Job
Title: Head of Programmes
Job
Grade: National / Expatriate Accompanied
Preferred
Location: Nairobi, Kenya with extensive regional travel (up to 50%)
Contract
Length: Three years contract, accompanied position
Reporting
to: Regional Director, Africa Region
Responsible
for: Country Directors, Regional Technical Team Lead, Regional
Manager- Research, evidence, & learning, Regional Programme Manager- Grants
and Fundraising.
Background: HelpAge International (www.helpage.org) is the secretariat
to the HelpAge Global Network, which brings together a wide range of
organisations and individuals working to promote the rights and meet the needs
of older women and men, nationally and/or internationally.
Our
long-term vision is to establish a global movement of strong connected age
focused and older people led platforms in every country in the world.
Only
by collaborating together can we achieve a world in which all older people can
lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives.
We
aim to extend the reach and influence of the HelpAge Global Network to all
those in a position to help bring about our vision for older people– including
Governments, regional institutions, policy makers, development partners, the
private sector, UN organisations and academic institutions.
In
Africa region we will deliver this through a combination of programme, policy
and communications work focused on our core themes of social protection, health
and care.
HelpAge
International is going through a period of exciting organisational change,
looking at positioning itself robustly as an organisation that works with and
influences through a strong network of organisations.
One
of the key changes is having reduced number of regions and countries globally
where HelpAge has full operational presence. Accordingly, two regional offices
in Africa have been combined together into a single regional office (located in
Nairobi), and a corresponding regional management/ technical structure that
provides Africa wide overview and leadership.
A
process for staff re-organisation and transition has been ongoing since
September 2016 and will be completed before March 2017.
Through
much of 2017, the Africa team will work together to shape the network of
partners on the issue of ageing as well as review and reposition engagements
(as necessary) in order to effectively deliver the organisational theory of
change.
Job
Impact:
The
role Head of Programmes- Africa is expected to impact and influence in the
following critical areas.
·
Effective management of country
offices in line with organisational priorities
·
Delivery of organisational strategy
across the Africa region
·
Strategic and long term fundraising
to sustain and grow regional impact
·
Scale up and offer high quality
technical support to country offices and network
·
Develop and manage a performing team
and ensure cross-function collaboration
·
Institutionalise learning outcomes
from programmes by country teams and network
Specific
Job Responsibilities and Key Tasks
Strategic
Programme Leadership
·
Provide leadership in program
strategy development on priority themes of social protection, health and care,
both in development and emergencies contexts
·
Undertake reviews and ensure maximum
alignment between Africa regional and country strategic engagements
·
Develop a clear approach and ensure
full spectrum of technical support to countries and network, encompassing
humanitarian and development contexts
·
Ensure strategic presence of HelpAge
staff, network members and partners in key humanitarian and development forums
and clusters. Represent the organisation in strategic forums
·
Develop and foster partnerships with
donors, key UN agencies, INGOs and other key regional bodies
·
Ensure cross cutting themes (gender,
disability and accountability) are integrated in programme engagements
·
Work closely with Head of Finance and
Operations in ensuring relevant, effective and efficient operations support
systems to programmes are in place
Oversee
country operations
·
Provide line management leadership to
the HelpAge International country programmes in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Kenya and
Tanzania
·
Provide overview support to country
programmes that are managed by the country teams in line with the country
cluster arrangement
·
Ensure Africa regional and
organisational priorities and policies are implemented in the country
programmes
·
Undertake programmatic review in the
countries to make sure the country teams are engaged and delivering across all
areas of the organisational theory of change with network coordination/
development a core way of working (Programme Delivery, Building Knowledge &
Evidence, Strengthening Voice; and Advocating for Change)
·
Ensure fundraising efforts at the
country level are coordinated and strategic
·
Sufficient cost recovery from donor
grants in line with HelpAge policies
·
Maintain overview of internal and
external audits and any findings/ recommendations are acted upon
·
Ensure close working relationship
between regional and country offices
Programme
Quality and Standards
·
Ensure regional teams, country teams
and network members, benefit from tools, training, minimum standards and wider
best practices in HelpAge International’s Africa region priority thematic areas
·
Lead the development of a
cross-organisational plan to strengthen our approach to research, evidence and
learning, internally and across the network. Oversee the development of the
Africa Learning Hub
·
Provide strategic leadership around
any future investments needed in systems related to programme monitoring and
learning
·
To work with affiliate and partner
organisations supporting their capacity to engage in policy/advocacy,
identifying and developing effective programmes that meet the needs of older
people
·
Facilitate for the contributions to
Global Leadership and work on the topical themes in the Africa region
Resource
Mobilisation
·
Ensure regional and country teams
have clear resource mobilisation plans, and an efficient system of coordination
of roles with resource mobilisation functions is in place
·
Facilitate for capacity building and
support to network partners on various resource mobilisation issues
·
Develop strategic relationships with
key technical counterparts in UK, global donor agencies and partner
organisations
Talent
Management
·
Oversee work of a multi location and
multi skill team, ensuring quality outcome and collaboration within the team to
achieve organisational strategy
·
Facilitate for the regional support
to countries especially deployment of technical capacities as and when is
required
·
Performance management of staff in
line with organisational priorities, and used as an enabling tool for
engagement and development of concerned staff
Policy
and advocacy work
·
Working closely with team members
within regional office and global team, oversee the work of the regional and
country program teams in developing clear evidence based positions on key
policy and advocacy issues, working closely with network members.
·
Represent and articulate key HelpAge
program and policy positions at key regional and global fora.
Person
Specifications
Senior
Management
·
Proven leadership skills and the
ability to manage, motivate and inspire a diverse regional team
·
Proven ability to influence others to
achieve successful outcomes, including government, UN agencies and donors
through successful advocacy
·
Extremely strong communication,
negotiation and representational skills and ability to work at a regional level
·
Superior numeracy and information
analysis skills
Technical
/ Programmatic
·
Experience at having successfully
designed and delivered strategies for programmes, country or regional offices
at scale
·
Substantial experience of
international development and/or humanitarian work, including both at regional
and field levels
·
Understanding and experience of
humanitarian and development issues in the Africa region
·
Skills and proven background in
monitoring and evaluation and the ability to provide organisational leadership
in this area
·
Excellent skills in one or more
social development issue related to ageing (social protection, health and care,
protection, gender and disability).
·
Proven fundraising skills and the
ability to positively influence donors
·
Experience in successfully developing
networks and / or innovative partnerships around different social development
issues.
Behavioral
Competencies
·
Results Orientation towards own and
team’s role in line with organisational priorities, decisive, passion and drive
for high quality work
·
Working with others, in a team
environment, receiving and providing feedback, contributing to the team’s
success, and managing conflicts if it occurs
·
Leading Others by defining
organisational and team’s vision, supporting development of team members
·
Self Management, by demonstrating
Integrity and credibility, leading by example, committed, knowledgeable and
confident on the job functions and superior communication skills
Others
·
Ability to engage, seek and provide
clarity and deliver on issues that are not always clear
·
Previous experience working on issue
of older persons a strong advantage
·
Willingness and interest to work with
a network focussed approach, engaging with, supporting and maximising on
potential of network members
·
Language skills
How
to Apply
To
apply for this role, submit a ‘Competency Statement’ and curriculum vitae
outlining your suitability in line the job description to
jobs.ewca@helpage.org.
Deadline
for submission: 25th November, 2016