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Intergrated Programmes Director : Gauteng

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The Integrated Programmes Director (IPD) ensures successful execution of WV South Africa strategic program focus areas through effective leadership and overseeing the management of all programme implementation, new programmes and ensuring integration of the key WV pillars at both Institutional and community level ensuring that WVSA faces and focuses on the child.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

      Strategic Management
    • To ensure the development of the Integrated Programmes strategic plan, the review and monitoring of IP strategy implementation, ensuring alignment to the WVSA strategic direction, incorporating sectors and croProgramme management
    • To lead integrated programmatic excellence throughout the country to ensure proper programme management and reporting (including, but not limited to child monitoring being aligned with CWBO and integrated with programming) that leads to sustainable livelihood for children and their communities. To ensure sustainable programmes which create resilience within communities and incorporates Disaster Risk Reduction efforts. Ensure the intentional mainstreaming of Advocacy and Children & Gender within WVSA Programmes cutting strategies.
    • Contributes to the strategic and operational leadership and effectiveness of WVSA Senior Management Team by being an active team player, Programme Quality
    • To ensure quality programming, innovative designs, monitoring, evaluation, reflection, learning and reporting of all WVSA’s programme interventions according to WV (including LEAP) and global standards, integrating the strategic focus areas; Health-HIV/AIDS, education, economic development. The ‘cross cutting’ strategic themes (peace building, gender, Christian commitments). And, the WV 3 mission pillars; Transformational Development, Relief and Advocacy, that leads to sustainable livelihood for children and their community Programme customer service management
    • To provide customer service to and including the community, children, sponsors and donor community, to ensure sustainable transformational development (sustained wellbeing of children) of all WV SA communities. Funding programme management
    • To ensure the development of new sources of funding (Governments grants, Private Public Partnerships, Private Non-sponsorships, Corporates and Foundations) and grow the existing funding sources (e.g. Sponsorship) to enhance the sustainable impact on all WVSA communities. People Leadership
    • To provide leadership and support to the Project Quality Team to ensure effective management of the entire employee-life-cycle (Recruitment, Performance Management- including Coaching and Mentoring, Capacity Building, Talent Management, Employee Relations Stakeholder relationship management (internal &external):
    • To develop and maintain strategic alliances, networks, and partnerships with key internal and external partners and actively pursue contact with government authorities, donor community (AUS aid; US aid; EU aid); multilaterals (UN agencies, WFP, etc); corporate partnerships; support offices (inclusive of joint learning), other National offices in the region, civil society, and other stakeholders as a means to strengthen the results of WV SA programmatic interventions . Knowledge Management
    • To provide thought leadership on Organisational Effectiveness and keeping abreast of current trends by linking up with relevant research organisations to inform and benchmark best practices.
      Financial & governance:
    • Lead the embodiment of WV’s core value “we are stewards” throughout WV South Africa’s programming by ensuring high standards of stewardship and accountability and compliance with the division’s budget and WV financial policies and procedures, including participation in and follow up of periodic financial and operational audits.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
      REQUIRED:
    • Post Graduate degree (MA/MS) in a relevant field – Management /Leadership, International Development, Social Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, or a sectoral area such as agriculture, public health, education, etc.
    • 10 years practical experience in national programme management and leadership – must be an effective and efficient coach of international and national staff.
    • Experience in the relevant development fields – Health, HIV/AIDS, Education, Economic development, food security, WASH, disaster management, gender mainstreaming, child protection and/or advocacy,
    • Experience in implementation of grant-funded and privately-funded relief and development programming.
    • Experience working in other countries is an added advantage

      PREFERRED:
    • Doctorate

Intergrated Programmes Director -- Location: Gauteng

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