Title
Programme Manager
Programme Manager
Location
Department Name
Opportunity Development
Opportunity Development
Pact Overview
Pact Overview
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.
Department Overview
Pact seeks a Programme Manager for the anticipated Fund Management and Technical Assistance for the Somalia Stability Fund II Programme (SSF II). The goal of the programme is to work towards a peaceful, secure and stable Somalia. The Fund addresses security, development and political drivers of conflict to support legitimate, viable governance structures that can make and enforce rules locally as well as addresses existing and emerging conflicts while minimizing the risk of future conflicts.
Position Purpose
The Programme Manager will provide the Team Leader with administrative, contractual, and financial management support and will have primary responsibility for liaising with the donor on all contractual matters. A multi-donor instrument historically supported by the UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the EU, SSF II offers donors a means to respond rapidly and flexibly within Somalia’s complex operating environment, integrate political and development interventions, and improve the coherence and impact of international support to promote stability. The fund invests in projects that are appropriate for the local context, work in close partnership with Somali organizations and build Somali capacity, and learn, adapt and innovate over time to deliver clear results and impact.
Key Responsibilities
•Providing operational and administrative support to programme
•Assisting in the review of scopes of work, programme reports, work plans, and ensuring quality of content
•Keeping track of programme’s up-coming due deliverables and reporting dates; helping track monthly financial reports
•Coordinating preparation of project-related consultant agreements and tracking related payments
•Supporting recruiting and onboarding processes for project staff
•Following up with relevant HQ departments on deliverables
•Ensuring project intellectual capital is properly captured, filed and disseminated;
•All other tasks
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of a decent livelihood. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.
Department Overview
Pact seeks a Programme Manager for the anticipated Fund Management and Technical Assistance for the Somalia Stability Fund II Programme (SSF II). The goal of the programme is to work towards a peaceful, secure and stable Somalia. The Fund addresses security, development and political drivers of conflict to support legitimate, viable governance structures that can make and enforce rules locally as well as addresses existing and emerging conflicts while minimizing the risk of future conflicts.
Position Purpose
The Programme Manager will provide the Team Leader with administrative, contractual, and financial management support and will have primary responsibility for liaising with the donor on all contractual matters. A multi-donor instrument historically supported by the UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the EU, SSF II offers donors a means to respond rapidly and flexibly within Somalia’s complex operating environment, integrate political and development interventions, and improve the coherence and impact of international support to promote stability. The fund invests in projects that are appropriate for the local context, work in close partnership with Somali organizations and build Somali capacity, and learn, adapt and innovate over time to deliver clear results and impact.
Key Responsibilities
•Providing operational and administrative support to programme
•Assisting in the review of scopes of work, programme reports, work plans, and ensuring quality of content
•Keeping track of programme’s up-coming due deliverables and reporting dates; helping track monthly financial reports
•Coordinating preparation of project-related consultant agreements and tracking related payments
•Supporting recruiting and onboarding processes for project staff
•Following up with relevant HQ departments on deliverables
•Ensuring project intellectual capital is properly captured, filed and disseminated;
•All other tasks
Basic Requirements
Qualifications: •At least 5 years of programme management experience in governance, with experience in Somalia or other fragile states.
•Programme management experience with DFID and multi-donor fund management
•Demonstrated experience with similarly complex projects involving coordination with multiple programs and partner institutions, including delivering at pace in conflict affected and fragile states, in political complex and high-risk environments, and managing demands from multiple stakeholders.
•Financial management, compliance, procurement and due diligence experience.
•Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
•Fluency in English.
•University degree required; Masters Degree in International Development, International Politics, Development Policy or related field preferred.
Qualifications: •At least 5 years of programme management experience in governance, with experience in Somalia or other fragile states.
•Programme management experience with DFID and multi-donor fund management
•Demonstrated experience with similarly complex projects involving coordination with multiple programs and partner institutions, including delivering at pace in conflict affected and fragile states, in political complex and high-risk environments, and managing demands from multiple stakeholders.
•Financial management, compliance, procurement and due diligence experience.
•Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
•Fluency in English.
•University degree required; Masters Degree in International Development, International Politics, Development Policy or related field preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
•Fluency in Somali language.
•Regionally based applicants strongly encouraged to apply.
•Fluency in Somali language.
•Regionally based applicants strongly encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY:
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