FH-Indonesia (Yayasan FH) seeks for:
Job Title: National
Program Director
Location: Medan, Indonesia
Reports To: Country
Director -
MISSION STATEMENT
Motivated by Christian commitment, this position plays a
key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through
the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until
physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.” In order to accomplish this vision, FH’s
mission is to “walk with churches leaders and families in overcoming all forms of
human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His creation.”
POSITION WITHIN THE
ORGANIZATION
The National Program Director reports directly and
functionally to the Country Director.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Leads the
implementation of the CFCT model, ensuring the fulfillment of the performance
and quality standards, in close coordination with the teams in the respective
areas of the country. To provide innovation management, and leadership in
order to develop and implement the country
strategy in alignment with the regional strategy and in support of the
vision and mission and strategic direction of the organization (Envision
2020).
ESSENTIAL TASKS
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Result #1
Directs Programs
1. Provides leadership in the development and
implementation of integrated programs that are in compliance with the FH
program standards to achieve the country strategy and FH vision and mission.
2. Ensures that programs are monitored closely and in
accordance with agreed M&E policies.
3. Leads the development,
design, planning, implementation and evaluation of programs where strategies
strengthen and equip the community in a manner that impacts critical needs of
children.
4. Supervise the sectoral
Specialist ensuring a constant and efficient support to the field.
5. Designs and carries
out corrective/preventive actions for program implementation based on
monitoring and evaluation results and recommendations
6. Ensures the
appropriate stewardship of the resources assigned to each sector of the CFCT
model.
7. Under the leadership
of the CD, projects the countrywide growth plan, given the country’s needs and
potentials. Directs the opening and closing of centers/communities
8.
Develops policies and procedures to carry out CFCT objectives in a
contextualized manner
Key Result #2 – Manages
Funding
1. With the direction of the CD identifies and helps
secure the necessary resources including funding by private, public, and
governmental donors, both from local and Affiliate donors. Funding is done in close
coordination with the regional office and the Global Service Centers.
2. Helps the CD to build and maintain networks of
relationships with implementing partners, Affiliates and donor organizations.
Key Result #3 – Leads the Senior
Management Team - under the
direction of the CD and in
cooperation with FH staff:
1.
Plans and
facilitates consistent, periodic meetings with Senior Leadership Team to stay
aligned on strategy, priorities and operations and discuss and resolve issues.
2. In cooperation with the SLT develops and manages budgets, manages and maintains
the annual income and expense budget including timely submission of annual
budgets and reports.
3. In cooperation with the SLT ensures financial
accountability of the Country operations and adherence to budgets by conducting
regular reporting, budgeting, and strategic reviews between the CD and the
Regional Finance Manager
4.
In cooperation
with the Senior Leadership Team - ensures the proper recruitment, orientation,
training, development, and care of all FH staff assigned to the Country office
and operations.
5.
Serves
on global task forces to contribute input to regional and global strategy,
structure and systems.
6. Ensures compliance with security protocols and
disaster risk reduction strategies including resolution of security issues,
identifying and resolving emergency relief needs and promoting staff safety and
well-being.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Commitment to serving the poor and in full agreement with FH’s Christian foundation and beliefs as expressed in our Vision, Mission and Values
- Experience leading integrated programs including, livilihoods, health, education and disaster risk reduction.
- Experience in proposal development with a proven ability to secure funding from different types of donors
- Skills in human resources management, budgetary procedures and control / financial management, systems and internal control including policy development and enforcement
- Leadership and project management skills with ability to plan, lead and follow through on complex projects and relationships
- Flexible, dependable, organized, resilient, self-motivated, servant leader, effective within various levels of society, good team player, and compassionate with humanitarian attitude
- Ability to negotiate with national and international governments and non-governmental organizations, community groups and organizations in a culturally acceptable as well as professional manner
- Ability to work with multi-cultural teams where communication styles maybe very different and language comprehension or ability maybe limited.
- Ability to keep and work with highly confidential information
- Computer literate using Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint as well as communication tools such as email, skype, google docs, and programs such as Blackboard and GoToMeeting.
- Proficient in written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to sit at a computer for 8 hours a day doing repetitive motions on a keyboard
- Able to lift up to 25 pounds on a regular basis
- Ability to travel (to project sites and internationally) up to 30% a year
- Ability to stand for long periods, walking over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces at times.
- Ability to travel in a car over rough roads for up to six hours
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s degree related to
international relief and development preferred.
Must have at least 5 years management experience in senior positions
managing multi-sector programs and strong expertise and experience in managing
budgets. Also experience in fund
development is preferred. (Bachelor’s
Degree with 10 years of experience will be considered.)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Proficiency and fluency in spoken and written English.
Application
deadline:
Please
send your updated CV, salary expectation and a list of three latest references
(max 300kb) to ina-applications@fh.org no later than COB Monday, February 3rd, 2014. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS
WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. Please put
“title/position” as email subject (e.g “Livelihood Officer”), and please put
your name after CV and/or cover letter title (e.g CV-John.Johnson, Cover
letter-John.Johnson).
No
telephone calls please.
