Program Leadership & Management (60%)

• Develop and implement a revised regional plan, including an appropriate operational plan and staffing structure to ensure alignment with the vision of the organization and ensure optimum delivery, and organizational impact.
  
• Lead change initiatives in collaboration with regional and country teams, promoting organizational agility and distributed leadership. Drive structural enhancements to optimize operational models.
  
• Provide oversight to program strategy, design, planning, budgeting and MEAL (monitoring, evaluation, assessment & learning) in the region.
  
• Responsible for setting regional program goals, strategies, and performance metrics.
  
• Drive continuous improvement in program quality and support strengthening capacity, operations, and results across the region to ensure ongoing programmatic excellence
  
• Oversee the planning, development, and reporting of all programmatic activities and operations to maximize programmatic and organizational impact.
  
• Manage, develop, coach, and retain high-performance team members, empowering them to elevate their level of responsibility, span of control, and performance.
  
• Work with staff to develop systems to ensure consistent, high-quality project management.
  
• Provide leadership in the development of inter-team communication and cohesiveness, sustaining culture and supporting staff during organizational growth.
  
• Work with the Country Directors and program teams in the review and presentation of unsolicited proposals.
  
• Work with the program teams in responding to non-routine grant status reports and budget changes.
  
• Work with the Grants Manager to develop and maintain appropriate grant tracking and reporting.
  
• Ensure the effective and timely delivery of all program funder requirements, reports, and agreements.
  
• Actively participate in the Senior Management Team, providing strategic program and field perspective and contributing to the development and implementation of shared global strategies and priorities.
  
• Ensure program operations comply with organizational standards for safety and security, child protection, and the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.
  

Business Development and External Relationships (20%)

• Champion business development efforts, including donor mapping and fundraising strategies. Ensure alignment with programmatic needs and sustainable growth objectives.
  
• Working with Business Development, ensure proposal design, development, planning, and budgeting by program staff to enable timely submission of grants and contract agreements.
  
• Identify and participate in key fora, events, and representation opportunities to raise organizational visibility and facilitate networking / strategic engagements with funders and partners.
  
• Expand revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing programs and the growth of the organization; cultivate existing relationships and develop new funder relationships.
  
• Building and maintaining partnerships with international organizations, governments, and stakeholders.
  

Finance (10%)

• Work with the VP of International Finance, Grants Manager, and other program staff to coordinate the timing and amount of planned grant payout with the availability of funds.
  
• Develop the annual operating budget for the department.
  
• Review monthly reports and address negative variances.
  

Knowledge Management (10%)

• Develop the necessary systems, processes, and tools to better support the facilitation, collection, and sharing of knowledge that is generated by the programs.
  
• Develop a dissemination system to share organizational learning with a broad range of communities.
  
• Ensure that key project outcomes and/or policy, advocacy, and legislation are evaluated and leveraged for maximum programmatic and organizational impact.
  
• Work collaboratively with the senior management team to integrate cross-program activities and functions.
  
• Ensuring that program teams have access to relevant research, best practices, and data. Promoting learning and knowledge sharing across the organization.
  
• Monitoring program impact and adjusting strategies based on evidence.