National Program Manager - Ipas Careers

The National Program Manager at Ipas Burundi will work at a national level to provide technical and managerial leadership for the Burundi program under the direction of the Country Director Ipas DRC and Burundi. This position is responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and work plans to ensure that program goals and objectives are met. This includes providing strategic inputs for annual work plans, proposal development, analysis of programmatic results, identification and resolution of challenges and program performance, application of lessons learned and best practices to improve program performance, donor reporting, financial monitoring, and personnel management. In addition, the National Program Manager works with in-country counterparts to ensure successful implementation of work plans. The National Program Manager will oversee the Health Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Community and Youth engagement functions providing technical support and programmatic guidance to each.

Organizational Leadership and Strategy

• Contributes to new program design and strategy integrating lessons learned and best practices, and ensuring alignment with Ipas mission, values, and strategic plan.
• Interacts with National members of other units to meet their objectives, share progress of work, resolve     problems, and find alternate workable strategies.
• Liaises with headquarters Country Impact Team on implementation of program work plans, field-level challenges, budget review, and development of proposals and donor reports.
• Reports to the Country Director in reference to special requests, strategic planning, and program results and progress
• Provides leadership, supervision, support, guidance, and constructive feedback to staff and consultants, including the development and tracking of annual performance objectives.

Financial & Risk Management  

• Provides technical and programmatic inputs into the development of annual country work plans and budgets and ensures spending according to plan.
• Manage and support donor reporting process, including contributing to report documents and soliciting input from various project team members, ensuring quality and timely submission.

Technical or Functional Area

• Responsible for managing the execution of programmatic work, ensuring high-quality project implementation and achievement of objectives.
• Reviews quarterly budgets and expenditure reports and monitors activity budget spending to ensure financial planning is on track.
• Adapt and implement organization-wide initiatives, systems, and policies; monitor for compliance with organizational policies.
• Conducts field visits to program sites in order to provide programmatic oversight and assistance.
• Collaborates with operations/technical leads and the Country Director in reference to allocation of resources, budgetary issues, and program results.
• Leads and facilitates discussions during technical meetings for Burundi team and offers strategic and technical recommendations at quarterly review meetings, following up on issues as necessary.
• Manages the operation of a unit, section, or a major function and typically directs the activities of supervisory personnel and oversees the work of others who do not directly report to the position.
• Promotes a positive work culture, based on Ipas’s core values.

Resource mobilization

• Leads in the preparation of donor reports and externally facing documents.
• Leads on project design and proposal preparation.

Communication & representation

• Supports the Country Director to develop and maintain strong relationships with government officials, partners, and other key stakeholders at the national and state level.
• Works to position Ipas as a sector leader and strong partner.
• Shares learning and expertise with other country programs and the global Ipas network, including through occasional virtual or in-person technical assistance and training.

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