Program Manager - Nigeria

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Job Title: Program Manager - Nigeria

Code: SR-49-10276

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

General purpose of the position

• In collaboration with the Program Coordinator/Head of Program, define and plan program objectives and priorities according to INTERSOS strategy, identifying humanitarian needs, analysing context and humanitarian issues at stake, risks and constraints and calculating human and financial needs.
• Manage, in collaboration with the Field Coordinator, operations, strategic growth and strong external and internal representation to efficiently ensure the program goals and improve targeted population’s conditions and humanitarian situation. S/he is responsible for the overall development, management, planning, implementation, and monitoring of programs implemented under the area of responsibility.
• The Program Manager brings together the different projects’ components and ensures quality and timely reports to the donor.
• The Program Manager is a budget holder and supervises/monitors closely the financial planning, liquidity planning and budget utilization/burn rate monitoring in compliance with the INTERSOS Model and donor regulations.

Main responsibilities and tasks

Program development and quality:

• Deliver quality program activities reporting, including the findings in terms of impact/changes at the level of beneficiaries achieved through the projects, compliant and consistent reporting per INTERSOS and donor requirements, in close collaboration with the HQ Grants Unit
• Develop a clear understanding of INTERSOS program and country strategy among project teams – ensure also timely input/feedback by team on strategic issues.
• Contribute with the Field Coordinator to strategic growth and program/project development.
• Ensure that program delivery matches INTERSOS and donor technical minimum standards and seek technical advice and MEAL guidance and tools.
• Ensure a clear overview of actors and services in the area of intervention, permitting development and implementation of partnerships and referral pathways.
• Work closely with Protection and Medical technical coordinators to ensure quality of service delivered and respect for Protection and Medical procedures and standards
• Comply and abide by INTERSOS policies

Program management:

• Ensures the planning, implementation, monitoring/evaluation and sets targets as included in the project description. Flag significant deviation from the program implementation plan and estimated expenditures; alert relevant staff.
• Supervise the implementation, monitoring, development and evaluation of the programs in collaboration with the project teams
• Prepare regular updates of program activities work-plan and related financial plan, ensuring timely and quality implementation in compliance with INTERSOS and donor guidelines and in line with the projects and sector-specific strategies
• In collaboration with the MEAL team, develop tools to assess, analyse and evaluate the project’s impact
• Perform regular field visits to the project locations to ensure the quality of the intervention in compliance with the internal and donors' standards
• Work closely with the partnership officer to oversee partnership implementation and regularly update on progress with project manager
• Guarantee close coordination and interaction with the other Program/Project Managers and technical coordinators to ensure harmonisation of modalities of implementation, tools, approaches, etc.
• In collaboration with the Field Coordinator, analyse the area of responsibility, humanitarian needs of the community and assessment
• In collaboration with the Technical Coordinators, design and revise project proposals
• Invest in building relationships, both with the outside community and with the population that Intersos is targeting
• Provide constant update progress of the projects to the Field Coordinator and Head of Pro