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Budget & Operations Manager

Job Overview:
The Budget & Operations Manager is responsible for providing finance and administrative support to the Grant Operations and Analytics Team (GOAT) within the Technical Excellence (TE) department, working under the supervision of the Deputy Director, Business Operations and in partnership with the Sr. Finance Officer. Responsibilities include day-to-day operations of GOAT, administrative support for management, and financial and budgetary support Technical Excellence. The Budget & Operations Manager will also provide operational support to the Grant Operations and Analytics Team (GOAT), and work closely with other HQ units and departments, including but not limited to other Technical Excellence units, Finance/Accounts Payable, Grants staff, and liaising with IRC Europe and Washington offices as needed, as well as Country Program offices.
Major Responsibilities:
Operations & Knowledge Management (40%) – 2 days

Coordinate the GOAT Bi-Weekly Meetings, ensuring that agendas are created, notes are taken, and presenters are scheduled and prepared
Lead the maintenance of the GOAT intranet site (RescueNet), including updating the organogram with staffing changes in a timely manner and posting new documents as requested
Work with GOAT management team on internal communications, such as email blasts or newsletter dissemination
Respond to day-to-day interdepartmental, Country Program and external requests for information.
Review and continuously maintain GOAT’s internal resources and documents.
Review, facilitate and/or disseminate appropriate resources to Country Programs.
Work with Crisis Response, Recovery & Development (CRRD) finance and operations staff, Technical Excellence administrative staff, and GOAT staff to streamline and harmonize IRC processes
Spearhead and implement new ways to work more efficiently within GOAT

Administrative Assistance (10%) – 0.5 day

Oversee and manage onboarding of new GOAT staff by working with hiring managers to ensure that all necessary hiring forms are submitted, equipment is ordered and set up and orientation meetings are scheduled. Provide close assistance to hiring managers and new staff during initial period of employment.
Attend all INTEGRA meetings and serve as the INTEGRA superuser for GOAT
Plan and coordinate staff retreats and meetings, ensuring that all travel and other logistics are in place

Timesheet Management, & Grant Revenue Tracking (40%) – 2 days

Manage submission of all Technical Excellence (TE) staff timesheets via the online Time & Effort Tracking & Reporting Application (TETRA), ensuring that timesheets are submitted by the payroll deadlines monthly.
Support the Sr. Finance Officer in tracking Technical Excellence staff salary allocations from multiple funding sources, such as grants (TU2% funds), endowment funds, unrestricted budgets, etc.
Run reports on the IRC online grants management system from OTIS (Opportunity Tracking Information System) to ensure that all salary revenue from grants is captured on a quarterly basis.
Support the Sr. Finance Officer in tracking expenses and maintaining a BvA on all TE funding streams by reviewing the general ledger in Integra (IRC’s financial management system), liaising with Country Program office finance and grant staff, and reviewing budgets on OTIS.
Coordinate with contracts management staff to ensure that invoiced billable time correlates with timesheets in the TETRA system.
Coordinate with CRRD, finance, IT, and HR to troubleshoot and improve on timekeeping systems and software.
Train new TE staff on how to use IRC’s time and effort system, and serve as TETRA system focal point for all TE staff.

Finance Management & Budget Support (10%) – 0.5 day

Provide surge support in prepare journal entry forms for finance recodes/reclassifications (JV) as needed.
Support GOAT staff in reviewing and submitting for approval travel expense reports, purchase requisitions/orders, contract payments and other finance transactions via Integra, coordinating with Accounts Payable (AP) as needed.
Assist in reviewing and drafting budgets for grant proposals as needed.
Other Finance & Budget duties as assigned

Job Requirements:
Work Experience:

Minimum 2 years related non-profit administration and/or budgeting experience required.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite: intermediate proficiency in Excel
Solid organizational and administrative skills, with a proven ability to prioritize projects with an extremely keen attention to detail.
The ability to work independently and productively in a fast-paced environment – pro-activity and initiative to problem solve within the job parameters is essential.
Dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion and a strong passion for our mission
Preferred experience & skills:
Experience in reviewing general ledger transactions and basic bookkeeping/accounting
Experience in budget management, purchasing (

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October 29, 2024
Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Coordinator Business Systems Analyst

Working under the supervision and guidance of the Deputy Director Programs (IRC Kenya), and technical support from WPE Technical Advisor, the WPE Coordinator will be part of the country management. The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Program Coordinator is the senior most technical and program expert on WPE within the Kenya program. The position is responsible for providing overall leadership in advancing the implementation of Strategic Action Plan (SAP), guidance, coordination, and technical support to IRC’s WPE and gender programs throughout Kenya.
The WPE Coordinator will provide regular technical support and field-based monitoring visits to WPE teams to ensure that all interventions are technically sound, consider international best practices, and are appropriately meeting the needs of survivors in target communities. S/He will be required to work in collaboration with other technical coordinators, the Grants, Operations and Finance teams and field teams to ensure that the program activities are implemented according to approved plans, the IRC Kenya WPE sector strategy, the country program strategic plan and in accordance with the IRC program framework. The WPE coordinator is responsible for ensuring a robust program that is evidence driven through research and reflection and continuously exploring opportunities for growth and sustenance of women protection and advancement programs.
Key Responsibilities
Program Management:

