Chief Programme Officer /IDS Lead at SOS Children’s Villages

• Responsibility for enabling the Federation to increase its global impact through Members and CVI-Run Operations taking up and scaling innovative programming, use of research, learning and application of high-quality programme policy.
• At the request of Members, facilitate and co-ordinate strategic international programmes/ multi country programming including advocacy programming, that groups of independent MAs and CVI run countries request and opt in to deliver.

• Lead and drive sustainable income development in the organization, Supporting MAs to raise sustainable income through support to Grant/ Institutional income development, delivery of multi member systems & processes such as those enabling Child Sponsorship, digital fundraising, and CRM systems support.

• Responsible for provision of “on-demand” support and digital services to Member Associations. This includes capacity & capability building to risk and growth Members in programme and operations areas. Provision of other on demand support services to Promoting and Supporting Members (“PSAs”), Sustainable Members, and Risk & Growth Members.
• Include contracting staff and maintaining a contract structure ensuring the stable and sustainable funding of Member focused support projects via PSAs.
• Overall maintain Member focused support structures to Members to achieve and maintain self-sufficient Member maturity status.

• Overall responsibility for ensuring that CVI-Run Operations are run for maximum programme impact, quality and are compliant with policies and standards. Programme funding for CVI-Run Operations is not part of CVI's budget and responsibility. It is the responsibility of the CVI-Run Operation in close alignment together with the but of respective location PSAs, who financially support those CVI-Run Operations to ensure the respective budgets are available and are disposed accordingly.
• IDS has the overall responsibility for ensuring that selected CVI managed countries transition to independent MAs.

• Responsibility for development of the Federation's Humanitarian Strategy and supporting Members and CVI- Run Operations to implement in their country (e.g., advice, capability building, development of policy).
• Responsible for coordination of Humanitarian response to rapid onset emergencies and for leading those which necessitate the use of international capacities.
• Lead and strengthen overall Member and CVI-Run Operations capacity to respond to global emergency situations.

• Joint responsibility as Executive Board member for the financial results and global finance processes in the federation.
• Joint responsibility with the CEO for the total overall budget of the IDS and FSC, including funding of additional global projects. Individual primary responsibility for the IDS budget.

• Joint responsibility to role model and drive culture and safeguarding in the Federation
• Embed values-based conduct and safeguarding into all operations, strategy, and governance

• Assess federation-wide opportunities and risks, and collaborate with governance bodies and member associations to develop, and, when appropriate, lead mitigation strategies and response plans.

• Authentic commitment to the Vision, Mission and Values of the SOS Federation in its work for children
• Extensive experience in international cooperation and development, research, MEAL or alternatively in humanitarian and emergency contexts
• Experience in an equivalent position (top level) within an international organization or a decentralized, member-based federation of comparable size and complexity.
• Track record in the sector, ideally INGO background
• Experience in managing a P&L of equivalent size, 440 employees, 40 million Euro budget (excluding variable project budgets) in a federation of 137 member associations (with an overall turnover of over one billion)
• Experience in child protection, alternative care or youth empowerment is a strong asset.
• Strong understanding of member association needs, ideally gained through experience managing country offices in unstable or crisis contexts.
• Professional expertise in driving the vision, strategy development, prioritization and implementation of complex and innovative projects
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate, engage and build trust amongst stakeholders, in a decentralized and complex networked global system, able to influence without direct authority, fostering collaboration across units and members.
• Leadership skills to manage teams in diverse locations, foster cultural environment development and the ability to build team capacity
• Strong negotiation, customer relationship management and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish efficient organizational structures and lead high-performing teams, with a focus on continuously adapting the workforce and services to evolving needs.
• High level of resilience, adaptability and flexibility.
• Proven experience in managing organizational transformation and change with authenticity, empathy, and courage. Skilled in driving strategic change initiatives, inspiring a long-term vision and direction, and leading effectively through crises and ambiguity.
• Strong decision-taking competency in fast-changing and uncertain environments, grounded in available evidence and risk-analysis. Leading with a results-based mindset.
• Experience and interest in innovation and digital readiness: driving digital transformation, enabling data-informed decision-making and ethical use of technology. Fostering innovation, agility and continuous improvement.
• Experience in establishing clear accountability mechanisms and performance metrics to drive results and ensure transparency. A structured approach to performance and impact measurement, including safe programming.
• Proven ability to develop and scale innovative programmes, particularly in youth-focused and crisis-affected areas.
• Good understanding of the rapidly evolving donor ecosystem, including comprehensive knowledge of fund development and resource mobilization.
• Good understanding of safeguarding
• Service-oriented leadership combined with a business mindset and focus on creating value for internal stakeholders. Experience in establishing and managing a service center is a strong asset.

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