• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in complex humanitarian and/or development programming, with at least 5 years in a senior technical or management role.
  
• Master’s degree in international development, humanitarian affairs, social sciences, public policy, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience may be considered.
  
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, multi-sector FCDO-funded programmes (or equivalent bilateral donors).
  
• Proven expertise in two or more of the following sectors: protection, cash and voucher assistance (CVA), economic recovery, health, or education.
  
• Substantial experience in refugee response, displacement contexts, and working with OPM or equivalent government counterparts.
  
• Track record of leading consortium partnerships and supporting localisation agendas.
  

1. Technical Leadership and Programme Quality

• Provide overarching technical direction across ReSET’s multi-sector portfolio, ensuring alignment with FCDO requirements, Sphere Standards, and IRC quality standards.
  
• Lead the development and harmonisation of programme technical frameworks, including cash-first delivery models, protection mainstreaming, and graduation approaches.
  
• Oversee context-adaptive implementation, ensuring evidence-based adjustments across both pillars.
  
• Champion accountability to affected populations (AAP) and ensure gender-sensitive, inclusive programme design and delivery.
  
• Lead consortium partner technical support and capacity-strengthening efforts within IRC’s localization framework.
  
• Support national and local NGO partners to progressively assume greater implementation and leadership responsibilities.
  
• Facilitate partnership governance mechanisms, including joint planning, learning, and review processes.
  
• Lead development and use of VfM metrics and frameworks to demonstrate ReSET’s cost-effectiveness to FCDO.
  
• Work closely with the Finance Director and consortium partners to monitor burn rates, flag underspends or overspends, and initiate timely budget revisions and realignments where required.
  
• Ensure all procurement, sub-grant management, and operational processes adhere to IRC and FCDO compliance standards, including anti-fraud, anti-corruption, and conflict-of-interest policies.
  
• Coordinate with internal audit and compliance teams to ensure appropriate risk management and audit readiness throughout the programme cycle.