Associate Director, Projects and Programs
US-REMOTE-DC
Job Summary:
Working under the direction of senior management is responsible for a project or a program. Provides guidance for and implementation within the project/program framework, government policies and strategies, and in compliance with donor/funder regulations. Works with a team to ensure continued high performance and responsiveness to changing needs and opportunities. Supports strategic planning and business development with a focus on US government and non-government funding sources to position organization as a leader in its specific area of expertise consisting of health, education, nutrition and food security, environment, economic development and livelihoods, civil society and peace building, gender equality, youth, and technology. Work closely and collaboratively with the various departments in support of the project/program.
Accountabilities:
Provide leadership and management support of a program or large/complex project, ensuring strategically coherent project/program direction, well-managed growth, and compliance with and donor regulations.
Continually seek out ways to build the capacities of the project/program team members, individually and collectively.
Coordinate with other members of the Operations management team on appropriate management, compliance, and performance standards, as well as effective systems for budget management, knowledge management and risk management associated with the projects assigned to the project/program.
Support programming staff to collect, document and disseminate lessons learned and best practices, incorporating these into new project/program designs.
Lead efforts for sustainable project/program growth, proactively identifying opportunities for new programming initiatives and emphasizing multi-year funding to support them.
Ensure routine monitoring visits to the field are conducted to ensure donor compliance and quality project/program implementation.
Coordinate with the stakeholder’s units to ensure sound budget management, expense control and timely contractual documentation.
Support all relevant department and units and to ensure they take place on time. Also ensure that programming staff are well trained to properly manage project budgets.
Ensure that the project/program coordinators review documentation on a regular basis; provide leadership and management support to ensure effective monthly grant review meetings.
Mitigate any potential risk by collaborating with the Finance unit(s) to ensure that programming staff fully understand financial and administrative processes involved in project budget cycles.
Develop a sound understanding of projects/programs to be able to professionally represent the organization to implementing partners, the government, and donors
Assist the senior management in developing strong relationships with donors, assisting with visits and in the development of appropriate advocacy actions
Forge and maintain solid cooperation with partner organizations through regular communication, cooperation and, where appropriate, joint …
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Tasks- Ensure routine monitoring visits
- Implementation
- Professional Development
- Project management
- Reporting
- Strategic Planning
- Support programming staff
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EducationBachelor's degree Business Business Administration Education Finance International development International equivalent Management Nutrition Related fields
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