Coordinator, Regional Programmes

ABOUT THE COMPANY The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian network and is guided by seven Fundamental Principles: Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, universality and unity JOB SUMMARY EducationRelevant university education or an equivalent of qualifying experiencePost-graduate qualification in management or leadership for humanitarian, development or resilience programmingIMPACT or equivalent knowledge.ExperienceMinimum 10 years’ experience managing complex, multi-country or regional programmes in humanitarian and/or development contexts.Demonstrated experience leading large, multi-partner and multi-donor consortia.Proven track record in building programme management capacity across organisations or countries.Experience in strategic programme design, governance and portfolio management.Knowledge, Skills and LanguagesRequired:Advanced analytical expertise for context, humanitarian and development landscape in AfricaDemonstrated leadership and management skills, including ability to lead within a matrix management structure and utilize talents/experience of team members in a productive way.Solid track record in building collaboration architecture or coalition for programme design and implementationHigh degree of discretion, diplomacy and inter-cultural intelligence and sensitivity in dealing with stakeholders at all levels.Results-oriented, demand driven, entrepreneurial, ability to lead inunprecedented and/or ambiguous situations.Demonstrated track record in innovating, contributing to a learning culture, sharing knowledge, and promoting new approaches to engaging partners and donors.Advanced practice of planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to inform programme intelligence and accountabilityOutstanding networking, representational, communication and negotiation skills.Proven good judgment and ability to work with complete integrity and confidentiality.Self-supporting in computers (Email, Internet, spread sheets, word-processing, etc.).Fluent spoken and written EnglishFluent spoken and written French RESPONSIBILITIES Strategic Oversight of Pan-African and Multi-country ProgrammesProvide overall coordination leadership for the design, governance and implementation of pan-African and multi-country strategic programmes.Facilitate the establishment of country programmatic platforms driving ‘bottom-up’ programme design, planning and budgeting within a coherent multi-country framework and narrative, with a view to ensure that at least 75% of any programme funding supports country-led implementation.Enable effective cross-team way of working and strategic coherence across thematic functional leads and cross-cutting functions, including humanitarian analysis, PMER, information management, CEA and PGI.Establish a result-based regional programmatic dashboard to monitor risk and progress across programme implementation. Ensure alignment with Strategy 2