Position Title: Assistant Country Director (Governance)
Position Location: Islamabad
Sector: Development Sector
Company Type: Large International Organization
Salary: Rs. 234,000 to Rs. 292,000 -- may vary (Please note: There is no tax on salary)
Deadline: October 9, 2010
Essential Requirements:
-- Minimum 5 years of Development Sector experience
-- Additional experience preferred
-- Experience in Governance preferred
-- Recent experience of working in International Organization preferred
Experience: Min 5 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing management advisory services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.
Education: Master’s Degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences or related field.
Language: Fluency in English and national language of the duty station.
Job Overview:
The Assistant Country Director Governance Programme acts as a manager of and advisor to Senior Management on all aspects of CO Governance programme and manages the Governance programme portfolio. The main role is to manage the country governance programme including continued monitoring of implementation. The ACD (GOVP) leads the governance programme team in strategic planning and identifies new programme areas while ensuring consistency with Organization priorities and creative responses to emerging challenges and opportunities.
ACD (GOVP) heads and supervises Governance Programme team and works in close collaboration with the Management Support and Business Development, Operations team in the CO, Programme staff in other agencies, Organization HQs staff and Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society to successfully implement the organization programme.
Functions / Key Results Expected
Summary of Key Functions:
- Ensuring the strategic direction of the organization
- Management of the CO Governance programme and supervision of the Governance Programme team
- Strategic partnerships and support to resource mobilization
- Provision of top quality policy advice services to the Government and facilitation of knowledge building and management
As a member of the CO management team, ensures the strategic direction of organization programme focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Thorough analysis of the political, social and economic situation in the country and collaborative preparation/revision of CCA, UNDAF, CPD, CPAP, AWP and other documents.
- Identification of strategic programme areas of cooperation.
- Operationalization of organization in collaboration with the main partners and other agencies. Identification of possibilities for joint programming.
- Analysis and presentation of policies and their implementation in the CO.
- CO business processes mapping and establishment of internal Standard Operating Procedures in Results Management, control of the workflows in the Programme Unit.
Ensures effective management of the CO Governance programme and supervision of the Governance Programme team focusing on quality control of the full cycle of programming from formulation to implementation achieving the following results:
- Effective application of RBM tools, establishment of management targets (BSC) and monitoring achievement of results.
- Design and formulation of CO programme within the area of responsibility, translating organization priorities into local interventions. Coordination of programme implementation with the executing agencies.
- Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme, tracking use of financial resources in accordance with rules and regulations. ACD (P) performs the function of Manager Level 2 in Atlas for development projects transactions approval.
- Effective monitoring, measuring the impact of the CO programme and evaluation. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme.
- Follow up on audit recommendations. All exceptions are timely reported.
- Aggregate reports are regularly prepared on activities, outputs and outcomes. Preparation of donor reports.
- Organization of cost-recovery system for the services provided by the CO to projects in close collaboration with Operations Manager.
Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships and supports the resource mobilization in cooperation with the Management Support and Business Development Team focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Implementation of the CO partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve programme outcomes.
- Creation and coordination of partnerships with the Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society etc.
- Determination of programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of organization, country needs and donors’ priorities.
- Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.
Ensures provision of top quality advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals.
- Coordination of development of policies and institutions that will address the country problems and needs in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners.
- Establishment of advocacy networks at national level and linked to international networks. Relevant, high-impact advocacy campaigns are implemented with key partners.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme.
Impact of Results
The key results have an impact on the overall success of the country programme and reaching goals. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities, creation of strategic partnerships as well as reaching resource mobilization targets.
Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the values and ethical standards
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of organization.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
Functional Competencies:
-- Knowledge Management and Learning
- Promotes knowledge management in organization and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
-- Development and Operational Effectiveness
- Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
- Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
- Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost-recovery
- Good knowledge of the Results Management Guide and Toolkit
- Good ICT skills, knowledge of Atlas
- Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change
-- Management and Leadership
- Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
-- Prince2 Training and Certification, RMG
Only interested candidates send me their cvs with the subject line mentioned on fatima.careerpk@gmail.com latest by 30th October 2010.