent with regulatory guidelines and internal processes.
• Support BRAC Rwanda to deliver outstanding results for participants and be the main liaison focal with donors. Participate in designing and managing a coherent organizational structure that is consistent with organizational practices and appropriate to program needs.
• Participate fully in the annual budget process, leading the program budgeting process, and provides ongoing oversight and management of the program budget.
• Oversight of the entire BRAC Rwanda Program portfolio, ensuring strong design, implementation and learning from our programs
• Main supporting responsibility for the implementation of our flagship AIM Program, ensuring systems, processes, and structures in place to meet donor targets and deliverables.
• Serve as overall budget holder for programming department; manage and support budget holders for individual projects and grants.
• Drive achievement of all project results and oversee project work planning, performance management, program frameworks, and risk forecasting and mitigation including through field visits to project sites and ensure that all project assistance is technically sound and appropriate.
• Work in close collaboration with program leadership to implement studies or operational research, supervising data collection and analysis and presenting results.
• Help to establish, maintain, and improve active working relationships with the host government authorities at central and local levels.
• Ensure effective partnerships at all levels as per standard procedures and guidelines of the organization including building capacity of the partner organizations.
• Provide leadership in organizing and managing external stakeholders’ meetings to share learnings
• Manage the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff.
• Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into the team building process.
• Manage the performance of all staff in the Program Department through effective use of the Performance Management System, including the establishment of clear, measurable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations.
• Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the program by implementing the safeguarding policy.

Academic Qualifications:

University Degree in development or business or education or social sciences or other related fields, post graduate qualifications in the same field will be an added advantage.

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Proven experience in designing and winning competitive proposals for major institutional donors as well as managing grants including compliance with the donor standards.
• Excellent knowledge for establishing and managing a strong monitoring, evaluation and learning system for complex programs.
• Experience in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative data collection, including social impact assessment, desk reviews, interviews, and field work.
• Substantial knowledge and experience of effective financial and budgetary control and supporting projects to stay on course with implementation.
• Exceptional general management and communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people of varied professional and cultural backgrounds.
• Previous experience of managing and developing a sizable team and the ability to lead, motivate and develop others to achieve high impact results.
• Strong strategic and creative thinking
• Demonstrated ability to take a strategic view across a large complex program portfolio.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated skills in writing, editing and reporting.
• Good knowledge of financial and administrative management.
• Personal commitment, drive for results, efficiency, and flexibility.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office.
• Ability to mobilize and influence different audiences and communities.
• Able to capacity build and develop others.
• Commitment to the organizational vision, mission and values
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines

Experience Requirements:

A minimum of 10 years management experience in an NGO or other humanitarian sector, including significant field operations in running development programs

Employment type: Regular/Fixed-Term

Salary: Negotiable