Lead the WPE team in program design and implementation process and effectively translate program objectives and strategies into high quality inputs and activities in IRC current and future programme operations.
In collaboration with program managers, revise plans and budgets to maintain program quality and progress; work with the Deputy Director of Grants and Accountability to ensure all program activities are implemented in compliance with donor requirements and meet the measurement requirements of IRC and donors.
Provide leadership and direction on integration of WPE activities with other sectors including, but not limited to, Nutrition, Health, Livelihoods, Child Protection; work with relevant stakeholders to conduct operational research and document and disseminate lessons learnt.
Work with the program teams to ensure that field experiences are documented and used to advocate on behalf of the communities with which we work.

Technical monitoring and Program Quality:

Promote the quality of the IRC’s WPE programs by setting up quality assurance mechanisms and providing technical supervision of prograrm staff, and technical support to IRC Kenya programming activities.
Ensure that all activities are consistent with established best practices and utilize standardized protocols, policies, and guidelines, as outlined by relevant health institutions and statutory bodies.
Ensure that the stated goals and objectives of all WPE programme are met with strong monitoring and evaluation (M&E) follow up, including any required operational research, with technical support from the Country Technical Advisors for health and nutrition as needed.
Participate in the design of robust M&E plans, lead technical assessments, design/adapt health information systems including surveillance systems as a basis for primary health care program development.
Contributes to the development of any revision of the WPE strategy planning and documentation, in consultation with the technical unit.
Ensure that ethical and sound data collection and information management systems are in place with associated information sharing protocols for GBV analysis, planning, evaluation, and advocacy. Provides technical guidance on confidential and safe data collection, case identification, safe information sharing and referral mechanisms in line with internationally recognized best practices..
Support to improve quality of specialized services available in country in addition to contributing to the standardization of WPE protocols, referral pathways and SOP’s.

Strategy and Business Development

Proactively look for funding opportunities for WPE and Gender related programming in Kenya, lead in development of quality proposals and review donor reports in collaboration with Program Managers, other Technical Coordinators, and the Technical Advisors.
Develop strategic partnerships with local and international organizations to support positioning to pursue new funding opportunities to deliver on the program strategy and scale up different implementation modalities that are cost-efficient and sustainable.
Advance IRC SAP 100 ambitions within WPE programming and contribute to the achievement of the articulated SA ambitions. Specific emphasis is placed on gender integration and mainstreaming within IRC programming.
Support partnerships on GBV and gender programming with Local Non-Governmental Organizations.

Systems Strengthening

Support IRC programs to fully reflect and where required transition their approach to system strengthening as an essential component of WPE programming.
Work at the policy level with key decision makers from various county governments and donors, participating in strategy development and technical discussions relating to future direction of gender and protection program and influence policy reforms/development across all sectors.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Ensure that the IRC Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans are prepared in consultation with relevant government and aid partners, are kept up to date with protocol, standards, and guidance from relevant bodies on Protection and Gender and conform to the needs of clients.
Together with the Senior Management Team (SMT), collaborate with the SMT on establishment and operationalization of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) as pertains to WPE and gender considerations.

Staff and Partner Capacity Development:

Participate in recruitment and design of staff development plans based on performance reviews in collaboration with the human resources department and contribute to the training of health staff (mentoring, as well as formal training). This includes staff training in program management areas such as reporting, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and supervision.
Develop/organize training and other capacity strengthening opportunities to build the capacity of local partners where relevant/ required.

Coordination, Representation and Advocacy:

Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in Kenya including donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.
Lead and advise on advocacy activities for the sector also ensuring the integration of Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion objectives in IRC and partner programming.
Represent IRC Kenya in external forums and actively participate in coordination mechanisms at the county, national and regional level. These include but are not limited to GBV, Gender, child protection coordination mechanisms and position the IRC as a leader in coordination spaces.

Qualifications

Advanced degree strongly preferred in gender, women’s studies, child development, protection, humanitarian response, social work, psychology, human rights, international law, social science or related field.
At least six years of experience implementing, technical assistance, and managing women’s protection programming in an emergency or complex security contexts, with demonstrable understanding of the relevance of humanitarian action; professional experience in Kenya and the Horn of Africa is strongly preferred. An experience in child protection, and/or general protection programming is an added advantage.
Solid knowledge and understanding of international child protection and women’s protection standards and best practices in humanitarian response and development contexts.
Applied experience in mental health and psychosocial support programming.
Demonstrated experience and capacity in the transfer of technical knowledge and management skills through technical training, coaching and mentoring of staff, as well as identified partner organizations.
Demonstrates strong understanding of integrated programming and has experience in managing multiyear and multisector programing.
Must be capable of applying skills and knowledge in a range of capacities, including direct implementation and advisory functions,
Demonstrated experience and success working in partnership models particularly with women led or right based organizations and with remote management.
Demonstrated experience working with new program start up..
Demonstrated capacity to work with innovative systems and creative approaches to programming.
Experience working with new technologies and/or hotlines is an asset.
Strong program/technical and budget management skills, budgeting, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills across multiple grants and countries.
Demonstrates strong relationship building skills with a strong presence in coordination bodies and advocacy processes
Proven practical experience in program design, implementation, and M&E and experience in developing and using community participatory approaches.
Experience working with community groups, community engagement and negotiation.
Highly diplomatic with excellent political awareness and advanced negotiation skills.
Experience of working on issues related to human trafficking and smuggling desirable.
Experience of working with forced migrants is required.
Proven experience in governance programming such as working with GOK, county governments, devolution processes for increased demand and improved service delivery is desirable. Experience of working on government policies and laws.
Proven practical experience in partnership/stakeholder engagement and management
Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties
Strong people management skills with cross-cultural exposure and comfortable working as part of a diverse team. Sensitive to interpersonal differences and a range of viewpoints.
Demonstrated advance planning and organizational skills. Able to effectively prioritize and follow multiple activities and deadlines simultaneously.
Flexible and innovative. Able to adapt plans and pivot approaches in response to changes in context.
Proactive, reliable, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Fluency in English and Swahili, spoken and written- a must.

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October 29, 2024
Director, Safety and Security Learning and Operations Talent Management Sr. Coordinator – Onboarding

Job Overview/Summary
The Director of Security Learning and Operations (DSLO) will work with IRC’s staff and partners to identify, design, develop, and implement learning interventions, coaching/mentoring, and other types of capability-building support to enhance humanitarian access and security management. The DSLO will, in close collaboration with Regional Safety and Security Directors (RSSDs) and Deputy Chief Safety & Security Officer (DCSSO), identify capacity gaps and surge support needs and deploy appropriate and adequate resources. In support of this effort, the DSLO will work in partnership with the custodians of the Global Surge Team maintaining a talented and diverse team of Safety & Security professionals deployable in service of RAI and CRRD program needs.
A key objective for the IRC’s safety and security unit is to continue the shift from S&S being perceived as a separate silo’ed responsibility towards the development of a shared security risk culture across the entire organization. A foundation for this shift is building S&S competencies for all staff and for those individuals who have specific responsibilities for the safety and security of others. With a growing workforce and IRC working in more insecure environments, it is becoming vital that IRC matures from ad hoc training for S&S, to develop and implement an intentional vision and strategic plan for learning and development.
Key Responsibilities

Lead and facilitate strategic and operational learning and development interventions with a focus on: S&S performance management and S&S budget planning and management;
Facilitate the identification, design, development and delivery of learning interventions in a manner consistent with modern instructional design and adult learning theory and which enhance the retention of safety and security personnel;
Prioritize, implement and evaluate learning initiatives for safety and security while maintaining clear responsibilities for management and resourcing.
Provides expertise and support in the design and implementation of talent management processes including succession planning for safety and security positions.
Develop insights into learning efficiency, partnering with performance management to provide S&S managers and program leadership teams with insights into effectiveness of learning and development programs.
Identify human resource needs within the safety and security unit across the organization by supporting S&S representation in the Global Surge Roster and managing the deployment of (10) S&S roster members when and where needed.

Key Working Relationships

Reports to: Chief Safety and Security Officer

Collaborates With

Regional Safety and Security Directors for CRRD (6) and RAI (1). These relationships will be key – the Director will collaborate with RSSDs to identify needs and tailor training programs which are fit for purpose.
Deputy Chief Safety and Security Officer (DCSSO). This relationship will be key – the Director will collaborate with DCSSO to identify and prioritize training needs identified by RSSDs.

Coordinates With

IRC Deputy Director for Talent Management, People & Culture
IRC Learning Manager
Deployment Support Team for the Global Surge Roster, People & Culture,

Manages

Senior Safety Training Coordinator
Roving Safety & Security Coordinator
Up to 10 deployed S&S members from the Global Surge Roster

Job Requirements

Experience in facilitating the learning of others and supporting training initiatives
Experience in crisis and critical incident management for INGOs
Understanding of issues related to security and risk management.
Experience in coordinating learning and development activities for international humanitarian organization, including contribution to learning strategies.
Demonstrable skills in diplomacy and coordination within integrated teams
Self-motivated and able to work independently
Able to multi-task concurrent needs under duress; the ability to handle significant workload and stress
Excellent and persuasive communicator
Ability to travel up to 25% of time
Proficiency in French and/or Arabic preferred

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October 29, 2024
Education Technical Adviser, East African Region

Major Responsibilities:
Core Functions:

Support country program staff to design programs and projects, ensuring that they are:

Aligned with the IRC’s strategy 2020 which includes contextualizing education outcomes, the theories of change and include interventions chosen based on best available evidence;
Responsive to client needs and preferences based on sound context and gender analysis

