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Job Title | Senior Program Development Manager (Unit Deputy) |
Code | 0005 |
Place of Work | Addis Ababa |
Program/Unit | Program Development Unit |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization Scale |
No. of Positions | One |
Length of Contract | One Year with Possible extension |
JOB SUMMARY:
Lead the humanitarian proposal development team ensuring alignment with response strategies and that donor and member requirements are met
Provide guidance and training to staff involved in proposal development, including thematic specialists, budget development staff and field operations
Act as main contact for humanitarian proposals and as a liaison with the humanitarian team
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Donor research and relationship building
Lead the coordination of conceptualizing and designing cost effective, innovative and high quality programs to serve children in Ethiopia in emergency and longer-term development contexts.
Conduct research and intelligence gathering on donors and draft summaries.
Manage a portfolio of donor responsibilities and maintain knowledge of current donor priorities and funding methodologies, and formats (e.g. HRF, USAID, UNHCR, EU, IKEA).
Assist in seeking and tracking donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnerships.
Coordinate closely with the Head of Program Development Unit and senior management team to cultivate relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for strategic funding opportunities.
Represent SCI in meetings, working groups, clusters, task forces, as needed.
Lead proposal development
Contribute to or participate in field assessments as needed.
Work closely with field and Country Office-based Finance and Awards teams to ensure that staffing ratios and all overhead costs related to proposal development are adequately covered through the use of response master budgeting.
With the Director of Program Development and the Program Development unit team, facilitate the development of concept notes, proposals or bids.
Lead proposal development, developing work plans and tracking each step of the process to ensure that the proposal team is meeting key deadlines.
Check all concept notes and proposals follow internal procedures and are compliant with internal and donor standards. Process all documents through the SC Award Management System and ensure approvals are in place prior to submission.
Work closely with the field operations team to ensure quality proposals with realistic implementation plans and compliance with SoPs for all program development.
Communicate with relevant SC member contacts to review and approve concept notes and proposals.
Assist the Director of Program Development in regularly communicating and training on program design processes and requirements.
Ensure the design and development of child-focused programs of a high quality that contribute to the Country Office’s strategies and plans.
Track and ensure the incorporation of all feedback and edits throughout the proposal revision stage in order to ensure that a high-quality finished product is submitted to the donor and member.
Assist in the development of the master budgeting, staffing organogram, operational costing and programmatic reach for humanitarian response teams, on an annual basis.
Documentation and learning
Draft standard text for proposals, with particular focus on crosscutting issues to ensure that these areas are addressed in new projects.
Capture and document learning from ongoing projects to be applied to project design.
Ensure that all documents are properly filed within the award management system and country office shared drives.
Hold meetings with Awards Management staff to ensure that successful proposals are handed over and all lessons learned during proposal development stage are shared.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant government (ChSA), member and donor guidelines and ensure their compliance in proposal development.
Staff Management, Mentorship and Development
Support the Director of Program Development to develop and carry out training for field staff and Addis staff on their respective roles in proposal development.
Design proposal development training series and conduct regular inductions with new staff.
Manage the performance of the programme coordinators through the Performance Management System.
Broker training opportunities and resources to build the capacity of humanitarian program development unit.
Conducts performance evaluation for direct reports, documents and submits to HR
Ensure all direct reporting team have accurate and up-to-date JD
Sets standard and agreed performance objectives for all direct reports
Provide occasional coverage and backstopping for Director of Program Development during his/her leave or field travel
Other
Act as primary contact for humanitarian department on program development issues as well as be the first escalation point when issues are not/cannot be addressed by the Program Development Coordinator.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency