Deputy Chief of Party II (Programs) - Somoud

CRS - Catholic Relief Services

Sudan

Job Description

Job Summary:

As Deputy Project Director, you will provide overall management of and have responsibility for programs of the World Bank funded SOMOUD project in East Sudan. Your management and technical skills will ensure the delivery of high-quality programming to advance the position of CRS as a leading agency in the agriculture & livelihood sector. As a senior leader, you will proactively supervise all elements of program quality including but not limited to, program management, donor compliance, stakeholder management, coordination, and people resources among other functions. You will lead programs in various locations and ensure seamless implementation of activities with a client-customer support approach. As a senior leader you will proactively manage security and mitigate security risks.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

Overseeing the management, implementation and coordination of the program functions – systems, processes, MEAL and staffing – that meet CRS’s standard, donor requirements, and local regulations for all targeted states (Red Sea, River Nile, and Northern State). He/ She will plan, integrate, coordinate, and monitor day-to-day programs to ensure all program standards are delivered with high-quality in an efficient manner.
Serve as a point of contact to DONOR as well as public, private and non-government stakeholders. Ensures project to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget.
Contribute to ensuring coordination between program and operations, identify and address issues related to complex programming. Contribute to ensuring the CRS program quality standards are adhered to per MEAL policy and procedures.
Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching and mentoring. Strategically tailor individual development plans and complete performance assessments for direct reports. Contribute to the development of staffing plans and the recruitment process of senior staff.
Manage and mitigate risk through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming. Ensure all staff understand and adhere to CRS staff safety and security policies and plans and ensure the updating of such plans.
Promote, uphold and model a commitment to the efficient use of agency and donor resources. Help ensure compliance with World Bank grants, including financial tracking and oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration and reporting to the World Bank.
Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CRS and partner staff and recommend trainings and technical assistance.
Supervise Program Managers in the targeted states.

Basic Qualifications

Master’s degree in International Development, International Relations or a relevant technical area.
7 or more years’ INGO experience managing programs in a large project with multiple locations and diverse team.
5 years’ experience managing donor funds (e.g. the world bank), including multi-country grants.
Strong knowledge and experience in budget management.
Technical experience in start-up projects working in an insecure environment such as Sudan.
Demonstrated experience of successful management, including management of operations in complex, high-value, multi-activity projects, with complicated logistics and infrastructure.
Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
Remote management experience in hard-to-reach locations.

Required Languages

Fluent English, Arabic will be an asset.

Travel

Must be willing and able to travel up to 20 % to the field locations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching skills.
Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships. Knowledge of CRS partnership strategy a plus.
Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications, and information and budget management systems.

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