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• Lead and support AP teams and partners to
  develop, implement, monitor and evaluate project implementation plan and
  activities.
• Lead and manage integration of programmes
  and operations from all funding steams.
• Provide guidance on integration of
  advocacy and disaster/ risk management in field level development
  programmes and programme/ project designs and implementation strategies.
• Tasked with the dissemination and support
  implementation of Partnership and National Office strategies, guidelines,
  initiatives and policies in the district.
• Oversee the implementation of management
  decisions/recommendations in the district and programmes/ projects in
  order to meet quality standards, and promote alignment with strategies and
  standards.
• Develop human resource development plan,
  and manage staff development/ growth in order to build a cadre of high
  performing staff among his/her team.

• Build strategic partnerships, networks,
  coalitions and alliances at the district level and link it with national
  level strategic engagements.
• Spearhead, coordinate and promote district
  level advocacy, lobbying and influencing initiatives.
• Document lessons and learning’s from the
  district programmes and projects and link with national level advocacy
  initiatives
• Document lessons and learning’s from
  advocacy engagements
• Support partnership development at local
  and national level.
• Be able to build capacity of partners in
  project management, including financial management, performance management

• Actively engage in resource mobilization
  to execute WVU Strategy
• Actively participate in proposal writing
  and engagement with donors to ensure smooth program management.
• Identify, market opportunities and monitor
  donor trends and for growing grant funding from governments and
  multilaterals in collaboration with the Regional Resources Acquisition and
  management Team Leader and the support offices.
• Ensure that the proposal development and
  related processes include standardized approaches for budget, procurement
  and personnel planning and monitoring.

• In close collaboration with sector
  specialists, ensure quality programming while following partnership
  standards, policies and protocols, including all relevant sections of the Field
  Financial Manual.
• In close collaboration with HR, ensure
  right programme staff are recruited, retained, and provided with
  intentional opportunities, mentoring and coaching for development. Ensure
  that the programme staff based in remote locations receive care and
  support.
• Ensure adequate quality assurance
  processes while positioning programmes to meet defined programme quality
  standards including Design Monitoring and Evaluation (DME).

• Work in liaison with the Child Protection
  Lead, ensure that all staff and key stakeholders are oriented on the Child
  Protection strategic objective, CP standards and policy
• Ensure that all child protection
  compliance standards and guidelines are fully met Work with the Child
  Protection Lead to ensure that the Child Protection Strategic Objective is
  operationalised in the cluster using the WVI approved models,
  methodologies and Standards
• Work with the District Leadership, child
  actors and other key stakeholders to ensure that there is effective
  reporting, referral and follow up of child protection incidents according
  to the WVI approved CP standards
• Innovatively and creatively initiate
  multiple child protection projects geared at promoting enhanced protection
  of girls and boys

• Effectively roll out the integration of
  Child Sponsorship in WVU Programming using the existing guidelines.
• Effectively roll out of local and global
  Child Sponsorship initiatives and systems using the existing guidelines.
• Streamline and ensure quality and timely
  Child Sponsorship related Communications from the Cluster to National
  Office, district stakeholders and Support Offices.
• Ensure timely and quality monthly ,
  quarterly and bi-annual Child Sponsorship Integration report as per set
  WVU guideline.
• Ensure excellent management of donor or
  sponsor visits.

• Ensure necessary tracking, compilation,
  analysis and innovative use of programmatic data,
• Ensure timely compilation of monthly,
  quarterly and annual Programmatic Reports.
• Support Communications in preparation of
  marketing and informational material for WV and external donor
  stakeholders,

• Work in liaison with Sector Specialists,
  ensure mainstreaming of crosscutting themes in WVU programmes and
  operations while following policies, technical guidelines and standards
• Ensure development of
  mechanisms/strategies for gender, peace building and environment
  mainstreaming in programmes and project interventions
• Work closely with the HR and the Gender
  Office put in place mechanisms that ensure equitable opportunities for
  male and female staff, intentional mentoring and coaching of female staff
  for development and promote a gender responsive environment in the Cluster
• Ensure research and documentation on
  promising practices on gender, peace building and environment to generate
  evidence to inform programming and learning.
• Ensure integration of gender, peace
  building and environment issues in district advocacy engagements while providing
  linkage to national level strategic engagements.

• The ideal candidate for the World Vision
  Programme Manager career opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in
  any development related field (social sciences, development studies,
  management, education, agriculture or public health). Master’s degree is
  an advantage.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  managing complex grants and programs with significant experience in
  overseeing large multi-year government grants.
• Excellent written communication &
  analytical skills, including research and the writing of proposals and
  reports.
• Excellent understanding of project cycle
  management.
• Excellent People management skills with
  good team-building skills, as well as strong interpersonal and networking
  skills cross organizationally and with different cultures
• Strong results orientation with ability to
  handle a heavy work load, manage and satisfy multiple conflicting
  organizational, donor and other stakeholder demands.
• Ability to communicate effectively and
  maintain effective working relationships with all staff and other key
  partners.

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