From: Yasser Farid Abdurachman <yfarid73@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Vacancy Annoucement: Head of Programme, based in Jakarta
About the organisation:
Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development
organisation with a presence in over 40 countries around the globe. Islamic
Relief Worldwide is a UK based International relief. We have been fighting
poverty and injustice for 30 years, in a world in which over three billion
people still live in poverty.
Country Purpose:
Islamic Relief Worldwide in Indonesia was operation since 2003 following the
MOU signing with the Ministry of Home Affairs. The objective of IRW in
Indonesia programme is to contribute to the social welfare of the Indonesia
people and to alleviate the suffering. The main sector for the programme
include:
Water and Sanitation
Sustainable livelihood
Education
Child Welfare
Shelter
Disaster Risk Reduction
The geographical area are Banten, NTB, Aceh and Central Sulawesi province
directly implementing or through partners.
Islamic Relief Worldwide in Indonesia is looking to recruit a Head of
Programme (HOP), based in Jakarta.
About the job
The Head of Programme manages the country Programmes in Indonesia and
coordinates closely with the Area Managers, along with technical staff. The
Head of Programme position is based in Jakarta, with regular travel to Area
offices and field programme visits. The position, which reports directly to
the Islamic Relief Worldwide Country Director, is a key role on the Senior
Management team and is expected to act as Country Director during gaps or
absences. The Head of Programme is responsible for the following:
Responsible for the overall programmatic strategy across the entire country
operation. Ensures strategic coherence and vision of the whole country
programme, based on active participation in the drafting and review of
Programme/project Documents and as part of the Senior Management Team
Provides technical expertise to the entire country operation and ensures that
Indonesia Country programme portfolio is executed on time, on budget and
delivers the expected outputs, outcomes and impact
Ensures a strong and consistent technical representation in the Country
Humanitarian Architecture (clusters, technical working groups, ad-hoc
programmatic groups, etc.)
Ensures IRI maintains and builds strategic relations with our current and
potential donors (formal and informal communications)
Line manages the technical coordinators for each sector, the grants
management department, the monitoring and evaluation department, and actively
participates in recruitment of technical staff in the areas where the
implementation is taking place
Ensures close liaison on programmatic issues with the current programme
donors beyond contractual reporting requirements
Required Qualifications and experience
To be successful in this role the ideal candidate should have a min of 7
yearsâ experience within a similar role overseeing a complex emergency and
development programme preferably working on displacement issues. Moreover, we
also expect the following:
Min 7 years of experience out of which 5 years management experience with
management of a portfolio of programmes across multiple sectors
Good understanding of humanitarian as well as development Programmes and
related international standards/frameworks
Strong experience in programme development and proven program development
abilities with key donors
Proven experience of representing externally to key stakeholders, including
donors, embassies and clusters
Experience of leading strategic programming and planning processes
Experience of managing systems and tools to oversee complex project
portfolios across different sectors and locations as well as within
consortiums
Relevant University Degree, Masters or post-graduate in international
development, Social Development Planning and Management or any other relevant
field
Ability to live and work under pressure
Team player with excellent communication and strong participatory leadership
skills
In this position, we expect incumbent to be sympathetic to IRW core values
and demonstrate required competencies and skills for the job.
We offer
IR Indonesia will offer the successful candidate a 12 months contract
renewable dependent on both funding and performance. IR Indonesia intends to
fill in this role ASAP therefore applications will be reviewed on daily basis
and in case of finding as suitable candidate, job applications may be closed
before the expiry date 6th of December 2019.
Salary and conditions will be as per Islamic Relief Indonesia salary package
How to apply:
Send your CV with cover letter to : hrislamic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx