Job description
- Line management for Core Competency specialists
- Member of the Country Management Group (CMG)
- Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
- Provide programme input to Country Strategy and Plan of Action
- Development of Core Competency strategies
- Development of holistic and needs based programmes
- Identify funding opportunities, develop funding strategies and forecasts
- Grants management, BPO allocations and reporting to donors, including compliance with donor standards
- Quality control, M&E and organizational learning
- Capacity building of all technical staff
- In-country representation
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
- Ensure NRC active participation in coordination mechanisms within Venezuela in the relevant thematic areas, especially in the Clusters where NRC works
- In coordination with the Country Director, to engage with key donors for NRC in Venezuela
- Provide technical support and follow up of technical staff in area/field offices.
- Collaboration with Area Managers/Emergency Response Manager to ensure high quality implementation of projects
- Coordinate and engage in project proposal development
- Ensure all programme-based needs and requirements are timely and efficiently shared with support services for best coordinated implementation
- Work closely with Area Managers/Emergency Response Manager to ensure knowledge sharing and coherent communication flow on programmatic issues countrywide.
- Responsible for the drafting and relevant up-date of the Emergency Response Plan (EPP)
- Act as Country Director when CD when needed
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years’ experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Experience in development of project proposals and operations strategy
- Core competency expertise
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in Spanish and English, both written and verbal
- Valid driver’s license
- Experience in working on some of the NRC Core Competencies, preferably Livelihoods and Food Security, WASH, and Education
- Experience from working in a hyperinflation humanitarian context is an asset
- Experience in working with cash-modalities is an asset
Personal qualities
- Strategic thinking
- Initiating action and change
- Influencing
- Handling insecure environments
- A good sense of humor is an asset
- All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusiveness and accountability
Language
- Spanish
- English
We offer
- Commencement: May 2019
- Duration: initially 24 months
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
- Grade: 11 – see attached NRC grade structure
- Duty station: Caracas, Venezuela with approx 30% travel to the field.
- Caracas is a non-family duty station
- Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
- Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the “Company name” field for both company and location