Programmes Director

1. Strategic and Thought Leadership and Representation
(a) Provide overall strategic and technical leadership in the design, development, planning, budgeting, and implementation of Programmes.
(b) Contribute to the strategic direction of the organization.
(c) Support the CEO on strategic engagement with donors and identify fundraising strategies that benefit the organization.
(d) Participate in the annual budget process, leading the programme budgeting process, and provide ongoing oversight and management of programme budgets
(e) Representation of GFP in high level gathering, meetings, conferences as assigned by the CEO.
2. Programmes Department staff management and development
(a) Provide high quality leadership, mentoring and support to Programme Managers, and Senior Programmes Officers.
(b) Supervise Programmes Department staff, on their recruitment, induction, development, and performance appraisal.
(c) Ensure an efficient and relevant staffing structure and lead structural change processes when necessary.
3. Leading programme development and delivery
(a) Set Programme priorities and assign countries/programmes to different Programmes Department Staff members.
(b) Ensure the delivery of programmes with demonstrable impact and show accountability for overall programme quality.
(c) Develop, implement and embed, a knowledge management system, that will ensure the sharing of knowledge across the programmes globally.
(d) In liaison with Institutional Learning Department, lead on ensuring programme adaptation based on feedback and recommendation.
(e) Oversee the development of programme improvement plans, to ensure effective and timely implementation of programmes
(f) Oversee and track Programmes Department budget according to GFP annual budget.
4. Grant and proposal development, and donors reporting
(a) Lead on coordination of Programmes Department inputs to proposals, presentations and reports to Donors and Partners, GFP Board/General Assembly, etc.
(b) Ensure regular flow of high-quality information to feed Communications and Donor/Partner reporting.
5. Promoting and supporting horizontal learning across Programmes Department Staff and Delegates/Pioneers.