In this role, you’ll oversee project planning, coordination, and reporting while ensuring alignment with NRC’s strategic goals and donor expectations. Working closely with global, regional, and country teams in Kenya and South Sudan, you’ll champion inclusive, systems-change approaches that strengthen local actors and extend impact beyond the household level.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the Inclusion as a pathway to self-reliance project funded by IKEA Foundation (including through frequent field visits and field level support).
Responsible for building capacity of the project teams in Kenya & South Sudan, ensuring full understanding of the project concept.
Serve as the primary contact to the donor, Country Offices, Steering Committee of the project on overall project implementation and progress.
Responsible for documenting and disseminating country-level innovation, case studies and lessons learnt through webinars, workshops, etc.
Closely work with the MEL focal point, Evidence and Learning Lead, and Global Lead for Self-Reliance and Durable Solutions to support the development, revision and adaptation of tools and methodologies related to Inclusion as Pathway to Self-Reliance, ensuring that indicators, assessments, measurement frameworks and MEAL plans developed are in line with NRC’s global framing papers, approach to durable solutions, and MEAL best practises.
Responsible for the compilation and dissemination of learnings and best practise from evaluations, pilots and other material across the regions related to the self-reliance pilot.
Closely work with Global MEAL Specialist Grants (Self-Reliance) to ensure indicators, assessment tools, measurement frameworks, and MEAL plans developed are in line with the NRC’s global framing paper and approach to durable solutions and self-reliance.
Responsible for donor reporting and analysis of results tailored to the needs of different audiences.
Responsible for the communication of results and the development of recommendations to NRC senior management at various levels.
Update and revise the relevant approach documents ensuring learnings from the project are adequately captured and feeding into further developing the approach.
In collaboration with the MEL focal point, review and finalise the draft EI barrier assessment tool of NRC ensuring its use in the IKEA project and beyond.
Requirements:
Minimum 5 years of relevant Manager/Adviser/Coordinator experience in humanitarian and development programs/projects. Preferably on projects contributing to self-reliance and durable solutions.
Experience in programme development or implementation for humanitarian or development agencies for displacement programs and projects an added advantage.
Proven track record in managing and coordinating implementation of complex multi-country projects
Experience in development or management of projects or programs that support local actors, aim at legal and olicy change an added advantage.
Experience in programme development for humanitarian and development interventions for displaced people an added advantage.
Experience in drafting and encouraging implementation of policy/strategic guidance, and developing practical tools and resources.
Experience with engaging with key humanitarian and development stakeholders and authorities.
Able to represent organisation at a strategic level, and contribute to global policy development with key donors and stakeholders.
Extensive experience in programme-based advocacy and policy engagement.
Willingness to travel to high-risk COs (including area offices and field offices).
Understanding of and commitment to organisational learning, and the role and contribution of Monitoring.
Evaluation and learning to quality management and development.
Understanding of, and commitment to working collaboratively with technical and operational colleagues within a matrix structure, including capacity building.
