Burundi: Country Program Manager, based in Bujumbura, Burundi

Red een Kind (Help a Child) is recruiting a

Country Program Manager (Bujumbura, Burundi)

Red een Kind (ReK) is a Christian international NGO specialized in community development with its headquarters in the Netherlands and operating in Burundi since 2011. Founded in 1968, ReK’s mission is to improve the wellbeing of children through supportive communities. Main sources of income are child & family sponsorship, foundations and institutional donors. Main activities are early childhood development and education, (agricultural) vocational training, work and income, with special attention for the position of girls and women, and children’s rights. ReK mainly works with implementing partner organizations. ReK’s strategy is to empower marginalized children, youth, parents and the broader community to grow out of poverty. This is also reflected in the anticipated changes:

• Children are able to overcome barriers to participate successfully in life;
• Parents are able to take care of themselves and their children;
• Youth are self-reliant and ready for work;
• Communities are able to link to and make use of economic opportunities and services and gradually take full ownership of their own development.

Based on our 2016-2020 global strategy, Youth & Work and Early Childhood Development are priority sectors.

Position

ReK has recently opened a local office in Burundi. The Country Program Manager (CPM) will manage the country office and the country team under the ReK operating model, whilst also implementing the ReK strategy delivering high quality programs, successful fundraising, sound financial management and strategic stakeholder management. The CPM will be responsible for the long term and overall success of ReK’s country programs in Burundi. In the beginning, the setting up of the country organization should be finalized. Furthermore, the CPM will be end responsible for team management & development and quality control & evaluation. In this newly established role in Burundi, the CPM will manage a growing team that currently consists of 4 professionals. You will be the lead representative of ReK in Burundi.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Strategic growth, development and delivery of national programming, in line with the ReK mandate, strategy and Theory of Change.
• Ensure that existing and new programs are in line with strategy, operational plans and budgets.
• Identify, create and capitalize on funding opportunities for further growth of the ReK programs.
• Successfully invest in and expand networks of relevant stakeholders, including foreign embassies, donor representatives and Burundi national/ local government entities and like-minded INGO’s in order to develop partnerships.
• Responsible for ensuring strong and outstanding collaborative relations with ReK’s HQ. Represent ReK at key (international) events as appropriate.
• End-responsible for sound financial management and control of the administrative and financial organization.
• Develop and maintain efficient and effective operating systems, and ensure compliance with all ReK Management Operating Standards and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Responsible for the overall HR cycle of national staff.
• Responsible for the development of an organizational culture that reflects ReK’s values, promotes accountability and high performance and frees up staff to deliver outstanding results for beneficiaries and donors.
• Responsible for creating an environment of continuous learning and innovation, where staff are encouraged and supported to grow and develop and are willing to be held accountable for their commitments.

Qualifications

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an ambitious, entrepreneurial and high energy professional with either significant experience in Program Management in International Cooperation or International Business Development, to be part of a growing country organization. Specific requirements include:

• 5+ years of Program Management experience with community development, preferably in a similar position or 7+ years of International Business Development experience preferably in Africa.
• Minimum of an Advanced Degree in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience in building personal and professional networks at a senior level.
• Proven track record in identifying, creating and capitalizing on funding or business opportunities.
• Good understanding of program, financial and operational management processes.
• Good understanding of key trends in international and humanitarian development.
• Experience building, leading and developing a growing team of staff with different backgrounds and expertise, empowering them to elevate their levels of responsibility, span-of-control and performance.
• Extensive experience working in an international, fragile and cross cultural context.
• Preferably experience in working with a Theory of Change as frame work.
• Experience in managing safety & security needs.
• Results driven and motivated by a sense of performance excellence and urgency.
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and written (including presentation skills).
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, interpersonal and cross cultural sensitivity.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Being a Christian, adhering to the Christian identity of ReK and experienced communicating the Christian identity of ReK to team members.
• Full support for the vision and mission of ReK.

We offer a fair and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors, with a fixed term contract for the first 2 years. Depending on your performance and fit with the program and staff involved, the 2 year contract will be extended. This is a non-family duty station.

Interested and qualified candidates are kindly invited to send a cover letter and resume (in English) no later than April 17^th 2017 to vacancies@hacburundi.org.

In your cover letter please reflect on your being a Christian and your motivation for wanting to become part of the ReK organization, being a child centred and Christian organisation. For more information please contact Mr. David Karelse, Recruitment Officer at info@hacburundi.org.

An (e-) assessment will be part of the selection procedure. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

ReK is committed to keep children safe. All staff are required to sign and adhere to the ReK’s Child Safeguarding Policy. Recruitment is subject to successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks. For more information about Red een Kind (Help a Child), please visit www.helpachild.org