Coordinator, Regional Programmes at International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

• Provide overall coordination leadership for the design, governance and implementation of pan-African and multi-country strategic programmes.
• Facilitate the establishment of country programmatic platforms driving 'bottom-up' programme design, planning and budgeting within a coherent multi-country framework and narrative, with a view to ensure that at least 75% of any programme funding supports country-led implementation.
• Enable effective cross-team way of working and strategic coherence across thematic functional leads and cross-cutting functions, including humanitarian analysis, PMER, information management, CEA and PGI.
• Establish a result-based regional programmatic dashboard to monitor risk and progress across programme implementation. Ensure alignment with Strategy 2030, Renewal 3.0 as well as regional and country Unified Plan.

• Ensure that any programme design is bolstered by solid country and regional context and stakeholder analysis, in collaboration with delegation and humanitarian diplomacy/policy teams.
• Line-manage and mentor delegation programme coordinators responsible for country implementation as part of major multi-country initiatives.
• Set standards and establish a reference checklist for programme leadership, planning, budgeting, risk management and delivery.
• Build programme management capacity across delegations and National Societies through coaching, communities of practice and learning initiatives.
• Ensure effective collaboration between IFRC programme teams, functional leads and National Societies with a view to facilitating locally led implementation.

• Ensure compliance with IFRC Renewal KPIs for programming excellence.
• Establish and enforce a region-wide quality and accountability framework based on IFRC PCM, application of the Way of Working and locally led principles for implementation
• Mainstream eVCA as IFRC reference tool to collect and analyse community data and information for programme design, baseline, quality and evidence-based impact.
• Ensure consistent use of IFRC tools (planning, risk management, reporting, learning).
• Work with PMER to harmonise M&E systems for IFRC-wide reporting and to lead the roll-out of impact measurement for major programmes.
• Ensure learning loops between evidence, adaptation and strategic decision-making.

• Define governance models for complex and multi-partner programmes.
• Work with Partnerships & Resource Mobilisation to design grant compliance frameworks.
• Ensure donor requirements, risk controls and accountability mechanisms are embedded from design to closure at country and regional levels.
• Support Membership coordination and shared leadership arrangements on programme design and implementation.

• With the support of technical leads and Africa SMT, proactively identify new funding opportunities aligned with Africa Regional Office and country strategies.
• Contribute to the development of high-value, multi-country and pan-African proposals.
• Shape programmatic narratives and investment cases with technical teams and partners

• Relevant university education or an equivalent of qualifying experience
• Post-graduate qualification in management or leadership for humanitarian, development or resilience programming
• IMPACT or equivalent knowledge.

• Minimum 10 years' experience managing complex, multi-country or regional programmes in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, multi-partner and multi-donor consortia.
• Proven track record in building programme management capacity across organisations or countries.
• Experience in strategic programme design, governance and portfolio management.

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