The Programmes Director coordinates and supervises the integration of livelihoods activities and technical inputs from nutrition, agriculture, shelter, income generation, and monitoring and evaluation specialists and their teams into TBBC’s humanitarian operations across nine refugee camps along the Thailand Burma border.(Bangkok-based with up to 50% of the time spent in the Thai/Burma border areas)
Core Responsibilities & Duties:
Programme Development and Management
- Manage TBBC’s livelihood programme and technical specialists in the sectors of nutrition, agriculture, shelter, income generation, and monitoring and evaluation so that synergies are developed and maintained
- oversee and ensure that programme activities increase refugee self-reliance, reduce aid dependency and promote livelihood opportunities
- work closely with the Humanitarian Response Director and the Field Coordinators to ensure that livelihoods activities and technical inputs are consistently and effectively integrated into day-to-day field activities and operations
Programme Integration and Camp Management
- with the Humanitarian Response Director, facilitate effective communication and coordination between the Specialists and the Field Coordinators
- with the Partnerships Director facilitate effective communication and coordination between the Field Coordinators and the Camp Management Support Programme staff to ensure that camp management structures are fully recognised and utilised during the planning and implementation of programme activities
Monitoring and Evaluation
- supervise the technical and organisational development activities of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
- oversee and ensure the use of monitoring and evaluation tools and methodology throughout the programme /project cycle
- oversee programme and other organisational staff in developing continuous improvement systems and in facilitating an organisational ‘lessons learned’ process
- develop performance plans and work plans with specialist staff and other programme staff
- contribute to the planning and implementation of any internal and external surveys, evaluations and reviews
Line Management and Human Resources
- provide direct supervision and support to the programme specialists in the areas of nutrition, agriculture, shelter, income generation, and monitoring and evaluation
- ensure that all programme specialist staff understand their individual and collective responsibilities by facilitating an integrated work-planning process
- conduct regular work plan reviews with individual and team programme areas
- maintain individual and team performance management and personal and professional development oversight
- work with the Organisational Development Director and the Human Resources Manager in the recruitment, orientation, performance management, training and development, disciplinary and grievance procedures, as required
Strategic Direction and Organisational Management
- member of the Senior Management Team reporting directly to the Deputy Executive Director
- provide overall direction and leadership in the coordination of technical inputs and results relating to nutrition, agriculture, shelter, income generation, and monitoring and evaluation
- participate with the senior management team in developing TBBC’s Strategic Plan and associated implementation plans
- specifically represent livelihood programme and the technical specialist sectors in planning
- ensure that livelihood programme and technical specialist sector activities throughout the organisation are in-line with the TBBC strategic plan
- assist the senior management team in ensuring that the organisational development initiatives are in-line with the TBBC strategic plan
- in consultation with Finance Director and the rest of the Senior Management Team develop annual programme budgets and monitor expenditure
External Relations and Representation
- build positive working relationships with government, local communities, UN, NGOs and other key stakeholders
- attend relevant inter-agency coordination meetings and liaise with other agencies to ensure coordinated programme planning and implementation
- take a leading role within the CCSDPT Livelihoods Working Group and ensure a collaborative and coordinated approach to programming with refugees
- explore and develop opportunities for TBBC programmes to better access and share resources with other organisations working in similar livelihood and technical specialist sectors
Position Requirements:
- Master degree in programme management, international development, or related field
- Between 7 to 10 years proven experience in sustainable development or humanitarian assistance programmes
- Experience supervising a multi-disciplinary team of experts
- A livelihoods development background in one of the TBBC livelihoods or specialist sectors
- Experience working with refugees and/or IDPs
- Experience working overseeing complex monitoring and evaluation systems
- Negotiation and representation skills
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving skills
- Commitment to and understanding of gender aspects within humanitarian and development programmes
- IT Skills in all Microsoft applications
- Fluency in English, Thai language skills an asset
Email: hrd@tbbc.org
*Women are encouraged to apply for this position*
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