About the Context

NRC Chad has operated an Area Office in Iriba (Wadi Fira region) since its elevation to Area Office status, delivering a multi-sectoral response to the influx of refugees from Darfur, Sudan, alongside protracted Sudanese refugee caseloads at Ouré Cassoni and surrounding sites. The Area Office implements Shelter/NFI, WASH, Education, ICLA and Livelihoods and Food Security programming, working closely with the Adré field office and UNHCR-led camp coordination structures.

NRC Chad is promoting an integrated programme approach that aims at providing a holistic response to affected people in order to maximise the impact of our intervention. This approach requires strong coordination capacity and technical support to Core Competencies, and close coordination with humanitarian access authorities (CNARR, ONAPE) and provincial administration, in a context shaped by fluctuating access constraints and a fast-evolving caseload

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What we are looking for 

The Area Programme Manager (APM) is responsible for overseeing the implementation of programmes in their area of operation and represents NRC at programme coordination forums, as delegated by the Area Manager. The APM is under the Area Manager's line management, but has a technical (dotted) reporting line to the Head of Programme (HoP).

What you will do 

1. Line management responsibilities for directly reporting staff. This includes 

• Performance management process; setting clear goals aligned to country strategy and priorities, and to follow up and support staff’s achievement. 

• Responsible for key processes as workforce planning, recruitment, staff induction and development and ensure Duty of Care for own staff

1. Responsible for support to integrated programming, coordination and technical quality across Core Competencies in the area, including Project Cycle Management (PCM), monitoring and evaluation of projects, and high-level technical oversight of needs assessments, studies and evaluations at area level.

2. Ensure compliance with donor standards, grant management and regular reporting due from the field office; identify financing opportunities and contribute to the area's financing strategy and forecast.

3. Contribute to the management of grants and BPO allocations in the area, and ensure appropriate frameworks are in place for a successful programme and financial audit.

4. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders, and represent NRC in relevant coordination forums.

5. Promote the rights of IDPs and returnees in line with NRC's advocacy strategy.

6. Lead engagement with humanitarian access authorities (CNARR, ONAPE) and provincial administration to secure and maintain movement and programme authorisations for the area.

7. Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures

What you will bring 

1.Professional Competencies

• Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior-level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context

• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

• Experience with response to emergencies

• Documented results related to the position's responsibilities

• Knowledge and skills in market analysis, cash-based interventions and market-based programmes

• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile

• Fluency in French, both written and verbal, required

• Good working proficiency in English, written and spoken

Context related skills, knowledge and experience

• Master's degree in social/economic sciences, development or a related field, or a Bachelor's degree in the above with a minimum of 5 years' working experience

• Fluency in French, written and oral

• Working knowledge of English

• Knowledge of the eastern Chad / Sudan refugee response context is an asset

• Good knowledge of donor regulations, particularly ECHO, NORAD, SDC and BHA

• Detail oriented

• Flexible and hard working

• Able to multitask and organise competing priorities

• Able to work as part of a team

• Strategic thinker

2.Behavioural competencies

• Handling insecure environments

• Managing performance and development

• Empowering and building trust

• Initiating action and change

• Working with people

• Managing resources to optimise results

Leadership Profile

• Build meaningful relations  

• Act with integrity  

• Empower people  

• Deliver results 

Find more details Area_Programme_Manager_Iriba .pdf

What we offer 

• Duty station: Iriba, Chad
• Contract: 12 months renewable 
• Salary&benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s salary scale (The contract can be national/resident and/or international/mobile depending on final selected profile)
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability. 
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative. 
• Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC https://www.nrc.no/career/what-we-offer/
• Kindly send any questions about the application process to: cwa.recruitment@nrc.no. Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Please check your application status on your NRC application profile.