When you grow up...

You know that question people ask you when you are about 12: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Okay so usually this consists of being a princess, an astronaut, famous; then slightly more realistic there are the vet, doctor, teacher, mom. Though I've thought about being a vet, and then an artists I've also always wanted to be like my dad.. be an irrigation engeneer and travel through Africa. What I want to do now is really not all that different. Apart from persueing my own interests in Psychology, dabbling in art, loving animals and attempting to be a famous waterpolo player, I still wanna be like my dad, and I still want to travel through Africa or live there. So... this vacancy might seem somewhat challenging for me right now, but if I'm hounest with myself, this is exactly what I intend to be doing in a couple of years from now.

Programme development manager

Objective of the job
Ensuring that War Child’s programme is in line with War Child’s mandate and ensuring the quality of the programme’s content. Additional objectives include developing the capacity of national staff and local partners to ensure the sustainability of the programme.

Responsibilities of the job

Leading and facilitating process of developing programme and project proposals. Monitoring local needs and developments by performing in depth needs assessments. Monitoring programme implementation and measuring programme effectiveness. Advising the Country Director and Field Location Managers on programme content, direction and implementation.
Developing tools and formats for planning, monitoring and evaluation. Developing training manuals. Training/coaching local teams of programme staff and building the capacity of programme staff. Managing the staff of the programme unit. Representing War Child in content meetings and coordination platforms.

Candidate profile

Relevant academic background (Psychology, Pedagogy, Community Development, Social Sciences); Knowledge of monitoring & evaluation tools. Knowledge of & experience in psychosocial programmes for children within the development sector. Experience with community based programmes with in a post-conflict context. Experience with training and capacity building of staff. Strong advisory skills. Capacity building and training skills. Good analytical and problem solving skills. Social and communicative skills for coaching and managing staff. Culturally sensitive

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