Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.
Our International Programme Division are currently recruiting for the position of a Head of Programme. The Head of Programme will be responsible:
- To provide strategic leadership and expertise to the programme in Niger
- To ensure the programme meets Islamic Relief Quality Standards
- To provide timely and high quality proposals and reports to donors
- To ensure the development and utilization of best practice for technical interventions
- To network with, and represent Islamic Relief to partners (government authorities, donors, INGOs, local NGOs, CBOs etc)
The successful candidate must have or be:
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in management, social science, international development, public administration, or a related field
- Experience of working with International NGOs in developing countries.
- An in depth understanding of national and international development issues in particular in relation to community development.
- Experience of developing proposals for a variety of donors
- Experience of successfully fundraising and dealing with EC, ECHO, UN, SIDA and DFID
- Experience of developing links with INGOs, Government agencies, Institutional donors and other stakeholders
- Experience of managing and mentoring local and international staff.
- Familiarity with the Sustainable Development Goals, Sphere Standards, Do no harm policy, Red-Cross/Red-crescent Code of Conduct, Humanitarian Accountability Programme etc.
- Good interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, sensitivity to other peoples’ views and perspectives, and conflict resolution.
- Strategic leadership skills
- Good organisational skills and a practical knowledge of support service management
- The capacity to develop and maintain an understanding of and be sympathetic to the social, cultural and political context of the post
- Knowledge/familiarity/expertise in programme areas: e.g. Emergency Response, Community Development, Microfinance, Food Security/Nutrition ,Water and Sanitation, etc
How to apply
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please visit https://islamic-relief.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/3188788?cid=1858&t=Head-of-Programme-Niger and apply by completing our online application form
