Job Opportunity at IRC to Work as a Senior Program Quality Coordinator in Jordan

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Récompense totale

0 $

Organisation à but non lucratif

International Rescue Committee

Région

Moyen-Orient

Pays hôte

Jordanie

Date limite

14 juin 2020

Niveau d'études

Enseignement professionnel

Type d'opportunité

Emploi

Financement d'opportunité

Financement complet

Pays éligibles

Jordanie

Région éligible

Toutes les régions

IRC requires a full time senior program quality coordinator. You will be responsible for leading the programmatic quality and effective implementation of multi sector humanitarian activities within the IRC portfolio in Northwest Syria through direct implementation and Syrian partners. Under the supervision of the Deputy Director for Programs (DDP), the senior quality coordinator participates in the extended senior management team and will drive program, implementation, which requires effective coordination with the all departments across the country program. The position will also support programs in internal Ethics and Compliance Unit (ECU) investigations, including liaising with the ECU on specific programmatic cases, leading internal investigations, and collecting data.

Eligibility:

You must have:

Experience in ensuring timely and quality implementation of large projects in unstable environments.
Successful experience writing and coordinating high-value proposals for major donors (USG, UN, DFID, EU,ECHO, SIDA etc.), including budgeting skills.
Program development experience mandatory, including development of key project documents such as logical frameworks and monitoring tools.
Experience directly in managing and leading diverse teams and achieving positive results.
Previous experience with remote management and/or implementation through partners which is a plus.
Experience in implementing systems and standards to enhance program quality and effective planning (ex: data-driven, client-based) is highly desirable.
Minimum of five years’ experience in an international NGO in similar role with similar responsibilities.
Excellent writing and spoken English skills.
It's preferred to have Arabic language skills.
Ability to work under pressure and maintain professional poise while managing a large workload.
Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
Be self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Note: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. It offers benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in the workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Your Responsibilities:

Manage technical program coordinators to ensure timely program delivery and implementation according to IRC’s Outcomes and Evidence Framework (OEF), good and great standards and organizational global best practices.
In collaboration with DDP and technical program coordinators, contribute to participatory and inclusive proposal design and development processes, ensuring that projects are data-driven and aligned with the IRC Syria Strategy Action Plan (SAP), IRC2020’s global strategy and IRC theories of change.
Ensure budgeting is realistic and project implementation deliverables can be achieved to deadline.
Liaise with the IRC regional and HQ-based technical units to ensure regular and consistent engagement with the country program to provide technical oversight of programs.
Ensure consistent collaboration with field management team to ensure program implementation is collectively planned and coordinated.
Promote inclusive approaches to programming that promote women and girls, people with disability, and elderly people to ensure assistance reaches the most vulnerable populations.
In conjunction with the DDP and technical program coordinators, develop learning and research initiatives that support the generation of new evidence.
Develop close working relationship with grants coordinator to ensure IRC program implementation is compliant with the respective donor regulations.
Coordinate with DDP, technical program coordinators, operations leads, and grants unit on all grant modifications, with a focus on identifying and troubleshooting potential issues well in advance.
In coordination with technical program coordinators and grants coordinator, ensure timely utilization of tracking of budget management tools such as spending and procurement plans per grant.
Develop a close working relationship with the partnership coordinator to ensure that projects implemented by Syrian partners are provided with the necessary support and collaborative problem solving to meet program deliverables.
Work closely with M&E coordinator to ensure all the complaints and issues related to low quality programming is addressed and data-driven decisions are taken and implemented to assure consistent quality of programs.
Coach staff with the aim of strengthening their technical and management capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing professional development guidance.
Supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
Maintain open and professional relations with team members across the Syria country program, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
Overall responsibility for staff timesheets, work plans and vacation schedules.

About IRC:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries, it restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

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