Programme Manager - Re-Advertised (Contingent to donor Funding)
Programme Manager - Re-Advertised (Contingent to donor Funding)
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Job Description
Strategic Leadership and Direction:
- Provide strategic vision guidance leadership management and general technical oversight of a complex consortium of five partners.
- Lead overall implementation and management of the anticipated programme from inception to close-out ensuring that the programme achieves established goals objectives and targets.
- Supervise a large team including direct reports from two deputy PMs (Technical lead Partnerships and Youth Engagement) a MEAL Coordinator and a Communication Advisor.
- Act as a spokesperson for the programme and present its work nationally and globally.
Project set-up and design
- Recruit lead manage and supervise delivery teams comprising SNV programme team positions and supervise the overall set up of the consortium partners teams.
- Establish a positive collaborative culture amongst the programme team members including technical financial and operational enabling joint planning and strategising and setting a base for optimum performance across departments
- Provide strategic direction to design the inception phase programme activities including needs assessment GESI assessments and definition of detail implementation plans together with consortium partners and the donor focal points.
- Initiates implementation of the project plan upon approval of donor and Country Director in accordance with the SNV project execution procedures relevant SNV structures and procedures accounting principles donor requirements and contracted commitments.
Project management
- Develop an effective integrated approach of programme components participants government actors private sector partners and other stakeholders
- Ensure quality control and timeliness of all deliverables
- Set up/plan regular meetings with consortium and strategic partners and review project updates.
- Spearhead strategy development and utilize managerial tools and frameworks to improve the ability of the team to achieve project goals successfully and sustainably.
- Facilitate the development of the programmes evolving theory of change overseeing the implementation of the work plan and tracking progress towards core indicators and learning objectives.
- Work hand in hand across technical financial and operational teams within SNV to ensure optimum performance and smooth delivery of targets
- Give due attention to finances/budgeting/expenditures in the project ensuring budget depletion is in line with planned expenditure.
- Ensure key mobilization deliverables are met including the development and submission of a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan and Annual Work Plan.
- Accountable for full compliance of administrative finance operational and HR components of the project in line with SNV internal procedures and requirements specified in the donor and partner/LSPs contracts.
- Responsible for generating timely accurate consistent and high-quality reports to the donor and SNV
Qualifications :
Educational Qualifications and Work Experience
- Masters degree related to social development work gender law management economics business rural development and other related fields and at least 15 years of work experience in these fields in development
- At least 10 years of experience leading and managing multi-disciplinary international teams with a high level of leadership interpersonal technical and analytical experience as team leader chief of party or other programme director level role.
- Experience in leading transformative programming using a systems change lens and positive impact on youth employment agri-food sector and/or gender equality and social inclusion.
- Proven leadership in the design management implementation and M&E of programmes with more than US$ 75 Million budget with skills in strategic planning and thinking consortium management supervision and budgeting.
- Experience managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple programme partner institutions
Additional Skills:
Experience in women economic empowerment and/or youth employment programmes in agriculture and/or MSME business development.
- Deep knowledge of evidence-based practices related to gender and social inclusion market systems development and inclusive value chains.
- Familiar with both national and regional agricultural sector policies as well as national-level strategies related to agriculture youth employment and market development.
- Understanding of public-private partnerships private sector development and working with farmer organizations.
- Knowledge of and experience with institutional donors (e.g. USAID Sida EU DANIDA etc.) rules and regulations is required.
- Ability to generate timely accurate consistent and high-quality reports
- Proven ability to collaborate successfully with host-country government officials international donors and private-sector stakeholders
- Experience in Ethiopia is required with additional experience in East and Southern Africa a plus
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply
- Flexible and able to adapt to a multicultural environment and complex situations.
- Fluency in English is required.
Additional Information :
Contract Type: National - Full time
This position will be based on Donor Funding and approval confirmation.
Expected start date: August 2025
Duty Station: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Contract Duration: Two years with the possibility of extension based on performance.
How to Apply
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on July 18 2025. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be kept in the strictest confidentiality.
If your experience and skills match the positions requirements we will contact you to advise on the next steps in the recruitment process.
Working at SNV
SNV offers a challenging work environment opportunities to lead and innovate and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit form and contribute to an internal and global network of experts.
At SNV inclusivity is at the heart of our ethos. We celebrate the diversity of our workforce and uphold a policy of non-discrimination based on factors such as disability status religion ethnic origin gender sexual orientation and more.
Vetting
SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for both national and internationally determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation sexual abuse or sexual harassment) the Statement of Conduct. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.
SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
