Senior Programme Manager, Risk and Resilience at FSD Africa

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Nature-Based Risk Management Strategy and Programming
• Lead the development and delivery of FSD Africa’s work on nature-related risk management within the context of FSD Africa’s strategy and the Risk & Resilience Pillar’s focus, ensuring that the programme results in meaningful real-sector outcomes:
• Project Origination and Planning
• Identify, conceptualise and develop a coherent portfolio of projects and implementing partners which will collectively be effective in driving impact and systemic change (beyond the existing project discussed in the third responsibility below):
• Project Implementation
• Influencing and Communicating for Impact
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of an advocacy and communications plan for the nature-related risk management project portfolio; ensuring that the outcome is extensive awareness-building, engagement around topics of resilience financing, portfolio risk analysis & proactive tracking of environmental risk, and behavioural changes of stakeholders in both private and public spheres:
• Director Support
• Provide programme and operational management support to the Director, Risk & Resilience as required in support of the Pillar’s strategy and programming
• Carry out any other duties or special assignments as assigned by the Management.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS – ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE
Qualifications and Education

• Good quality bachelor’s degree from a recognised university
• Professional qualification and relevant accreditations (Masters level from a globally respected academic institution) in a relevant field (Actuarial Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, Public Policy, Finance, or other relevant fields).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Essential Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Minimum of 8 years’ post-graduation progressive, responsible, experience of working in a relevant field, preferably across multiple countries and institutions.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative and trusted relationships with implementing partners, private-sector players and government & public agency counterparts.
• Demonstrated track record of rigorous project management skills and achievement of results across interconnected and complicated workstreams (with preference for experience managing and reporting on complex donor-funded projects).