Chad: Programmes Manager, Lake Chad Basin Response

World Vision is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 45,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Programmes Manager, Lake Chad Basin Response, you will be responsible for Resource Development, Grant Management; Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability; and a significant amount of Donor and Stakeholder Engagement. The role is vital in assessing the humanitarian landscape, guiding response strategy, and ensuring the design and development of quality programming.

The role requires a high degree of experience in resource development, donor/partner networking, strategy and proposal development, staff management, and project design. The role will be based in both Chad (Baga Sola) and Niger (Diffa) with frequent travel between the two countries.

Requirements include:

• Master’s Degree in International Development, Social Sciences, Law, Business or Public Administration.
• Excellent writing and editing skills. Fluency in written and spoken French and English.
• Clear understanding of the working of the major WV partners (UNICEF, WFP, USAID, EU, AUS AID, ADH, DEC, DFADT, DFID, etc.), their requirements and standards.
• At least 5 years field program/business development experience in a relief or development environment.
• Significant leadership experience in program design and development, funding acquisition, program monitoring and evaluation, information management, capacity building and compliance (in humanitarian contexts preferred.)
• Previous experience with successful million dollar donor proposal writing and budget preparation (USAID, ECHO, BPRM, UN agencies preferred).

Is this the job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 13 May 2017. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.