Support selection of indicators for country programs based on available and emerging indicator testing;
Lead and facilitate as needed technical design of proposals; write technical narrative as needed; review technical quality of proposals, including providing input on budgets required for project delivery, technical activities, ensuring alignment to IRC’s education and cross-sectoral outcomes;
Input into go / no go decisions and pre-positioning on upcoming proposals;
Help analyze data to inform periodic review and course correction to ensure that IRC’s programs are based on evidence and are evidence-generating;
Conduct technical training and ongoing technical coaching for country program staff, including on outcomes, theories of change, evidence and indicators;
Provide specific guidance to IRC education programs in Latin America in efforts to integrate best practices into standard IRC Teacher Professional Development
Share cross-context learning with country program staff across the region;
Review and share program-specific tools / resources / curricula working with IRC education specialist to contextualize and adapt global and country-specific materials;
Support planning and implementation of partnership activities, including research initiatives with academic partners
Support senior technical country program recruitment;

Additional Functions:

Engage with donors and do outreach in support of country programs, especially in relation to program start up;
Help define approach to teaming / partnering with regional and national organizations, including youth led organizations;
Present IRC research findings across contexts and relevant conferences;
Support senior country program staff onboarding;
Support as requested education projects that need additional support in education in emergencies. This includes liaising with the Senior Education Technical Advisor for Emergency Response to build preparedness and response plans for the continuity of education services during new acute crisis.
Work across sectors, particularly our Economic Recovery and Development team as well as our Women’s Protection and Empowerment team to develop integrated and holistic approaches to youth development; expand our youth portfolio

Job Qualifications:
Education:

Master’s/post-graduate degree in education, education psychology, social work, human development or relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Participate in ongoing training courses and share knowledge and skill sets within the unit.

Work Experience:

A minimum of 6-8 years’ experience of implementing and/or managing large Education programs and teams is required, within a humanitarian or international development setting, as are at least 2-3 years acting in an advisory capacity on education programming.
Education work experience in East Africa is required. Experience in technical tools and materials development, monitoring and evaluation, and research in relation to education is highly desired. Experience in strategy development and working across sectors or disciplines is highly desired.

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October 29, 2024
Regional Vice President, Central Africa Safe Programming Officer

You will collaborate closely with the RVPs of the other regions and the full range of HQ partners across the technical support, operations, finance, fundraising, awards management, advocacy, communications, compliance and legal functions. As part of the Senior Leaders Group, you will have an important voice in organizational leadership discussions.
Responsibilities include:

Oversee implementation of IRC’s global strategy across the regional portfolio.
Ensure a consistently high level of team performance and engagement; Manage, mentor, and coach all Country Directors and regional team members, modeling healthy, collaborative intra and inter-departmental working relationships.
Lead measurable efforts to ensure IRC’s workforce – including at leadership levels – reflects the diversity of the places we operate and the people we serve.
Cultivate a safe and protective environment for all people, combining locally-led initiatives with wider organizational efforts related to Safeguarding, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Duty of Care and Safety & Security.
Ensure that all country finance, human resources, supply chain, and IT functions are resourced and managed in accordance with IRC and donor policies and standards.
Champion humanitarian access and security management strategies across the region
Actively partner with the Ethics & Compliance Unit to strengthen IRC’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond to issues of fraud and misconduct.
Foster a balanced and diligent approach to risk management across all country programs.
Ensure strong representation of the IRC to local, regional and global stakeholders – including governments, donors, and private sector and civil society partners.
Support IRC’s business development and fundraising efforts through cultivating a strong network of donor contacts, engaging with the HQ fundraising team, and ensuring that country teams build and maintain strong donor relationships.
Support the development of creative, impactful approaches to priority policy issues, both locally and in concert with the global advocacy team.
Raise IRC’s and IRC partners’ profiles, working closely with the communications team.

Work experience/ Required skills

Extensive field experience leading humanitarian, protracted and/or post-crisis development programs with demonstrated ability to manage in complex and often insecure working environments.
Minimum of 15 years of professional experience with 10 or more years in leadership with increasing levels of responsibility.
Ability to represent program context, constraints, and successes to media, government, private sector, civil society and Boards in a compelling manner.
Exceptional financial and operational analysis and management skills, including project management.
Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills; commitment to open and transparent communication and top-notch diplomatic skills.
Deep commitment to and knowledge of strategies to advance diversity, equality and inclusion; proven experience in incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Receptive and collaborative leadership approach that contributes to positive team environment, builds and maintains strong relationships with people from all backgrounds, genders, cultures and viewpoints.
Demonstrated experience undertaking strategic planning and leading teams through change.
Professional fluency in written and spoken French and English; other languages spoken in Central Africa a definite advantage

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October 29, 2024
Project Lead, Maternal and Newborn Health

Job Overview

In today’s reality, where hundreds of people are impacted by disaster and conflict, there is an urgent need to invest in uninterrupted, life-saving sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health care. The International Rescue Committee and the Airbel Impact Lab is helping to lead the global humanitarian community in rethinking how we can reach more women and girls with simple, cost-effective, proven solutions. To generate these solutions, we are focused on three core pillars:

Strengthening community health systems for delivery of essential maternal and newborn care;
Developing self-care models that increase safe abortion choices and contraceptive options; and
Advocating for supportive changes in national and global policy.

