Job Description
About the role
- Your main challenge in this role will be the development of high quality proposals!
- As Manager of Programme Quality you don’t shy away for a lot of writing, on the contrary, it gives you a lot of energy and satisfaction. Besides proposal writing, this position is responsible for high quality of program implementation and program evaluation.
- You will be the line manager for Programme Quality team at the national office.
Your main tasks and responsibilities
Programme Quality
- Advise and support on developing the Country Strategy and Annual Plan;
- Ensure quality and consistency of programme and project planning, including advising and supervising project managers on quality outputs/outcomes;
- Ensure adherence to internal and external integrity, policy and guidelines for project implementation standards;
- Supervise the development, implementation and ongoing use of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEAL) tools and beneficiary accountability tools;
- Responsible for partner assessments and developing capacity development plans.
Reporting/Digital Data Collection
- Lead the development of high quality (innovative) proposals and timely reports and evaluations, monitoring consistency between donor proposals and Country Strategy.
Knowledge Management
- Contribute to the development of organisation wide knowledge management.
Leadership and management
- Member of the country management team;
- Provides leadership to the Programme Quality team.
Your profile
Identity
- The candidate is expected to fully support the vision, mission of ZOA.
Knowledge & Experience
- University degree in a humanitarian, development or other relevant field. A degree in one of the key sectors of work of ZOA Nigeria is an advantage;
- At least five years field experience in a fragile context;
- Strong proven experience in the development of proposals with several donors;
- Proven project/program management experience, esp. in FSL, WaSH and Education sectors;
- Fluency in English and being able to write convincingly;
- Expertise in at least one of the sectors ZOA Nigeria is working in;
- Research skills.
Skills/attitude
- Logical thinker;
- Strong formulation and writing skills;
- Innovative;
- Project/Program management and implementation skills;
- Customer-friendly attitude;
- Initiative; Interpersonal sensitivity.
Special conditions
- Based in Borno state (Maiduguri), with regular travel to the field;
- This is a non-family duty station;
- R&R is applicable for this position.