Programme Manager at Christian Blind Mission (CBM)

Objectives

The Country Programme Manager is responsible and accountable for developing and managing the effective implementation of the complex country programme portfolio.

This will be by establishing strong capacity in project design, proposal and budget development, effective project implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and learning with CBM’s partner organisations. The job holder is also expected to maintain solid relationships with partners, take responsibility for ensuring with them that they adhere to CBM’s programme standards and reporting requirements and that CBM also meets its partnership commitments. The job holder will also be expected to manage country-level alliances and relationships with advocacy partners including DPOs.

Main tasks

• Provide programmatic leadership in the development and implementation of the Country Plan, aligned with the CBM Federation strategy.
• Put in place an effective M&E framework to regularly measure progress on implementing the Country Plan, drawing and sharing lessons learned and applying adaptive management.
• Partnership management
  • Maintain strong partnerships and diversifying partnerships
  • Organize and conduct initial and regularly updated organisational capacity assessments and/or partnership reviews, jointly develop plans to address capacity gaps, identify solutions, monitor implementation and document learning.
• Programme / Project management
  • Identify project opportunities with partners under CBM’s Country Plan and in line with national development plans
  • Guide and coordinate joint project and/or multi-year planning processes
  • Promote the inclusion of monitoring, evaluation and learning components in project plans; plan and conduct mid and end-term project evaluations with partners and support the dissemination of learning
• Advocacy, technical advice and representation
  • Represent CBM at relevant in-country meetings, conferences, and workshops.
  • Manage engagement with national alliances, partners and in particular DPOs to define and support national advocacy priorities.
  • Ensure effective vertical integration between community level project work and national and global advocacy work.
  • Communication and resource mobilization
• Team supervision
  • Analyse external trends, challenges and opportunities relevant to CBM’s disability inclusion focus and/or requiring a programmatic response by CBM, including disaster vulnerability, and share with internal stakeholders.
  • Support partners in documenting good practice cases and promote knowledge sharing among partners and within CBM.

Pre-Requisites

Education, Knowledge & Professional Experience

• Relevant university degree in social sciences, international development or related field.
• Professional experience of 10 years in a national or international NGO with a minimum of 5 years at senior level, with a track record in successfully designing and managing large inclusive development and/or humanitarian programmes in collaboration with national partners.
• Experience in developing and managing large scale institutionally funded projects, including consortium led projects.
• Proven experience in results-based management and project cycle management, including assessment, monitoring and evaluation, with a sound understanding of budgeting and programme finance management.
• Demonstrated experience in managing internal and external relationships and partnerships particularly with national / local governments.
• Experience in working with various government/ bi-lateral /major institutional donors.
• Proven skills in people and team management and coaching, with a focus on capacity development and performance management.
• Advantage of lived experience with disability.
• Experience of working with persons with disabilities or promoting disability rights a distinct advantage