A major focus area of this work is community-based maternal and newborn care (CBMNC). The Project Lead, Maternal and Newborn Health, will play a major leadership role and be accountable for achieving the vision and goal of a currently ~3 year workplan of CBMNC projects in two countries (Somalia, South Sudan), with potential to expand into other locations.

The projects aim to effectively design, implement, and evaluate multi-year CBMNC programs. The lead will also be tasked to explore new innovations and ideas of how services can be delivered in areas where facility-based services are sparse. The projects involve multiple internal and external teams working on different components of those aims, working toward the shared goal of reducing maternal and newborn deaths in areas with the highest mortality rates in the world.

Major Responsibilities

Develop and drive the vision and strategy of the CBMNC portfolio of projects, including stewarding the overall vision and clearly defining the role each project plays in the larger portfolio. As time allows, the role will also be tasked to explore other opportunities to introduce self-care strategies for maternal and newborn health.
Lead discussions on next steps of the larger portfolio as projects/sub-projects complete and lead resourcing for new areas of work.
Be responsible for successful end-to-end delivery of projects and developing and refreshing the strategy and roadmap to get there, including the implementation of project management tools, such as budgets, workplans, procurement plans, staffing plans.
Identify key portfolio objectives and success metrics, strive for improvement, and communicate progress.
Work with relevant leads of individual CBMNC projects to anticipate and meet resourcing and staffing needs across a growing portfolio.
Drive business development and fundraising, including finding opportunities, assigning project lead roles, and supporting proposal development.
Hold project leads accountable for timelines and achieving project goals and deliverables, supporting troubleshooting of issues and overall quality assurance.
Develop and maintain effective mechanisms of communicating across various parties to identify areas of synergy. Communicate project shifts, successes and challenges to other project leads within the portfolio to ensure cross-learning and management of risks and impacts.
Explore opportunities to develop new projects and nimbly integrate into the portfolio.
Manage project relationships, creating alignment and support for the vision both internally within the organization and with key external collaborators.
Create opportunities for team members to communicate research and innovation findings with the broader humanitarian sector to support uptake of programs based on best-available evidence.

Job Requirements

Education: Master’s/post-graduate degree in Public Health or related field.

Work Experience

At least 7 years of experience in maternal and newborn health or community health, including leading at least one strategic program in those areas.
Expertise in community-based maternal and newborn care programs and demonstrated experience and competency in evidence-based strategies for maternal and newborn health and community health.
Has demonstrated leadership capacity in leading complex teams / projects.
Experience in strategy development and working across sectors or disciplines is highly desired.

Demonstrated Skills And Competencies

Ability to think and plan at the “big picture” level. Must have strong experience developing and leading complex teams and managing strategic partnerships.
Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and ability to facilitate collaboration.
Outstanding capacity to understand the country context, portfolio, and overall programmatic needs of community-based approaches.
Able to work with remote, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.
Ability and passion to train others and transfer technical knowledge and skills.

Language Skills: Fluency in English required; proficiency in French is a plus.

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October 29, 2024
GBV Data Assistant Volunteer Finance Assistant

Under the supervision of IRC WPE Senior Program Officer, and based in Hagadera, Dadaab the Data (GBVIMS) Assistant, will be responsible for collecting and analyzing data of activities done by WPE response team in the Support Centre , Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) and/or mobile team and activities done by Prevention & GBV risk reduction team in WPE Field Sites.
Responsibilities:
Monitoring and Information Management:

Directly oversee all WPE data collection and management with the support and supervision of the Senior WPE Officer and Coordinator.
Ensure data received from the field teams is correctly entered into the program trackers on a regular weekly basis – gather, consolidate, clarify errors, and clear the program data.
Ensure accurate and regular data entry and review, including robust analysis and identification of trends, following the WPE information management protocols and standards set out by the GBVIMS.
Maintain and ensure safe, ethical, and accurate documentation, filing, storing and usage of information.
Share weekly the updated Program Data and Indicator tracker with the WPE PSS Officers, Outreach Officer and the Senior WPE Officer.
Share monthly GBV brief trends analysis report on cases documented to guide GBV prevention activities and advise programming with both Snr. WPE officers
Ensure all hard copy of case management and WPE activities files are securely stored (i.e. in strong lockable file cabinets where appropriate)
Contribute to project monitoring and evaluation, including leading on or supporting the team with focus group discussions, community consultations, and carrying out feedback surveys with women and adolescent girls.
Analyze and share results of safety audits, focus groups, and community consultations, including identifying trends and context changes.
Regularly visit program activities to ensure that all data is correctly collected and stored and shared in a timely manner.
Use project indicator data to monitor achievement towards objectives; report any projected shortcomings or gaps in timely manner.
In coordination with the MEAL team, develop online database forms and other tools to facilitate the collection of data from field-based staff.
Train and offer needed support to WPE staff to use GBVIMS tools correctly and effectively and WPE case trackers and other program activity and indicator trackers.
Support proposal development as necessary.

