Regional Technical Head of Program – Latin America

Bogota, Colombia
negotiable Expires in 4 weeks

JOB DETAIL

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org

HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.

JOB CONTEXT:

On the continent, HI is present in Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru, Venezuela and Honduras implementing projects at national and regional level.

The projects implemented by HI or through its partners in Latin America are organized into three axes: (i) health (mental health and psychosocial support, rehabilitation, sexual and reproductive health and rights), (ii) protection (protection against violence, inclusive disaster risk management, humanitarian demining and comprehensive mine action, conflict transformation); (iii) inclusive education and livelihoods (inclusive education, economic and financial inclusion). HI also seeks to provide humanitarian logistics services, in support of humanitarian organizations and the humanitarian system.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the responsibility of the Regional Director,, the Regional Technical Head of Program contributes to the implementation of HI mandate and 10-year strategy within the programme he/she is assigned to. He/she is the driving force behind the programmatic development of the social missions within his/her scope, and ensures that the quality and impact of the projects implemented in the programme are optimised, in line with the priorities defined in HI’s strategic frameworks. The Regional Technical Head of Program is responsible to oversee the field technical specialists team, the MEAL/IM team, and programmatic development.

 

Responsibilities:

Management

Exemplary Manager: embodies HI’s values on a daily basis, and is a role model.

Meaningful manager: understands the strategy, makes it explicit, translates it into operational objectives for the team, leads the necessary changes.

Manager Manager: organises the operational management of his or her team, structures the work around identified processes, steers performance, and facilitates problem solving.

Manager 1st HR&Coach: contributes to the development of its employees.

Strategy and management

Contributes to the development of the operational strategy (StratOp) in line with HI’s strategic frameworks and to its monitoring

Proposes the design and evolution of the programme’s technical support to projects and according to the key priority sectors defined in strategic frameworks and the skills available within the Program

Ensures the deployment of cross-cutting approaches within programming and promotes cross-sectoral synergies.

Development of the social mission

Contributes to the development of the fundraising strategy, in coordination with the Country Director / Operation Managers / Business Developer Specialist, and support the development and implementation of the fundraising plan

Steers the geographical development of HI sectors, and ensures the compliance of project proposals or evolutions with technical/strategic priorities defined and nexus-related aspects

Quality standards and expertise / With the MEAL and technical profiles of the Program

Controls and monitors the technical quality and relevance of HI activities within its scope

Contributes to improving compliance with key MEAL-related policies and standards as well as on cross-cutting approaches, supporting improvement of their ownership and of related practices within the program

Ensure external representation and promotion of HI’s expertise within his/her scope of work

Emergency preparedness and response responsibilities

Leads the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in case of emergency, reorganizes the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian imperative, in order to ensure a rapid and efficient response from HI.

YOUR PROFILE:

  • You hold a master degree in the intervention sector: international cooperation, development and humanitarian
  • You have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in humanitarian development with experience in project management (multi or complex)
  • You have work experience in programming in multi-site, multi-sector programs, for humanitarian and/or development programs
  • You have experience of working with INGO and experience of working with teams of people with varying experience of program development
  • You have management and leadership of multi-cultural and multi-sector teams, on-site and remotely experiences
  • You are fluent in Spanish and English (French could be a good asset but optionnal)

Requirements

Benefits

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

·         3 years International contract

·         The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:

o    Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals

o    Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount

o    Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution

o    Repatriation insurance paid by HI

·         Salary from 2 986€ gross/month upon experience

·         Perdiem: 613.04€ net/month – paid in the field

·         Paid leaves: 25 days per year

·         R&R: 11 days / annually

·         Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI

·         Unaccompanied / Open to couples /Family position:

§  Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income

If you are resident in the country: local package

Bogotá, Colombia
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