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Programme Coordinator Education

IBIS

IBIS is recruiting a Programme Coordinator Education, to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.

Duties
  • Provide thought leadership on the Education thematic area, staying up to date with the latest evidence and thinking, share relevant information with colleagues and partners, undertake/commission organised research and analysis and spend time in reflective consideration to learn and develop a comprehensive understanding of the education context and challenges in Mozambique, how it contributes to poverty and Inequality in the country, and ways of addressing these
  • Lead the strategic development and performance management of the Education Programme, ensuring it is in accordance with the organization’s Strategies. Support the linking of Mozambique programmatic issues to relevant regional and global agendas and vice versa, including information work. Overall responsibility for the integration of gender justice as a crosscutting issue
  • Manage the program team to deliver on the Country Strategy, providing leadership, inspiration and guidance and ensuring that the management of the team is in line with the organizations’ (IBIS and later Oxfam’s) HR policies and procedures. Supervision and support to programme team members and securing an approach with regular learning and coordination with other programme teams and initiatives (e.g. Knowledge Hubs) to strengthen synergies
  • Overall responsibility for formulation of programme and project documents and necessary contacts to potential donors. Development of steering mechanisms, strategic development and adjustments, planning and development of projects and project ideas with partners, etc. Overall donor contact and strategic planning for fundraising
  • Deliver a thematic program with impact that contributes to the principle of one country program in Mozambique, seeking synergy with the other themes
  • Ensure that women’s rights are developed and protected in the program
  • Work closely with the Media & Communications Coordinator, provide regular information, briefings and publicity on the education program activities
  • Manage staff, consultants and researchers as required, in accordance with IBIS/Oxfam policy and procedures
  • Effectively manage allocated budgets and assigned projects
  • Working closely with the Program Manager or Head of Programs and the Program Quality and Learning Coordinator to ensure that an effective, transparent and robust MEAL system and process is in place to ensure that the program delivers on the Country Strategy
  • Coordinate the work with the annual Frame Reporting to Danida (IBIS Oxfam home donor). Overall establishment and implementation of quality assurance
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the organisations’ partnership approach, including work with coalitions and networks, adopting a strategic, proactive perspective on how to achieve partner led approaches to achieve sustainable changes
  • Develop and facilitate links with civil society (including non-implementing partners), the private sector, academic /knowledge institutions and governments, initiating contacts and building associations that can be used to enhance IBIS/Oxfam’s work, and identifying key partners to collaborate with on the delivery of the program
  • Working closely with the Program Funding Manager, participate in relevant fundraising activities, through the development of fundable concepts (at all levels) and by assisting in the development of donor proposals, budget submissions and other necessary activities to secure funding for programme objectives
Requisites
  • Ability to build a people’s movement around the program theme and inspire followership
  • Proven analytical and conceptual thinking, high level research, project management knowledge and skills and experience using participatory tools and methodologies for assessment, programme identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
  • Strategic and people management skills, supporting and mentoring the team in their professional and personal growth
  • Work under stress, timely and in a multi-cultural setting
  • Comprehensive knowledge and experience of implementing and coordinating programs and initiatives, ideally built on mature understanding of relevant issues derived from field experience
  • Strong program management and quality knowledge, with ability to ensure consistent quality against standards and to implement effective monitoring and evaluation systems to assess and adjust performance
  • Commitment to and good knowledge of working with networks, coalitions and a partnership approach across the spectrum of IBIS/Oxfam’s work, including innovative approaches to capacity strengthening
  • Good knowledge of, and experience in developing advocacy and campaign strategies and plans and successfully achieving external impact and change. Some experience in undertaking media presentations including use of new media
  • Good knowledge of, and experience with donor funding environment and good financial management skills, with experience of project budgeting and controlling financial risks
  • Proven people and finance management experience at a strategic level in a complex, dispersed organisation with evidence of leading, facilitating and integrating a specific area of expertise across a wide network, providing clarity and focus of vision and impact, strategic planning and decision making and the delivery of agreed results
  • Politically astute, with high impact influencing and persuasive skills and personal gravitas to gain respect and build and maintain strong, credible relationships, with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong organisational and personal management skills, with ability to prioritise work issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through
  • Excellent personal communication skills, proficiency in oral and written Portuguese and English
  • A high level of self-awareness, initiative, sound judgement, personal energy and flexibility
Notes
  • Only short listed applicants will be contacted
How to Apply
1. Documentation
  • Cover Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae
2. Application
  • Send your Documentation via email to carla@ibis.org.mz with the Subject line “Programme Coordinator Education”
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  • Publicado 21.06.2016
  • Expira 01.07.2016
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