Reporting:

Submit accurate monthly indicator tracking reports and analysis, in-line with safety and ethical standards.
Compile, edit, and write weekly, monthly, and quarterly WPE quantitative program reports using assigned template, including collecting reports from field staff and producing final information products.
Ensure timely submission of data on the online/offline M&E box.
Act as focal point for Activity Info and other quantitative donor reporting.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in information technology, computer science or other relevant training
Good working knowledge of English language.
Minimum one-year professional experience in implementing GBV response programs.
Knowledge of GBVIMS or confidential data entry as an added advantage.
Deep understanding of gender-based violence, women’s protection, and empowerment in the context of Dadaab refugee camp.
Excellent computer skills and abilities in Excel, Word, and web-based platforms/databases, and the ability to train others in these systems

Personal Qualities:

Works well in and promotes teamwork,
Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible, able to handle pressure well, and strong communication skills.
Strong ability to work independently, meet deadlines, prioritize work under pressure, and maintain attention to detail.
Willing to work as a member of a diverse team and maintain a positive attitude and good communication under pressure.

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October 29, 2024
HU MEAL Coordinator Health Coordinator

Job Overview/Summary:
The Health Unit MEAL Coordinator will lead the Health Unit’s coordination of the annual statistics process, update of the core indicators, analysis of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and quality improvement data, support for the uptake of the Program Indicator Dashboards, and support for health evaluations, assessments and routine monitoring for strategic projects at country program level. The specific responsibilities include:

Global Support

Lead the coordination of the Annual Statistics process, including liaising between the Measurement Unit, Technical Advisors and country programs to review submitted health data, ensuring completeness and identifying gaps, and leading the analysis of the data.
Lead the coordination of the global efforts to monitor and evaluate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) within health facilities and Quality Improvement (QI), including liaising between the Measurement Unit, Technical Advisors and country programs to review submitted IPC data, ensuring completeness and identifying gaps, and leading the analysis of the data.
Lead the support to the Health Unit for their use of Program Indicator Dashboards as a way to support monitoring of program delivery
Collaborate with members of the Health Unit and country programs to analyze M&E data, and to identify and document lessons learned related to health programs
Provide capacity strengthening of Health Unit and country program staff about health MEAL
Support data needs for health focused advocacy and communication

Country support

Support monitoring, evaluations and learning efforts for strategic health projects
Provide capacity strengthening of country program staff about health MEAL

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: Senior Technical Advisor, Health MEAL

Position directly supervises: None

Internal:

Regular relationships with the EH, nutrition, health and country technical counterparts. Interacts with IRC internal departments across CRRD and other technical units

External:

May participate in outside meetings and academic forums with donors, other non-governmental organizations and inter-agency groups as needed.

Job Qualifications

Education:

University degree in related field plus Master’s degree in Public Health, Statistics, or related field is required.
At least five years of experience working in public health within low resource contexts.

Skills:

Ability to work optimally and respectfully on diverse teams and across diverse contexts. Good technical acuity, takes initiative and produces results, ability to accept feedback and integrate it, strong communication and presentation skills and a dedication to contribute to a positive work environment.
Strong data analytical skills and understanding of health monitoring and evaluation in low resource contexts is required; Committed to upholding diversity, equality and inclusion principles. Good level interpersonal skills with a high level of English oral and written skills.
Ability to proficiently communicate and write in French is highly desirable, but not required. Experience working with digital technology for health platforms (CommCare, PowerBi) is desirable.

Work Experience:

A minimum of 3-5 years of international experience is required leading health M&E within humanitarian settings.
Expertise and experience working on the monitoring and evaluation of primary health care is required, and knowledge of environmental health is a plus.

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October 29, 2024
Inclusion Specialist

Job Overview / Summary:
The Inclusion Specialist will be based in a sub-team responsible for leading the overall thematic area of Inclusion within VPRU, promoting more inclusive humanitarian programming at the IRC, rooted in a strong analysis of context, power, gender and how intersecting aspects of identity may result in discrimination, oppression, and exclusion. The Inclusion Specialist will provide direct technical support to a wide range of projects mainstreaming inclusion globally. Our current inclusion portfolio focuses on mainstreaming inclusion in Violence Prevention and Response programming and has recently focused on the inclusion of women, adolescent girls, children, persons with disabilities and older people as well as people with diverse SOGIESC. Under this thematic area of inclusion, the Inclusion Specialist in collaboration with the VPRU Inclusion Advisor holds responsibility related to VPR Program Implementation, Strategy Development, Business Development, and external/internal representation in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
Major Responsibilities:
Reporting to the VPRU Inclusion Advisor – Strategy and Learning Team, the Inclusion Specialist provides project-specific technical support for the thematic area of Inclusion within VPRU. The Inclusion Specialist may directly supervise consultant-based, term-limited positions as needed. They coordinate with and support VPRU Country Support Technical Advisors on Inclusive VPR Programming and also coordinate with and support colleagues from IRC’s Program Quality Support Unit (PQSU), Emergencies and Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU), Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Unit and the AirBel Impact Lab.
Program Implementation & Technical Assistance:

Provides timely and quality technical assistance related to the thematic area of Inclusion for a variety of Technical Innovation projects with and beyond VPRU.
As needed, support the VPRU Country Support team in delivering remote or in-person technical assistance related to the thematic area of Inclusion on the functions of program design, business development and technical capacity building of country programs as appropriate.

