Programme Director (Guatemala, Ghana or Kenya) At Development Aid

Job Title: Programme Director
Location: Home-based in Guatemala, Ghana or Kenya
Contract duration: 12 months contract with the possibility of an extension
Reports to: Chief Program Officer
Travel: Domestic or international travel may be required (10%)
Open to: Residents of Guatemala, Ghana or Kenya

DRS is looking for the Programme Director on behalf of an International Non-Governmental Organization to lead global partnerships, the methodology and processes to ensure the simplified, systematic measurement of the organization’s impact, and lead the tangible activation of the concept of producer centricity. The Programme Director will lead a multi-disciplinary, international team of programmatic subject specialists, internal and external partnership managers, and impact evaluators. They will be a member of the Programs Management team and the departmental heads group and will be responsible for ensuring a holistic approach (end2end process) and alignment with the strategy.

POSITION SUMMARY:

• The Global Programs department will serve as a major programmatic resource hub to guide and support the organization’s implementation of its strategy through global initiatives, regional projects, and partnerships, as well as to draw on for developing external engagements with companies, consumers, donors, and other stakeholders.
• It ensures that each of the Organization’s global programmatic programs has the necessary core elements, which include a clear value proposition, operating model and tools, decision-making procedure, revenue model, assurance mechanism, claims framework, etc.; It also ensures that global programs complement each other and that there is coordination, consistency, accountability and continuous learning.
• As a leader, the Programme Director is committed to providing clear direction and supporting the teams in driving impact. In the organization’s transition towards increased agility, leaders play a key role in innovating the methods and strategies to make an impact, as well as supporting the growth of the organization’s members. Their focus remains on serving the producers, and they develop teams that work collaboratively across organizational boundaries to deliver excellence.
• The Programme Director contributes to a data-driven and conscientious culture by establishing clear priorities and enabling creative and viable solutions through flexible decision-making processes.
• Identifying critical cross-departmental and external alliance growth opportunities, along with possessing the necessary expertise and effective communication style to positively influence these collaborations, is crucial to the success of this role.
• The Organization’s Core Values are Impact, Change, Collaboration, Openness and Trust.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Proactively lead and support the organization in achieving its 2030 Strategy, promoting speed, scale and simplification in design, implementation and impact creation;
• Complete organization and effective operation of the new department, in close collaboration with the team leaders of its functional areas and the Chief Program Officer;
• Promote Organization’s initiatives and impacts to stakeholders in a compelling way that resonates with their interests, supporting the organization’s fundraising efforts;
• Represent the organization at key events, presentations, policy forums and roundtables;
• Ability to use research, findings, impact data, and qualitative sources to make data-driven decisions to guide program design and implementation;
• Cultivate a culture of positive and proactive collaboration, consult widely and inclusively across the organization, clearly demonstrating having considered broad perspectives, and embed continuous learning and simplification into all aspects of programmatic work;
• Ensure tangible activation of the concept of producer centricity that underpins all of the Organization’s work by defining, designing, and supporting its implementation in collaboration with the regional and other departments, as well as delivering appropriate and efficient tools enabling effective Producer Support Programs in the organization Landscapes;
• Maintain a continuous assessment of the Organization’s global programs and partnerships, ensuring that those existing are tightly integrated and mapped to the strategy while identifying new opportunities to achieve speed and scale of impact;
• Always ensuring consistency, coordination, accountability and continuous learning between global programs;
• Ensure that the programmatic specialists provide thought leadership and support the design and development of regional projects and global programs that integrate and improve the Organization’s offerings and are based on the standard methodology in their field;
• Ensure that Organization’s Impact framework is designed and implemented to enable cost-effective measurement of the impact that delivers the Enterprise Goals;
• Support the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning function to interact effectively with other teams for the gathering and dissemination of data to build an organizational-wide focus on impact;
• Ensures Appropriate and efficient tools enabling Producer Support Programs in the organization’s Landscapes;
• Participate actively in meetings of the Programs and Departmental heads;
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, applicable laws and corporate behavioural framework- responsibilities include hiring, mentoring and evaluating; guiding professional development opportunities; and addressing employee relations issues;
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Agriculture, Biology, Social Sciences or related field; Master’s degree highly preferred;
• At least 15 years of progressive relevant experience, with at least 10 years developing and driving department-level strategy and budgets and leading senior staff in multiple countries;
• At least 10 years of senior-leadership level experience facilitating industry collaboration, strategic alliances, and systems change methodologies improving and market value;
• At least 7 years of demonstrable experience in the successful oversight, design and implementation of innovative global programs;
• Extraordinary commitment, energy and a positive attitude;
• Knowledge of sustainable development issues and commitment to the Organization’s goals of strengthening livelihoods and securing human rights; conserving forests and other high-value ecosystems; restoring production systems and rural landscapes; and mitigating climate change and building climate resilience;
• Direct experience working with producers (small, medium and large) and/or forest communities;
• Key competencies: Transformational leadership, innovation, adaptability, persuasion, critical and reflective thinking, public speaking, resourcefulness, relationship builder based on trust, empathy and openness, and strong organizational skills to lead multiple priorities in a time-critical manner;
• High-quality spoken and written English, preferably with knowledge of other languages.