About the Context
NRC opened its country office in the DR Congo in 2001, providing humanitarian assistance to affected populations in one of the most complex and longest running humanitarian crisis in the world.
Currently, NRC has two Area Offices covering programmes in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, with field offices ensuring staff can reach people in need in some of the most remote and hard to reach areas of the country.
Our programmes include Rapid Response assistance – usually Cash; Shelter; WASH; Livelihoods and Food Security; Education; Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA); and Humanitarian Mediation and Protection. NRC’s portfolio for 2024 will total USD 24 million with the goal to significantly increase it.
NRC also co-leads the Protection Cluster with UNHCR, provides technical and coordination support to the Shelter Cluster, and leads the Housing, Land and Property sub-cluster.
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What we are looking for
The Head of Programme is responsible for the overall programmatic strategy across the entire country operation and for ensuring timely and adequate technical inputs, contributing to the quality assurance of program implementation across the project cycle management (PCM).
The position ensures that NRC’s projects bring a significant contribution to meeting immediate humanitarian needs & ensuring programmatic strategies are in place to ensure durable solutions of displacement affected individuals.
The Head of Programme is a key senior position in the NRC country set up, responsible for cross-cutting programmatic information management, sound design of and overseeing assessments, monitoring and evaluation, and ensuring that information collected is reflected upon, used to improve ongoing projects, and incorporated consistently into high-quality grant proposals and reports. In this position, you will play a key role in strategy development and adherence and ensuring that policies, systems, and people are continuously and accurately working in a coordinated manner to ensure that a coherent and comprehensive program is designed and implemented.
The Head of Programme is also responsible for fundraising activities and external representation, alongside the Country Director.
What you will do
- Provide leadership and management on NRC programming in DR Congo, including fundraising, appropriate allocation and management of resources, programme quality, accountability, and performance management;
- Participate actively in country program management, coordination, and strategy meetings with other members of the senior management team;
- Provide strong and effective leadership to NRC’s program teams, ensuring that priorities and opportunities identified are in line with and contribute to achievement of NRC’s country, regional and global strategies;
- Provide guidance to the programme team regarding tools and strategies to ensure that programming is based on input from communities, local partners and local/national stakeholders, a thorough understanding of the context, and technical best practices;
- Ensure programs collaborate across sectors on outcome-based programs for greater impact;
- Ensure that all projects are implemented in adherence to NRC’s Project Cycle Management (PCM) framework;
- Support the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Unit to develop, adapt and implement appropriate monitoring, evaluation and learning systems that enhance program quality, increase effectiveness and measure results;
- Take a leadership role in ensuring cross – cutting issues are actively considered throughout the programme cycle;
- Work with colleagues in the country programme to identify funding opportunities and develop context appropriate proposals that meet NRC quality standards; meet regularly with donors to discuss current and potential funding opportunities;
- Work closely with Finance colleagues, and respective budget holders to ensure timely budget development, financial planning and budget management;
- Directly manage and coordinate all consortiums and ensure relevant technical support is provided in the dedicated consortium working groups;
- Remain up-to-date, and aware of ongoing contextual and funding trends in the region and provide regular updates on these trends and analysis of how they may affect NRC programming;
- Lead coordination and compiling of cross sectoral data and information;
- Support Country Director in representation and coordination efforts at the Kinshasa level;
- Actively support the Country Director and/ or the Advocacy and Communication initiatives;
- Support and monitor the strategic objectives of the Country Office.
Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position JD HoP DRC .pdf
What you will bring
Professional Competencies
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior management position in a humanitarian / recovery context
- Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts
- Expertise in NRC’s core competencies a major advantage
- Documented results in programme design and fundraising, including with NRC’s key donors
- Documented results representing at a senior level and advocating for organisational priorities
- Documented results leading cross-departmental teams for humanitarian results
- Commitment to NRCs values and to ensuring safe, inclusive programming
- Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal
Context/Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- Knowledge of the context in eastern DR Congo and the region
- Fluency in French, both written and verbal
- Competencies and experience in emergency, early recovery, and nexus programming
Behavioural competencies
- Strategic thinking
- Initiating action and change
- Influencing
- Empowering and building trust
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Handling insecure environments
What we offer
- Duty station: Goma, DR Congo
- Contract: 12 months
- Salary/benefits: grade 11 on NRC’s salary scale
- NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
- We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
- Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC https://www.nrc.no/career/what-we-offer/
Kindly send any questions about the application process to: [email protected]. Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Please check your application status on your NRC application profile.
More Information
- Job City Goma
