External/Internal vacancy announcement Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) is currently recruiting for the following position: Program Manager - CCFC Ethiopia Reporting to the Director of Programs, the Program Manager (PM) is CCFC’s manager in the country office, focusing on managing program partners in an assigned geographic area to plan, implement, monitor, train and evaluate project activities supported by CCFC. The Program Manager also provides support to the Grants Manager in acquiring and managing grants and related projects from both local and international development funding agencies.
Scope of the Position: The Program Manager is accountable for the overall leadership and implementation of programs in the country office under the supervision of the Director of Programs and for achievement of program goals and objectives including meeting standards, and mitigating known risk including but not limited to the following:
Leads and supports project managers and program partners to plan, implement, monitor, train and evaluate activities supported by Christian Children’s Fund of Canada.
Visiting programs and projects regularly for the purpose of ensuring plan implementation, and to monitor program implementation, Ensure compliance with CCFC and donor policies, procedures and guidelines to sndertake constructive intervention when necessary
Directing and providing guidance to partners in participatory planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes for program/project related activities to ensure
Leading the facilitation of community mobilization and capacity building efforts of CCFC Country Office partners and the communities served through networking, advocacy and awareness rising.
Managing and/or conducting capacity-building training for partners, clients and CCFC staff.
Conducting analysis and providing relevant reports on areas such as global/Country priorities and CCFC’s role in a timely manner.
Communicating, networking and building effective working relationships with partner staff, development funding agencies, representatives of other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and appropriate government officers in order to help further the goals of the programs/projects. Maintain collaborative relationships primarily with key staff in Toronto and other Country Offices.
Job Requirement
Requirements /Qualifications:
Minimum 7 years work experience in the development field with at least two years in a leadership role
Minimum two years’ experience building relationships with development agencies, funding agencies and writing successful concept papers, grant proposals and donor reports
Program/project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation experience, including budgeting and reporting
Degree in a relevant development field; post-graduate degree an asset
Professional expertise in one or more of CCFC’s key sectors: micro-enterprise development (MED), education, health, and/or water and sanitation; advocacy an asset
Experience in practicing Results Based Management (RBM) or using Participatory Development Approach (PDA) tools. Experience in the use Logical Framework Analysis (LFA) is an asset
Excellent interpersonal communications, relationship-building, conflict management and networking skills, especially when developing / maintaining contacts and influencing development and funding agencies.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including public speaking, networking and presentation skills; ability to speak and write in English and relevant local language(s)
Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and internet; intermediate MS Project