Country: Yemen
Closing date: 23 Apr 2015
Counterpart International is a global development organization that empowers people and communities to implement innovative and enduring solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges. For nearly 50 years, Counterpart has been forging partnerships with communities in need to address complex problems related to economic development, food security and nutrition, and building effective governance and institutions.
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SUMMARY:
Counterpart International is seeking a Program Director for the anticipated DFID-funded Musahama: Improving Voice and Accountability for the Poor in Yemen program. The program will help Yemeni citizens advocate for better service delivery and more transparent policy-making and budgeting, as well as support representatives from excluded groups to become candidates in local, regional and parliamentary elections and advocate effectively for more inclusive and representative public bodies. As Program Director, represent Counterpart to DFID, local and national partners, and other relevant donor organizations in the Yemen. The Program Director will have overall responsibility for program management, strategic decision-making, liaising with communities, and overseeing grants. In addition to working closely with local partner organizations and government stakeholders, the successful candidate will provide vision and technical leadership on issues of political participation, organizational capacity development (OCD), and CSO advocacy and oversight. S/he will provide financial and administrative oversight and day-to-day management of the program. Local candidates are encouraged to apply.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for overall implementation of the program
• Provide technical and managerial leadership in the areas of political participation, organizational capacity development, advocacy and oversight, youth engagement and gender integration.
• Ensure program implementation is in compliance with Counterpart’s policies/procedures, the Yemeni government and DFID rules/regulations, particularly with respect to financial and grant management.
• Ensure program quality assurance and impact assessment through regular project monitoring & evaluation, and sustained knowledge capture and sharing through periodic assessments.
• Build relations and coordinate with key stakeholders, including DFID, the Yemeni government, provincial governments and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and CSOs.
• Participate in developing program reports including quarterly reports, annual results reports, pipeline and resource estimates.
• Provide mentoring and professional development support to project staff, with emphasis on building capacity of national staff.
Requirements/QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in law, public policy, public administration, or related area; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience working in civil society development in Yemen.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience administering donor-funded programs in the areas of political participation, organizational capacity development, or advocacy and oversight.
• Demonstrated success developing and operationalizing civil society development work in Yemen.
• Demonstrated human resource management.
• Excellent knowledge of the socio-political environment in Yemen.
• Strong relationships with key civil society and government stakeholders in Yemen.
• Demonstrated ability to give effective presentations and write quality technical reports.
• Excellent ability to amiably collaborate and coordinate activities with multiple stakeholders, including government, civil society, and individuals.
• Experience working on DFID programs strongly preferred.
• Commitment and demonstrated experience to gender integration and youth engagement.
• Excellent public speaking and writing skills in Arabic; advanced professional level English.
How to apply:
https://rew12.ultipro.com/COU1004/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=\*3FBD41E7FE7E6D13