Business Development:

Support the VPRU Inclusion Advisor with VPR-focused business development opportunities on the thematic area of Inclusion. This may include developing and writing concept notes or proposals for donors, or other materials to build IRC’s ability to resource this work.
Supports the development and maintenance of up-to-date portfolio of project ideas / concept notes that contribute to the VPRU strategic priorities.

Support Inclusion Knowledge Management

Support VPRU and Technical Excellence-level knowledge management efforts including building up and cataloguing a digital resource library based in IRC’s intranet (RescueNet) and BOX alongside relevant IRC colleagues across Technical Excellence, as well as supporting with the development VPR programming-specific Inclusion and Intersectionality Tools.

Internal Representation and Coordination:

Support the VPRU Inclusion Advisor with coordination and support towards internal representation efforts – ensuring close collaboration with relevant Technical Excellence colleagues and other IRC teams such as the AirBel Impact Lab, IRC’s Program Quality Support Unit (PQSU), the IRC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Unit as well as the EHAU Violence Prevention and Response in Emergencies (VPRiE) team.
Participate in VPRU Working Groups as required (including the VPRU Inclusion and Intersectionality Working Group), as well as the GEDI in Technical Excellence Working Group (under the direction of the VPRU Inclusion Advisor).

Dissemination and External Representation:

Represents IRC as needed in external meetings and coordination fora (for example the IASC Disability Inclusion Working Group) as well as related events such as Humanitarian Practice Network Week (HNPW).

Key Working Relationships

Position reports to: Inclusion Advisor, Strategy and Learning Team – Violence Prevention and Response Unit (VPRU)
Position directly supervises: N/A
Regular internal (IRC) contact with: Fellow members of the Strategy and Learning Team including the STAs for Technical Innovations, as well as PRoL, WPE, CP representatives from VPRU’s Country Support team; IRC country program staff in selected countries; VPRU MEL Advisors; TechEx Program Quality Support Unit; IRC’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Unit, and the EHAU Violence Prevention and Response in Emergencies (VPRiE) team.
Regular external contact with: Key Inclusion External Stakeholders; Global and Country-level Protection and Inclusion fora.

Personal Specification:
Skills and Experience:

A minimum of 3 to 5 years demonstrable, progressively responsible experience in inclusive practice within humanitarian programming including but not limited to gender, age, disability and diverse SOGIESC inclusion and/or protection mainstreaming.
Understanding of learning and best practice as well as existing external policy and practice landscape around Inclusion in humanitarian response including humanitarian architecture structures for representation at an Inter-Agency level.
Experience leading capacity strengthening activities around the theme of inclusion as well as working in close collaboration with CSOs, Grass-Roots Organisations and Representative Organizations to build meaningful and equitable partnerships.
Understanding of (and ideally experience managing) knowledge management platforms to support organisation-wide capacity strengthening around the theme of inclusion in humanitarian programming.
Proven ability to operate in a complex organisation, across functions and work on own initiative and collaboratively as part of diverse teams;
Prior work with the thematic areas and a strong understanding of the existing external policy and practice landscape around Inclusion including humanitarian architecture structures for representation at an Inter-Agency level.
For this position, fluent oral and written English is essential. Ability to work in French or Arabic is desirable due to operating context of the current inclusion portfolio.

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rescue.csod.com

October 29, 2024
Program & Award Advisor Technical & Global

The Purpose of the Role
The Program and Award Advisor plays a vital role within the Regional Program and Award Support Team overseeing an award portfolio of humanitarian relief and post-crisis recovery programs. The Program and Award Advisor liaises with country programs, HQ departments and donor contacts to ensure high quality guidance and support to country offices throughout the award lifecycle. The role works with country offices to ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations and IRC systems and processes and leads on the review and submission of high-quality donor deliverables. The Program and Award Advisor represents the region and country offices to internal and external stakeholders and manages donor relationships.
Key Working Relationships

Reports to Director, Awards Management. Works closely with all Regional Program and Award Support team members, and across all teams within Awards Management Unit, Crisis Response Recovery and Development Department, Global Partnerships and Philanthropy, Global Supply Chain, Finance, Office of General Counsel, Technical Excellence, and other key departments within IRC. Donor and partner point of contact as applicable per region.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Awards Management and Compliance (45%)

