Area Programme Manager

Generic Responsibilities:

• Supervises and advises Project Coordinators (PCs) and Multi CC Coordinators in the area.
• Responsible for support to integrated programs, coordination and technical quality of the field office, Project Cycle Management (PCM), monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• Ensure compliance with donor standards, grant management and regular reporting due from the field office
• Member of the Area Management Team (AMT).
• Responsible for ensuring program support to integrated program, coordination and technical quality in Area Office.
• Provide area specific input relevant for CC strategies.
• Responsible for compliance with donor standards, grant management, and regular reporting to donors at Area Level.
• Contribute to the management of grants and BPO allocations in the area and forecasts at Area Level.
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums.
• Ensure compliance with contractual commitments and extracting and implementing key learnings from project implementation.
• Responsible for approval of Area Emergency Response Mechanism, Area needs assessments, development plans, and program implementation.
• Ensure capacity building of all technical staff.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Oversee timely, quality and cost-effective programme implementation, ensuring effective targeting, value for money and achievement of project targets and budgets.
• Lead integrated programme planning and coordination across Core Competencies.
• Oversee emergency response programming across the area office.
• Ensure quality control, accountability, monitoring, evaluation, and learning across area office programmes, using evidence, and lessons learned to improve project implementation.
• In collaboration with the Core Competencies (CC) responsible (Multi CCC and PC), propose combined weekly planning to the Area Manager (AM).
• Contribute to planning and implementation of needs assessments, with CC Specialists/PDMs, including for new areas of operation
• Work with CC Specialists/PDMs to develop programmatic strategy for both emergency and transitional/ durable solutions responses (with a focus on returns)
• Ensure effective implementation of the Area Office Project Cycle Management (PCM) systems and oversight of project performance, risks and corrective actions
• Contribute to the development of the area of ​​intervention and the development of       Core Competence (CC) strategies, initiate and participate in the relevant development of Key Competence projects.
• Ensure compliance with donor contractual commitments, NRC standards and programme quality requirements.
• Coordinate with finance and programme teams to ensure effective project progress forecast, expenditure monitoring and financial performance.
• Ensure effective people management, including regular 1:1 meeting with direct line reports and completion of work and development plans for all direct reports.
• Provide quality oversight of donor reports for AO level projects.
• Acting as Area Manager when designated ensuring continuity of programme and strategic leadership.

Generic professional competencies:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior program management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
• Experience in people management in a complex program.
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Sectoral expertise including in recovery and durable solutions programming.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal, Fluency in Pashto and Dari verbal.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in socio, economic sciences, development or any other related field. Master is preferred.

Personal Qualities: 

• Strategic thinking
• Initiating action and change
• Influencing
• Handling insecure environment

Language

• Dari
• English
• Pashto

We Offer:

• Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
• NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents.
• Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.
• Top up Credit card on monthly basis

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