Deputy Regional Director, Africa Region at BRAC

1 month ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya BRAC Full time
We are the world's largest international development organisation, dedicated to empowering people living in poverty.

If you were to describe this world to a child, which one of the following would you pick? It is home to magic, art, beauty, and tens of thousands of years of human talent.

Summary


The Deputy Regional Director provides a range of strategic, programmatic and operational management support to country programs and regional colleagues.

A key function of the role is to navigate and influence the organisation on behalf of the country programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership-In alignment with BI Head Office develop and implement best practice organizational policies and supporting procedures aligned to overall strategy, building organizational resilience and enabling BRAC International to reach its goals, plan for growth, and respond effectively to change in the region.

Program Quality and Operational effectiveness – Working with the BI Programs team and the Director of learning and effectiveness to ensure that the RO builds and rolls out a CO performance framework that lays out program quality and operational effectiveness standard and metrics.

Further establish a mechanism to monitor and track CO performance.
Financial Stewardship. Financial oversight of BI Country Offices and the Regional Office including setting and implementing financial processes, budget development, monitoring, re- forecasting and financial reporting
Talent Management.

Oversee the HR function in the region, developing programmes and initiatives designed to attract and retain the highest caliber of talent.

Risk Management.

Development and oversight of the Regional Risk Register aligned to the organization's goals, identifying and driving actions to mitigate risk.

Technology and Infrastructure. Evaluate and enhance the organization's technology infrastructure to support growth and drive efficiency. Identify opportunities for automation and digital transformation, leading change management processes to do so.
Regional Office Operations.

Oversight of the operational effectiveness of the Regional Office, ensuring all entities and departments are able to perform their duties efficiently and effectively.

Team Management.

Provide leadership, supervision and coaching to the core Regional Office Team, ensuring performance management processes are implemented to drive organizational goals and develop staff, Coaching, mentorship, and troubleshooting with Country Directors.

Safeguard responsibilities

Establish a safeguarding culture across all levels of the program by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

Responsible for ensuring team members are appropriately trained, and supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.

Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Requirements

Educational Requirements:
Master's degree in project management/Operations or equivalent relevant discipline.

Required Competencies:

A diverse background in programs, with strong understanding of M&E, strong analytical skills, and experience leading strategic planning processes.

Demonstrated ability to influence peer agencies, local government and community leaders to work effectively towards a common and agreed upon result.

Demonstrated ability to evaluate and implement best practices and processes affecting multiple technical specialties to achieve rapid, consistent and high-quality outcomes.

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching. Must be able to give direction from a variety of management styles and roles.
Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Ability to travel to domestic and international offices on short notice.
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a diverse audience.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Excellent organizational/leadership skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.
Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate.
Commitment to BRAC mission and values.

Experience Requirements:
years in senior program management roles, with several of these being in an international NGO.

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