Democratic Republic of the Congo: Program Director Democratic Republic of the Congo

Title: Program Director

Country: Democratic Republic of Congo

Closing Date: September 8^th 2017

Duty Station: Goma Country Office

Period: 12 months

Starting Date: 1st of October 2017

Main objective:

Under the overall supervision of the Country Director and Desk Manager, the Program Director has the key responsibility to coordinate and ensure the successful development and optimal implementation of AVSI’s program strategy in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reporting to: Country Director (1st Supervisor), Desk Area Manager (2nd Supervisor)

Specific duties:

· Contributing to the overall strategic planning for AVSI’s mission and leading the definition of the Humanitarian and Development Strategy in close link with the different sectors of intervention

· Network among donors and key stakeholders to actively seek funding opportunities, help increase the quality of proposals, understand donor priorities and ensure coordination

· In cooperation with Country Director and Desk Area Manager, provide adequate support and supervision to senior programme staff, follow-up all phases of the Project cycle management (PCM)

· Write, as a first responsible, project proposals for major donors

· Represent AVSI RDC at district-level coordination meetings (Clusters, Working Groups) and share with the supervisors the main points of the discussions

· Contributing to the recruitment, inception and training of AVSI’s programme staff

Essential Requirement:

Candidate profile:

• University degree, preferably in a topic related to project management or international development; a Master on Humanitarian Studies or African Studies an asset

• At least 5/7 years of professional experience in humanitarian / emergency contexts

• Fluent in English and French

• Previous experience in DRC an asset

Specific Skills and Competencies

• Solid leadership and staff management skills, with a record of managing large, diverse teams and contributing to the capacity building to national and international staff

• Solid leadership and staff management skills, with a record of managing large, diverse teams and contributing to the capacity building to national and international staff

• Familiarity with the conflicts settings

• Strong internal and external coordination and representation skills

• Strong capacity to work under-pressure

• Strong facilitation skills

• Strong communication skills and cross cultural sensitivity

• Willingness to travel within the country

How to apply:

Send your CV by email to humanresource@avsi.orgPlease, specify in the subject of the mail the code of the position you are applying for. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Code: 3917-PROGDIR-DRC

Include also:

1. Name, position and contacts (telephone and mail) of two referees.
2. First date of availability to take up place in the field.