ASSISTANT COUNTRY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS – STC
JOB DETAIL
Work Location : Palestine – Ramallah
Other Possible Location :
Expected Travel : up to 10%
Language Requirement : ENGLISH
Employee Duration : Short Term Contract
CARE Palestine has been implementing its triple Nexus program for the past five years in West Bank and Gaza. While the program has achieved some successes, there is the need to reassess programs and partnerships. Additionally, there have been changes in the socio-economic & political landscape of the country which could affect the program’s effectiveness in the long term. Considering this, CARE Palestine is carrying out program review & strategy development for the next period of 5 years. Program strategy is aimed to identify future programmatic directions, goals, objectives, action plan and program quality, monitoring & evaluation system that can capture innovation, learning, and impact at scale.
The Assistant Country Director (ACD), Programswill conduct a comprehensive review of the current program & partnerships to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to create program strategy to evolve CARE’s presence.
Qualifications:
ØPrograms evaluation
- Use the Prog. Quality & Accountability tool to review the current program to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
- Conduct a literature review of relevant documents, including program strategy, projects and their reports, learning products and briefs.
- Develop a detailed methodology for the program and partnership review.
ØCO Program strategy
- A detailed combined program and partnership review report that includes findings and recommendations.
- A new program strategy document that aligns with CARE’s mission and goals and considers the findings from the program review.
- A presentation to the organization’s leadership team on the program review findings and the new program strategy.
- A list of actionable recommendations to improve program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
ØPartnership Strategy
- Meet with a range of stakeholders to assess CARE’s current position in Palestine with specific attention to partnerships and networks of aid, development and rights-based actors.
- Identify potential partnerships and networks to support the implementation of the new program strategy (Humanitarian, nexus and rights-based programming and advocacy).
ØPresent findings and recommendations to CARE Stake holders
- A presentation to the organization’s leadership team on the program review findings and the new program strategy.
- A list of actionable recommendations to improve program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Potential internal and external partnerships and funding opportunities to support the implementation of the new program strategy.
Qualifications:
ØCollege Degree in a related field.
Ø7 years Humanitarian programs experience in High Risk countries, and 10 years INGO experience.
ØPrevious CARE programming experience is a plus.
ØPrevious experience in triple Nexus programs is a plus.
ØProject Management experience.
ØFamiliar with Quality & Accountability tools as well MEAL and Strategy planning.
ØCommunication skills, verbal and written.
ØPresentation skills.
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