Work Location : Myanmar - Yangon | Type of Post : Unaccompanied |
Other Possible Location : | Funding : APPROVED |
Expected Travel : up to 30% | Type of Contract : |
Language Requirement : English | Application Deadline : |
Employee Duration : Full-Time |
JOB SUMMARY:
**This role is open to both international and national candidates**
The Deputy Country Director-Program (DCD-P) advances the strategic direction of the Country Office (CO) by leading and overseeing the CO program strategy and projects, ensuring high-quality development and implementation, and promoting the vision, mission, and core values of CARE. The position is tasked with ensuring that CARE's program strategy in Myanmar aligns with CARE’s global and Regional strategy, whilst ensuring focus on CUSA’s three impact drivers: Gender-equal, Locally-led, and Globally-scaled. The position a key member of the senior management team and supports the Country Director by ensuring overall country compliance, effectiveness, quality and emergency preparedness.
The DCD-P leads a team of senior program directors/managers and coaches them in program development and management, collaborates with the CD in representational and fundraising duties, and oversees country office program design, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. They also focus on information sharing, learning, and collaboration within the organization and with external partners.
The position maintains relationships with key stakeholders officials, donors, and partners, and develop longer term sustainable partnerships in line with CARE’s focus on localization. CARE works with partners and this role will be pivotal in growing CARE's localization agenda and partnerships with a key focus on women lead and Women rights organizations.
Additionally, the position is tasked with ensuring compliance with CARE's global standards in program quality, partnerships and ensuring safeguarding (prevention of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse and protection of children). The role requires frequent travel and adherence to strict safety and security protocols due to the country's volatile environment. It demands strong analytical skills and the ability to lead and manage teams effectively, especially in high-pressure situations. In collaboration with the Safety and Security focal point and the Country Director, the DCD-P promotes a safe and secure work environment, fosters a safety and security culture and ensures consistent application of and compliance with CARE USA safety and security policies and procedures.
Under the direction of the Country Director (CD) and as part of the Country Office Senior Management Team (SMT), the ACD-P plays a key role in advancing the strategic direction of the Country Office (CO). The ACD-P oversees both programs and all projects and is responsible for management of processes to support high quality development and implementation. The ACD-P leads senior managers ensuring best practice in both people and program management. In collaboration with the Country Director, the ACD-P performs representational and fundraising duties and ensures that the vision, mission and core values of CARE International are promoted.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Management, Budget Management and Reporting
Program Strategy and Program Quality
Fundraising, Representation and Advocacy
Common Staff Accountabilities
QUALIFICATIONS:
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