Title: Program Development and Quality Manager
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employment Category: F1 (Management)
Reporting To: Head of Program
Direct Reports: Partnership Coordinator, Grants Management Coordinator, Grants Management Officer
Unit/Department: Program
Start of Contract & Duration: 12 Months (October 31, 2023)
Posting date: September 21, 2022
Closing date: October 4, 2022
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
Overall purpose of the role:
Provide strategic leadership and management oversight of the Grants department, with a portfolio including: grants management, program development and quality, reporting, and information management. The Program Development and Quality Manager is responsible for supporting the Head of Program for Ethiopia and the Senior Management Team in the coordination and design of inputs for concept notes, project proposals, and strategic documents, as well as for overseeing the timely and quality implementation of all current and future projects.
The Program Development and Quality Manager will ensure implementation teams adhere to best practices in project cycle management as well as to compliance with donor rules and regulations. The postholder will directly support DRC Ethiopia’s Head of Program in forging and maintaining relationships with key governmental authorities including Refugee and Returnee Services (RRS), and regional authorities and bureaus. The Program Development and Quality Manager will play a vital role as a member of the Program Team supporting the Head of Program on overall grants management, quality of implementation, and ultimately fulfillment of DRC’s responsibilities to community members and donors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Representation:
Program design and development;
Contracts and amendments:
Programming and Technical Support:
Reporting:
Human Resources:
As Manager the post-holder is responsible for the following:
Experience and Technical Competencies: (include years of experience)
Education (include certificates, licenses etc.):
Languages: (indicate fluency level)
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies: