CARE is currently seeking an Assistant Country Director - Program Quality (ACD- PQ) . The ACD- PQ is key member of the Country Office Senior Management Team reporting to the Country Director and working with the Area Program Coordinators at the field level and the Grants Management and Fundraising Coordinator (GMFC). The purpose of the position is to enhance program quality and impact by ensuring that the CARE South Sudan program is contributing to addressing the underlying causes of poverty and social injustice in Southern Sudan. The ACD-PQ is expected to provide strategic leadership in the areas of program development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning and ensure that CARE's programs and projects make a significant contribution to reducing poverty and social injustice through communications, advocacy and influencing.
The ACD-PQ is responsible for overseeing the development of program strategies appropriate for the specific environments in which CARE works. S/he manages a team of professionals focused on the design, monitoring, evaluation, learning of programs and projects (including emergency programs) in line with CARE's Programming Principles, including accountability to our impact groups.
The ACD- PQ is responsible for leading a process of building the capacity of Country Office and partner staff to design and implement relief and development programs according to industry best practice and for overseeing the mainstreaming of cross-cutting initiatives (gender mainstreaming, partnership, rights-based approaches, accountability, and advocacy).
Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning & Program Quality: In coordination with the Area Program Coordinators, supports implementation of country programs and leads on program quality to ensure CARE South Sudan attains excellence in program quality, impact and sustainability.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability to Impact Groups
Innovation, Learning, and Advocacy
Staff Management: Manages Advisors to ensure that they effectively support programs, support program design and development, proposal writing, and have space to innovate and advocate based on program learning and analysis.
Other duties as deemed necessary
Requirements:
Master degree in relevant disciplines such as international Development, Economics, Project Design or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Minimum 6 years of demonstrated experiences in the design of complex programs in a range of sectors with a particular focus on developing and administering robust monitoring and evaluation systems designed to capture impact-level information;
At least 3 years experience in senior level management with a focus on provision of technical guidance in M&E to professional technical staff in a complex emergency/post conflict and development context;
Demonstrated experience of co-facilitating strategic program planning and implementation, as well as managing programs in complex fragile countries and post conflict environments.
Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
The closing date for this posting, if listed, is approximate. Job postings may be removed from CARE's career website at any time.
