Senior Programme Manager at International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

Role Purpose:

• The Senior Programme Manager is responsible for leading the implementation of an agreed new restricted global programme through Member Associations across several IPPF regions. They will provide management support to working closely with technical leads, resolving implementation issues, ensuring compliance with the annual work plans, proactively responding to programmatic risks and coordinating any cross-functional inputs required for the successful implementation of the programme.

Deliverables:

• Lead the implementation of the annual work plan and programme activities across the portfolio countries and intervention areas.
• Assess and continuously monitor the programme to ensure it reaches the milestones agreed with the donor and adhere to global best practice standards taking necessary actions to mitigate risks.
• Submit quality assured (narrative, financial and programme managment results framework) reports against key deliverables at intervals agreed with the donor providing risk impact analysis and mitigations that may hinder KPI and compliance achievements.
• Adapt programme tools for use by Member Associations and consortium partners based on emerging changes/ways of thinking in programme and project delivery that enhances activity outputs.
• Build a network of Member Association, consortium partners and in country programmatic subject matter experts to review lessons learned and promotes cross country working/thinking.
• Advise Member Associations on risks mitigation approaches as they pertain to operational, financial, and administrative requirements.
• Assess Member Association on programme and financial management, developing capacity building approaches to ensure activities are implemented as per the annual workplan and budget.
• Working in close collaboration with technical leads, coordinate country sites visits to verify activities on the ground, ensuring efficient and effective work practices of Member Associations and between consortium partners.
• Review all financial reports to ensure they meet the overall IPPF and donor requirements.
• Review country data reporting and distill information into suitable formats that meet the wider reporting needs of the programme.
• Report on Member Associations monthly meetings detailing areas of concern and providing solutions that empower them to take action.
• Partner with the MERL team on the implementation of the programmes’ result framework.
• Plan stakeholder visits to portfolio countriesthat showcase the work and achievements of the programme on the ground.
• Contribute relevant insights and support to the technical team as needed.
• Reporting/Management Responsibility:
• Direct line management of the project team.

Expertise:

• Significant experience working in a global health or international development programme.
• Significant experience working in programme management with preferred experience working on SRHR/FP programmes in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Formal programme management qualification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent preferred.
• Knowledge and experience implementing good programme management practices.
• Experience of managing remote direct reports.
• A good understanding of restricted donor funded programmes.
• Experience working in matrix organisations.

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to influence and negotiate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills including the ability to effectively engage a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent staff and team management skills – including global / virtual management.
• First rate quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Excellent project management skills including experience of reporting to donor agencies.
• Excellent budget management skills.
• Excellent time management skills able to meet tight deadlines.
• Fluent English essential. French, Spanish an advantage.
• Excellent IT skills.

Your Ethos:

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in a local and international context.
• Demonstrates ability and willingness to work in a diverse, multicultural, multilingual and intergenerational environment that is anti-racist and respectful of others.
• An intersectional (pro) feminist passionate about sexual reproductive health care rights + justice, including safe abortion.
• Supportive of people’s rights regardless of sexuality or gender identity/expression and supportive of workers’ rights and access to health care in sex work.