Full time salary:67,546,863.00

Type of contract:Fixed Term

Contracted hours:40

Location:Burundi - Bujumbura

Closing date:23 May 2021

About us

At Christian Aid, we have a vision of a better world, free from poverty, and we are investing in fundraising with a long-term strategy that will enable us to have an even greater impact.

About the role

As a key member of the Senior Management Team, to support the country program through responsibility for management strategy, planning, projects management and control, and enhancing organization-wide business improvement. The post holder will provide a wide range of projects analysis and information to the SMT and Program Task Force to guide strategic decision-making and day-to-day operations. The post holder will support the professional development of programme staff within the Burundi country program, as well as lead on People function building a motivated and professional team.

The Program Manager will oversee procurement processes and strategic service contracts to ensure procedural compliance and quality service delivery and will have overall responsibility for projects management and compliance to CA policies. The post holder will demonstrate advanced competencies in mastering donor contracts, regulations, and policies. The post holder will provide inspired leadership in the area of operational excellence in CA Burundi strategy delivery.

About you

• At least a licence/Bachelor’s Degree in Project management, with a proven track record of success in a similar role
• At least 4 years experience leading programmes at a senior level.
• Experience in managing and motivating colleagues within a large programme team.
• Experience in statutory reporting, preferably in the not for profit sector.
• Experience in strategic planning, budgeting and developing successful models of management reporting.
• Ability to build respect for the value-adding nature of project information.
• Ability to explain complex project management issues to different audiences.
• Proven experience in supporting the quality delivery of large institutional donor grants including EU, Irish Aid, DFID among others.
• Experience with projects management support to humanitarian programs in complex emergencies.
• Familiarity with logistics in emergencies
• Familiarity NGO safety and security

Desirable

• Diplôme de maîtrise/Masters in areas related to program management
• Experience managing teams remotely.
• Experience of the legislative environment of UK charities.
• Experience of foreign exchange /treasury management.
• Knowledge of development and humanitarian issues.
• Heightened environmental and socio-cultural awareness

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions

As part of your application, you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Please tell us about a time when you had to coordinate work where there conflicting demands on both time and resources and where you had to negotiate and adapt resources requirements accordingly 

• What was the context?  What were the conflicting demands? 
• What was your role?  What was expected of you?
• What action(s) did you take?  Why?  How?
• What were the results?  In what way(s) were you successful?  How did you know?

Please give us an example of a time when you took a long-term strategic perspective while recognising that short term decisions might compromise future options. 

• What was the context?  Why was it important to take a long-term strategic perspective?
• What was your responsibility?
• What actions did you take?  Why?
• What was the impact?  Were you successful?  How did you know?

Tell us about a time when you had to apply a range of negotiating and influencing skills to secure an agreement with a diverse group of people or stakeholders where there was little common ground? 

• What was the situation?  What was the challenge?  Why were advanced skills needed?
• What was your specific role?
• What strategies did you employ?  Why?  How effective were they?
• What were the results?  Did you secure an agreement?  If so, what was the critical factor?