IRC Director of Programs Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
IRC Ethiopia looking for “Director of Programs”.
Applicants with a degree in Masters Degree may apply on or before 23rd July 2023.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.
IRC Director of Programs Jobs 2023
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 13th July 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Director of Programs to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
| Position | Director of Programs |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Masters Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | 23rd July 2023 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2023
Responsibilities:
- Provide overall leadership and management to IRC Ethiopia programs, leading and promoting the strategic program direction while ensuring programs align with strategic priorities and beneficiary needs.
- Serving as the country program’s focal point, for strategy action plan development and delivery, rollout of related strategic initiatives, monitoring, reporting, and leading strategic action plan review processes.
- Investigate opportunities for increased integration of IRC Ethiopia projects and approaches.
- Collaborate and coordinate closely with the Deputy Director for Emergencies (DDE) to encourage holistic programming and ensure that all opportunities for sector integration are utilized in project design and implementation.
- Collaborate and coordinate closely with Director of Operations (DO), Deputy Director for Supply Chain (DDSC), Deputy Director for Grants and Partnerships (DDGPU), Field Coordinators, Human Resources (HR), Deputy Director for Finance (DDF) to deliver quality programs and timely resolution of implementation challenges and bottlenecks.
- Liaise with key donors and partners on funding opportunities, program priorities and strategies, and ongoing program successes and/or support needs.
- Oversee and facilitate decision-making related to project design, pursuing funding opportunities, and partnership/consortia development.
- In collaboration with the Accountability and Learning Coordinator, support the Technical and Project Coordinators to design monitoring, evaluation and learning activities in order to ensure responsive programs that use data and evidence for project design and course correction.
- In collaboration with the Accountability and Learning Coordinator, ensure that all Ethiopia projects have Client Feedback Mechanisms, as appropriate, and support Technical and Project Coordinators in registering, analyzing and taking actions on the basis of beneficiary feedback, including closing the feedback loop.
- Investigate opportunities to expand existing programs to deepen the impact on the lives of IRC Ethiopia clients/beneficiaries.
- In collaboration with the DDE, initiate new programming relevant to all IRC sector capacities and strategic priorities, and provide senior-level, strategic direction and direct support to the proposal development process.
- Lead, operationalize and institutionalize new strategic initiatives within the IRC Strategy and country office Strategy Action Plan (SAP) frameworks.
- Work with program teams and operational departments (e.g. Finance, Supply Chain, HR) to strengthen and to ensure integrated (financial and programmatic) planning and measure performance against the plan.
- In collaboration with the DD Finance, and DDO and Senior Program Quality Coordinator, ensure that procurement plans, spending plans and budget versus actual analysis are carried out regularly by Technical and Project Coordinators and support following on recommendations to correct any deviations that impact program delivery.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req43144
- Job Title: Director of Programs
- Sector: Program Administration
- Employment Category: Regular
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: Yes
- Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Qualification & Experience:
- Master’s degree in relevant field from a recognized university is preferred.
- At least 7 years of experience in Program Management within one of the sectors the Ethiopia Country Program operates in, preferably in relief/development work with management and supervisory responsibilities in program administration at senior management level.
How to Apply IRC Director of Programs Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/43144?c=rescue
The Closing Date: 23rd July 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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