Oversee a portfolio of awards for region. Main donors in portfolio will include key donors but may also include other donors as assigned.
Serve as the first point of contact for country office Grants and Partnerships teams and provide guidance and support on matters related to donor compliance and communication, project management (e.g. project cycle meetings), OTIS and partnerships (PEERS).
Participate in in regular meetings with country offices to provide support and collaborate with country program teams on issues related to donor compliance, submissions of reports and other post award deliverables, and/or monitoring/awards management.
Guide country offices in managing partnerships with local or international partners, ensuring that IRC’s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS) is being followed, review and process sub-grant/partnership agreements in alignment with PEERS, and coordinate with the compliance team in supporting compliant and effective partnerships as needed.
Review agreements and lead negotiation of award terms and conditions with donor counterparts in alignment with internal processes.
Guide country offices, in partnership with other relevant departments, in the development and submission of award amendments/modifications, ensuring high-quality, compliant submissions.
Supervise Program and Award Officer(s) in the review and submission of donor reports and other deliverables, ensuring input from relevant technical and financial staff.
Provide support on private opportunities and awards management, in coordination with the Regional Support Manager and private fundraising team as assigned.
Provide support to and monitoring of projects to ensure progress against objectives and compliance with donor guidelines and IRC internal requirements. Monitoring of awards can take the shape of monitoring visits, participation in project implementation meetings and other regular calls.
Facilitate and build interdepartmental relationships to address country office needs and solve problems in relation to awards management, partnership management and compliance.
Maintain a strong relationship with regional and AMU leadership and escalate issues of concern as needed
Supervise direct reports in carrying out necessary functions as they relate to country program support
Stay informed about programmatic issues and security and political developments in the region and how they might affect program implementation
Coordinate with RPOs for other regions for information sharing and to establish a coherent program support and backstopping function between headquarters and the field.
Travel to country offices to provide surge support and monitoring across the areas of programs, awards, and partnerships, including for gap-filling purposes as requested.

Proposal Development (15%)

In collaboration with the regional Program Development team, support business development in the region by providing effective proposal support, ranging from proposal management to comprehensive support and quality assurance for UN and non-European donors as needed.
Provide quality assurance and quality compliance support on proposals, leading proposal development and coordination as needed. Ensure responsiveness to and compliance with solicitation documents and with IRC’s requirements.
Review and advise on internal policy and donor requirements, budgets and supporting documentation for proposals in coordination with AMU and HQ Finance Department.
Facilitate and/or participate in internal post-submission debrief sessions with country teams, technical units, regional team and other relevant stakeholders to collect lessons learned as needed.
Maintain complete and accurate electronic files, including final submission packages and internal trackers, in coordination with the regional Program Development team.

Donor Liaison and Representation (15%)

Maintain contact with donors regarding updates, amendments, or key programmatic changes.
Liaise with donors on ongoing and future opportunities.
Represent IRC externally to donors and stakeholder networks, as appropriate.
Participate in representational visits, events and meetings as requested.

Capacity Building and Training (10%)

Mentor and coach Grants and Partnerships staff on IRC systems and processes to ensure capacity is built at country level.
As requested, develop training materials and deliver training to IRC country program staff in coordination with the Directors, Awards Management and the AMU Training and Compliance team.
In coordination with the Directors, Awards Management, develop and maintain work-processes and checklists for awards implementation and reviews, as well as record lessons learned.
Onboard new country office Grants and Partnerships staff and new Program and Award Support team to assigned donors, policies and/or IRC processes.

Staff Management, Learning & Development (10%)

Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct reports, including communicating clear expectations, providing regular and timely performance feedback, document/discuss performance issues if needed, and deliver high-quality documented annual performance reviews.
Ensure direct reports are trained on all relevant IRC processes and donor regulations.
Support direct reports in achieving annual objectives, acting as a trusted and accountable manager, mentor and professional resource, including promoting collaboration, enabling adequate resourcing and ensuring accountability.

Other Responsibilities (5%)

Contribute to AMU and regional strategic priorities and initiatives.
Liaise with communications and external relations staff to inform IRC media products as needed.
Participate in special projects as needed and other tasks as assigned.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

Five years of progressive work experience in award management or business development with donors such as USAID/BHA, the U.S. Department of State/PRM and UN agencies
Two years of international field experience highly desirable, familiarity with countries in the region preferred
Project management experience preferred
Financial analysis skills preferred
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience in speaking on relevant issues with internal and external audiences
Proven ability to effectively manage relationships (e.g., with internal actors, peers, donors)
Effective people management skills: ability to lead staff and promote productivity in a pleasant work environment
Proven ability to manage multiple and complex tasks and thrive under pressure
Solid organizational and creative problem-solving skills: ability to be flexible and work well under pressure in a fast-paced multi-tasking team environment
Good computer skills
Fluency in English, both spoken and written
Ability and willingness to travel internationally

Experience:

Experience in working at a distance and supporting field-based staff
Experience writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports and excellent attention to detai

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rescue.csod.com

October 29, 2024