NRC recruits 01 Head of Program

NRC recruits 01 Head of Program

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

NRC is looking for a Head of Program for our program in Mali.

NRC has operated in Mali since 2013. From our four field offices in Mali, Gao, Timbuktu, Mopti, and Kidal, NRC strives to meet the basic needs of people affected by violence and displacement.
We provide education, shelter, food security, and give people legal assistance. We also have a dedicated emergency response mechanism.

The purpose of the Head of Program position is to develop and ensure implementation of holistic high quality programs.

The Head of Program is member of the Country Management Group (CMG) and reports to Country Director.

Job description

Development of holistic and needs based program and provide program input to Country Strategy and Plan of Action.
Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidelines and procedures, including grants management and reporting to donors in compliance with donor regulations. Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidelines and procedures, including grants management and reporting to donors in compliance with donor regulations.
Identify funding opportunities, develop funding strategies and forecasts
Development of Core Competency strategies
Ensure quality control, M&E and organizational learning
Responsible for ensuring quality in safe programming
Ensure and facilitate capacity building of program staff
Line management for Core Competence Specialists
Ensure the integration of cross – cutting issues in all levels of the project cycle.
Support Country Director in representation and coordination efforts at the Country office level
Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Qualifications

Minimum 4 years experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Core competency expertise
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal
Strong writing skills
Valid driver’s license
Good knowledge of the context in Mali
Proposal development and donor compliance experience
Monitoring and evaluation experience including basic survey design and analysis
Representation and coordination experience
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in putting in place new systems and policies
Budget development and management experience
Experience in relief and early recovery/development

Personal qualities

Strategic thinking

Initiating action and change
Influencing
Handling insecure environments
Managing resources to optimize results
Empowering and building trust
A good sense of humor is an asset

All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

Duration: 12 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
Level: Grade 11 in NRC grade structure
Duty station: Bamako, with frequent travels.

Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.

Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the « Company name » field for both company and location