Title: Program Quality Manager
Company Name: Oxfam
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Program Quality Manager (PQ Manager) will manage the delivery of programme quality, partnerships and MEAL outputs for OiBD's programs through providing expert technical support and tools to programme staff, ensuring strong, effective, coordinated Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning (MEAL) systems to drive for quality programme designing, effective programme implementation and achievement of programme results.
∎ The PQ Manager will lead the development and implementation of a systematic approach to programme quality, partnership management and MEAL, ensuring that Oxfam and partner teams are able to effectively track periodic progress on the programme outputs and outcomes monitoring and manage data effectively for reporting and enhanced learning purposes.
∎ In addition, the PQ Manager will build the capacity of Oxfam and partners teams and providing specialist advice on partnership and MEAL so that country teams and partners are able to develop, deliver and continually improve high quality programs.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 10 years of experience and skills in the management of people and development programming in international development organizations.
∎ Passion for improving effectiveness of development programs and demonstrating tangible outcomes for poor and vulnerable women and men
∎ Experienced in leading on / developing strategic thinking on quality
∎ Senior level program advisory or management experience and understanding of program realities at country, regional, (global desirable) levels.
∎ Experienced in managing, advising, training and coaching others on program quality issues
∎ Effective negotiation abilities and informal leadership skills in a multi-stakeholder, network environment
∎ Demonstrable organizational and project management skills (including budget management) and ability to manage multiple projects to deadlines
∎ Ability to plan workload and demonstrate accountability for outputs with minimal direct supervision
∎ Good organizational skills including accuracy, consistency, attention to detail, tenacity and the ability to work under pressure
∎ Experience of improving effectiveness of development programs and demonstrating tangible outcomes for poor and vulnerable women and men
∎ Strong understanding of all aspects of program quality, including the practical issues faced by managers.
∎ Demonstrable understanding of effective program cycle management in rights-based long-term development, influencing and humanitarian work, with relevant direct field program experience
∎ Proven ability to lead and facilitate country Strategy and program development including Theory of Change
∎ Proven experience in supporting strategic thinking and quality improvement on partnership
∎ Proven experience in building and sustaining an effective knowledge system
∎ Practical experience of mainstreaming gender in one of development, influencing or humanitarian work
∎ Demonstrable ability to think creatively and practically to improve program quality
∎ Strong analytical skills
∎ Fluent in English
∎ Ability to liaise with a wide range of people, both internally and externally and at many levels
∎ Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with demonstrable ability to lead, influence and motivate others in a diversity of contexts and functions
∎ Strong self-awareness, as well as strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
∎ Excellent communications, facilitation and team building skills
∎ Strong influencing skills, demonstrable ability to contribute to teams and to work with and influence people from diverse backgrounds.
∎ Effective negotiation abilities and informal leadership skills in a multi-stakeholder, network environment
∎ Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
∎ Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women's rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
∎ Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible
Salary:
∎ BDT. 2,171,400 gross per annum (13 months)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical for spouse and children, contributory Provident fund, gratuity, leave & Insurance etc.
Application Deadline: February 29, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Oxfam
∎ Business : Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam's current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women?s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com