Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 05 Jun 2017
General information
Job location: Yangon, Myanmar
Starting date: 1st August 2017
Vacancy closing date: 5th June 2017
Duration position: 36 months renewable
Workhours:Full time
About ZOA/CDN
ZOA is an international NGO, which offers RELIEF to people who are affected by conflict or natural disasters. ZOA wants to contribute to a new perspective of HOPE in which people work together for a promising future in dignity and mutual trust. Together with the affected communities, we work on the RECOVERY until they can provide to take care of their livelihoods. The work of ZOA is coordinated from Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. From Apeldoorn ZOA operates in seventeen countries in Africa, Middle East Region and Asia. ZOA works approximately with 1000 employees worldwide.
In Myanmar ZOA is registered as Consortium of Dutch NGOs (CDN). CDN-ZOA works with disaster and conflict affected people to improve their livelihoods and food security, their sanitation and hygiene situation and their access to clean water. CDN-ZOA also promotes peaceful solution for conflicts and supports the people to be prepared for disasters.
ZOA is looking for a
Head of Programme Qualityfor ZOA’s Programme in Myanmar
This is an exciting opportunity to oversee a technical unit to provide high quality technical advice and monitoring systems to ensure projects are implemented according to targeted output, outcome, and are in line with standards, cluster guidelines and best practices (e.g. SPHERE). You will focus on enhancing the technical quality of projects, promoting cross cutting issues, such as Gender, and beneficiary accountability through the Core Humanitarian Standards. You will manage an expanding team that includes technical sectors (WASH and Food Security/Livelihoods), MEAL, and proposal and report writing support functions. You will provide capacity development to CDN staff in East Bago, Kayin and Rakhine State in Myanmar. You will coordinate with external stakeholders, including institutional donors. You will explore new funding and project opportunities in the sector.
Your main tasks and responsibilities
- Provides senior leadership through the Country Management Team (CMT) for CDN/ZOA in Myanmar Advises and supports Programme Managers on the development of strategic multi-year Programme Plans;
- Contributes to the Country Annual Plan (CAP), with a specific responsibility for the quality and consistency of programme planning;
- Provides technical advice and drafting support in the development of project proposals;
- Develops, implements and maintains MEAL systems and tools;
- Documents and disseminates key lessons learned;
- Develops systems and tools, training and monitors the implementation of beneficiary accountability mechanisms (e.g. Core Humanitarian Standards);
- Promotes innovation in programme design and execution;
- Promotes excellence in technical quality in different sectors (e.g. SPHERE);
- Contributes to local partner capacity building in programme related areas;
- Ensures gender and conflict sensitivity in project design and implementation;
- Supports high quality reporting and the promotion of digital data collection (e.g. KOBO toolbox);
- Monitors the quality of internal and external reporting against internal and external standards;
- Manages project evaluations.
Profile
Identity
- The candidate is expected to fully support the vision and mission of ZOA
Knowledge
- Graduate level education, preferably masters level
- Minimum 5 years experience in institutional project execution
- Minimum 3 years experience in M&E systems and proposal writing
- Institutional donor proposal requirements
- Monitoring, project evaluation and needs assessment methodologies
- Data management and analysis
Skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Proposal writing
- Data analysis
- Development of people of different cultural background
Attitude
- Passion to serve the poor
- Developing others to realise their potential
- Integrity, honesty, transparency
Special conditions
CDN-ZOA will contribute towards the cost of accommodation.
We offer
ZOA offers you a challenging job, an inspiring and motivated team in the programme country and good benefits and remuneration, which suits the charities sector.
Do you need more information?
For more information about ZOA, please visit at our website www.zoa-international.com.
If you have questions about this vacancy, you can contact Mrs. Charity van Bemmel, HR Officer, email zoa.vacancies@zoa.nl.
How to apply:
Interested and you want to apply?
ZOA operates with an equal opportunities policy and is committed to diversity in the workplace. Qualified women and men, people of all nationalities, and cultural backgrounds, and candidates with disabilities are welcome to apply.
If you are interested in this position, please apply directly via http://www.zoa-international.com/head-programme-quality-myanmar.
CV’s of no more than 5 pages in length are appreciated.
Please provide at least 3 references related to your previous employment listed in the application. References of previous positions held should not be older than five years.
Only selected candidates will be contacted and invited to participate in the process of recruitment. A written test will be part of the recruitment procedure. Documents that do not match the profile above will not be considered. Internal candidates will have priority, in case of similar results.