Director of Programme Development & Quality
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Director of Programme Development, Quality (DPDQ) shares in the overall responsibility for setting the direction and coordination of the country programme. The post holder champions a team culture of learning, quality and continuous improvement and is responsible for overseeing development of programme strategies and initiatives to deliver immediate and lasting change for children. They manage a team focused on design, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Strategy and Senior Management:
- Provide leadership, strategic vision, and direction to the oPt country programme as a member of the SMT.
- Support the SMT to develop, update, and drive forward the Country Strategy Plan (CSP) that is in line with the global strategy, Ambition 2030, with child rights at the core of all programming and advocacy work.
- Support change processes and roll-out new ways of working to improve achievement of the CSP.
Programme and Proposal Design and Development:
- Based on tracking provided by the Business Development Manager, review and position for opportunities that will drive the CSP, including regular donor engagement.
In consultation with the Country Director, Head of Business Development and Members, ensure technical engagement with donors to pre-position and prepare for opportunities, and engage in strategic positioning work directly as appropriate.
Technical Assistance and Knowledge Management:
Ensure the country programme delivers high quality, multi-sectoral programming in development, humanitarian, and nexus contexts. This includes:
- Champion the localisation and partnership agenda to grow Save the Children’s work through and with local actors, and ensure technical support and capability building to implementing and strategic partners.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL):
- Foster and champion, a culture of evidence building and learning across the organisation.
- Ensure our work is accountable to children and other stakeholders through the establishment and management of effective accountability mechanisms and processes.
- Identify, develop and oversee operational and analytical research, coordinate the publication and dissemination of results, and ensure that research informs advocacy.
Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development:
- Develop a culture and focus on quality in the PDQ and the Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications & Media (ACCM) teams and ensure appropriate staffing, recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate.
- Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role in an emergency.
As a member of the Senior Management Team:
- Provide leadership of the oPt Country Office.
- Ensure that the oPt Country Office complies with all Save the Children Management Operating Standards and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles during emergencies, working closely with the Regional Office.
General
- Demonstrate leadership in relation to Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, bullying and harassment, code of conduct, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
Essential:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in an NGO environment, including experience directing and implementing programmes for children in emergency and development contexts, ideally in Palestine or the Middle East region.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a complex setting
- Strong representation and influencing skills.
- Experience of management of diverse workforce including effective performance management and utilisation of capacity building, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Ability to effectively establish a learning culture within an organisation.
- Demonstrated use of positive coping strategies in stressful environments.
- Fluency in English, Arabic language skills a strong advantage.
Desirable
- Strong understanding of different methodologies of monitoring and evaluation and operational research and experience in developing integrated MEAL systems.
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national & International terms and conditions.