Programmes Manager at Women’s Empowerment Link

Duties and Responsibilities

The Programs Manager is a member of the senior management team responsible for overall management and coordination of WEL’s programmes and projects and supports the Director through taking on additional roles as may be required. This main duties and responsibilities are:

• Programme implementation management
  • Provide strategic and technical oversight to ensure programmes deliver high quality outputs with accuracy, consistency and on time.
  • Promote teamwork and coordination on program issues in planning and implementation of projects.
  • Coordinate development and maintenance of management systems and procedures to ensure efficiency, accountability and good working relationships with communities, partners, government and donors.
  • Provide oversight over use of program resources and promote cost effective use and support implementation of internal control and compliance with government and donor regulations.
  • Ensure that all projects are managed within planned time frame and approved budget and that minimum level of documentation as required by the organization is met
• Programme and Resource development
  • With partners, staff members and other stakeholders, work to co-create & develop innovative programmes that seek to address identified opportunities in gender and women empowerment
  • Develop and implement long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the programme.
  • Develop new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization.
  • Ensure strategic relevance and continuation of WEL annual operations plan through proposal development and building mutually beneficial relationships with potential donors and partners.
  • Develop funding proposals for new and existing programmes to ensure the continuous delivery of services.
• Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Support development, implementation and monitoring of the organization strategy and operating plans.
  • Lead and manage programme monitoring and evaluation for continuous learning, improvement and growth.
  • Oversee adaptive management and provide regular feedback on work plans, reports and budgets to ensure the programmes remain relevant.
  • In collaboration with other staff develop a programme evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the programmes and to identify areas for improvement.
  • In collaboration with the Finance Manager & Project officers, prepare and monitor programme budgets and conduct modifications when necessary.
  • To assess the levels of risks associated with program implementation and suggest mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure donor reports are submitted to donors in the best possible quality and with strict adherence to donor reporting guidelines.
• Human Resource Management
  • Provide day-to-day leadership and management of Program Staff, create and nurture an a culture that supports high performance, learning and teamwork;
  • Create a conducive work environment and team culture for professional growth and development of personnel at all levels.
  • Manage staff development through performance based management and leadership within the context of the organization’s objectives
• Liaison and representation
  • Represent WEL in forums by donors, government, UN agencies, other development partners and other stakeholders as needed.
  • Promote WEL visibility through innovative communication and information dissemination e.g. through policy briefs, media briefs, reports,
  • With program Officers and assistants, maintain excellent and healthy donor relations