DanChurchAid (DCA) is looking for an experienced Head of Programme (HoP) to join its Mali/Sahel Country Office with immediate start date. This position is based in DCA’s Bamako office; some travel to Burkina Faso, where DCA Mali/Sahel is operational, may be required.
The HoP reports directly to the Country Director and is an integral part of the in-country Senior Management Team. The HoP liaises with Fundraising and Technical departments in HQ as well as Programme and Support staff in country.
About DCA in Mali/Sahel
DCA has been implementing humanitarian response activities in Mali since 2013, operating in the Northern and Central parts of the country. In 2022, DCA started cross-border humanitarian interventions reaching the Western part of Burkina Faso as well.
DCA works within the triple-nexus framework through Humanitarian Mine Action (risk education and victims assistance), Food Security, Livelihoods and Climate Change adaptation, Conflict prevention, social cohesion and peacebuilding, with a holistic approach aiming to improve people’s ability to cope with the effects of armed violence and to enhance socio-economic resilience in a challenging context.
DCA is committed to the Grand Bargain and Localization agenda, and all DCA projects in Mali are partially or fully implemented through local partnerships.
Overall Description of the role
Your main responsibilities will be to contribute to and oversee the implementation of DCA’s long-term strategy in the Sahel, taking a proactive and hands-on approach to ensure the highest programmatic standards, with an emphasis on quality assurance, lessons learning and capital