People in Need Education and Protection Programme Manager in Democratic Republic of Congo

People in Need (PIN) has been working in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo since 2009 (for more details seewww.peopleinneed.cz). In response to the immediate needs in a post-conflict environment, PIN began by implementing programmes focusing on access to primary health care, improving access to and quality of primary education, improved protection and assisting people in meeting their basic needs via livelihoods and water and sanitation interventions. PIN is present in South Kivu Province, with main office in Bukavu.

Location: Bukavu, South Kivu Starting date: November 2012 (or earlier) Duration: 18 months (renewable) Line-manager: Head of Mission

Education and Protection Programme Manager

is responsible for PIN DRC efforts to develop and implement education and protection programmes that lead to positive changes in lives of the poor and vulnerable, achieve the greatest possible impact, and hold PIN accountable to beneficiaries, government, donors and partners. Furthermore, Programme Manager ensures quality of and synergies among existing and new education and protection projects, liaisons with donors and government, and represents programmes of PIN to the donors and other stakeholders. Programme Manager works closely with Head of Mission on management and development of PIN DRC´s programmes, with Finance Officer and with national project officers and logistician. Main donors of PIN in DRC are currently ECHO and UN Pooled Fund. Programme Manager is expected to spend about 40% of his/her time in the field.

Head of Programmes is directly responsible for:

• Identification of new project opportunities and formulation of high quality project proposals in sectors of education and protection (including SGBV) • Setting up monitoring & evaluation plan for each project and the overall programme with clear results-based indicators, and carrying out monitoring and adjusting activities accordingly • Management of project implementation – directly and via close supervision of local Project Officers, budget monitoring • Ensure that all donor´s requirements (currently UN Pooled Fund and private donors) including procurement, reporting, visibility and financial eligibility are met • Internal and external reporting • Feeding into formulation of PIN strategy for DRC • Ensure integration of cross-cutting issues (gender, protection, child labour, HIV&AIDS, DRR) into the education and protection programmes • Ensure involving all key stakeholders into the project implementation • Ensure cost-effectiveness, accountability and transparency of PIN education and protection projects • Building synergies among PIN education and protection projects and also other programmes • Ensuring that education and protection programme is designed and implemented with a clear analysis and understanding of the context in this sectors in South Kivu • Contributing to regular security re-assessments and guideline update • Building capacities of local education and protection programme staff • Represent PIN at relevant clusters and other coordination meetings with donors, authorities, agencies and other actors

Key requirements:

• Proven experience in the direct management of humanitarian and/or development education and/or protection programme • Very good knowledge of project cycle management • Proven experience in proposal writing, reporting and monitoring • Fluency in written and spoken English and French • Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirements • Experience of working in DRC or similar setting • University degree in relevant field • Highly organized • Excellent communication and negotiation skills • Dedication to work in the sector of humanitarian and development assistance

People in Need offers:

• Work within a young and motivated team • Work experience with professional and flexible NGO, the largest one in Central-Eastern Europe • Salary defined by PINs salary grid – 2770 USD/month before taxation • Accommodation and local transport costs covered • 2 flights to home covered per year • Regional flight ticket reimbursed once a year up to 500 USD (R&R) • Financial bonuses based on performance twice a year • Costs of visas and vaccination covered • 25 days of holiday per year • Medical helpdesk (in Czech Republic, provided in English) • Travel insurance (covers the health care incl. the repatriation) • Introduction and training in Prague

How to apply: 

Suitable candidates are requested to send a CV and a motivation letter to Ms.Barbora Jancova, HR Officer, PIN Czech Republic at: hr@peopleinneed.cz. Please, notice that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.