Job Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and initiation of new projects in the area, ensuring timely implementation.
• Provide daily support to sectoral managers and team leaders for effective project execution.
• Oversee program quality and compliance within the DRC program department.
• Develop tools and processes for capturing lessons learned and enhancing programming quality.
• Implementation of DRC Project Cycle Management
• Drive the implementation of DRC Project Cycle Management tools.
• Provide mentoring to Sectoral Managers and Team Leaders on project cycle phases and tools.
• Strategy and Funding Development
• Lead assessments in the area to inform project design.
• Coordinate with Area Manager on proposal development and adaptation of DRC strategy.
• Proactively engage in innovative activity proposals aligned with DRC's Ukraine Country Strategy.
• Advocacy, Coordination, and Representation
• Represent DRC in relevant clusters and external engagement fora.
• Ensure a coordinated approach to humanitarian response.
• Provide inputs to Advocacy Coordinator requests and represent DRC to national authorities.
• As Manager the post-holder is responsible for the following:
• Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility
• Accountable for making significant decisions on what the unit does: its purpose, functions and role, and for making commitments and decisions that require the expenditure of significant unit resources.
• Accountable for people management of direct reports, generally at least 3 employees. This includes hiring & firing, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, development of staff, managing performance, including poor performance, etc.
• Accountable for making sound decisions based on DRC policies, MOPs, standards, and the advice of technical experts in DRC