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Currently, the IRC resettles refugees and assists them in becoming self-sufficient in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. locations. Since its foundation in 1933, the IRC—which is made up of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, experts in international development, medical professionals, and educators—has helped millions of people all over the world.
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Health Regional Lead – West Africa
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualification: BA/BSC/HND – MBA/MSc/MA
- Location: Abuja | Nigeria
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Job Description:
Candidates must have the following Description before applying for the Job Vacancies at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Functional Leadership, Coordination, and Implementation Support:
- Provide technical leadership across the region, including by contextualizing the Health Outcome Strategy at the regional level in partnership with Technical Advisors, DRDs, + DDPs and in line with Country Program Strategic Action Plans
- Promote programming coherence and strategic direction of the Health programming portfolio including identifying opportunities for intra and cross-sectoral integration
- Closely coordinate with Global Practice Leads and HQ functions to facilitate translation of global standards to the region and of country-generated innovation and learning to global practice.
- Support regional Technical Advisors to address implementation bottlenecks and critical quality concerns in the region’s programming portfolio, in partnership with the Deputy Regional Director
- Increase the quality of technical collaboration across the region by fostering cross-regional dialogue with other regional technical teams
- Provide technical oversight of regional strategic projects as appropriate and/or budgeted, escalating quality assurance challenges as needed.
- Foster relationships with a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders to make strategic connections and identify opportunities.
- Provide stop-gap direct implementation support as/if appropriate and budgeted on CP grants.
Staff management, learning, and development
- Led and line-managed a high-performing team of Health regional Technical Advisors, to design and support Health programming across the region, and generate evidence and learning for local and global strategies
- Accountable for ensuring TAs maintain core knowledge and expertise and apply global best practices to their work across health sub-sectors
- Work closely with Regional and CRRD HQ People & Culture colleagues to devise strategies of attracting, onboarding, developing, and nurturing diverse regional technical staff at the Advisor and Coordinator levels, and ensuring an inclusive work environment. In collaboration with the DRD, Regional and CRRD HQ P&C, and Global Practice Leads, plan and implement professional development for staff ensuring targeted learning.
Program Design and Business Development
- Provide technical leadership and oversight to region-led (multi-country) business development, as well as particularly large single-country opportunities, together with the Technical Advisors, Global Practice Leads, and others as relevant.
- Support and promote technical and programmatic innovation in the region, based on technically-sound and contextually-grounded creativity and/or insights
- Collaborate with other technical area Regional Leads and Technical Advisors to promote regional uptake of solutions that are proven to increase scale and deepen impact, with close attention to where integrated programming would multiply efficacy and efficiency.
- Work with Deputy Regional Directors, Directors of Awards Management, and Deputy Directors of Programs for country programs to understand the region’s donors for the Health sector, the donors’ priorities in the region, and the regional funding priorities of Country Programs for Health Outcome area
- Support regional donor engagement to deepen donor understanding of IRC’s work in the region, strategically foster and develop new donor relationships in close coordination with the regional team, and support the development of regional business development opportunities.
- Support the development and growth of strategic partnerships with mission-aligned organizations at the regional level who share commitments towards scale and impact and have complementary areas of expertise for collaboration towards delivering better outcomes for clients.
- Accountable for coordinating across expert staff to better integrate cross-cutting issues into [sector] programs (e.g., gender equality, diversity and inclusion, climate adaptation, etc.).
Knowledge Management, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
- Lift up program learning for sharing across the region and to inform the global strategic direction of (relevant) Global Practice Areas
- Facilitate interpretation and use of sector data in regional learning routines and put in place routines and accountability mechanisms to encourage the uptake of data-driven recommendations made by TAs.
- Collaborate with Regional Measurement Advisors to ensure that Regional Technical Advisors support good MEAL practice for Health programming in West Africa including the use of high-quality indicators, the use of IRC standard data tools, and the inclusion of MEAL activities in project plans.
External Influence and Representation
- Engage in regional sector coordination groups and bilateral relationships as appropriate, to represent IRC and support priority policy and practice shifts.
- Support regions in addressing policy & practice shifts needed to enable program impact and scale.
- In close collaboration and partnership with the Deputy Regional Director, regional AMU, and Advocacy focal points, ensure effective networking and representation about the [Technical Unit] practice areas, through mobilizing input from global practice leads.
Key Working Relationships
- Position Reports to Dual reporting line to Deputy Director, Health Unit and DRD, West Africa
- Direct Reports: Technical Advisors
Key Internal Relationships:
- Health Unit Leadership Team
- Health Unit Global Practice Team(s)
- Health Unit’s Policy and Advocacy, Partnership and Program Development, MEAL leads
- Regional Leads and Technical Advisors supporting the region from other Technical Units
- Regional Measurement Advisor
- Regional Leadership Team, Country Directors, DDPs, CRRD colleagues across multiple roles
- Regional Advocacy and Comms leads
- Regional Safety & Security lead
- West Africa Awards Management Unit team
- CRRD Senior Management Team and Leadership Group; Regional Leadership Teams
- Global HQ and AMU focal points
Key External Relationships:
- Regional Health Programming Cluster leads and stakeholders, INGOs, Red Cross/Crescent Movement counterparts, Donors and policymakers, and counterparts in relevant UN agencies.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Qualified candidates must have the following Qualifications before applying for the Job Vacancies at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Desired Experience and Skills
- Highly seasoned professional with at least 8+ years of progressive technical and management experience leading and managing technical teams.
- Established technical expertise in at least one of the Health Global Practice Areas relevant to West Africa. Professional and/or lived experience in the West African context and sound understanding of the region is a huge advantage.
- Strong track record of leading multi-location technical programs with excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management
- Strong track record of driving uptake of evidence-based practice
- Experience managing multiple projects with multi-disciplinary collaborators
- Demonstrated ability to influence across a wide range of diverse stakeholders internally and externally
- Strong track record of identifying and converting business development opportunities (when leading and managing the leader)
- Knowledge and understanding of the respective regional context
- Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; outstanding business acumen, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills required
- Superb interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments
- Fluency in English is required; any other regional language is a huge advantage
- Ability to travel regionally and globally up to 35% of the time, occasionally on short notice
Education:
A master’s degree in Public Health, and/or related fields or an equivalent professional experience background is required. Sound training on the use of data and research evidence for programmatic decisions and rigorous analytic skills are an advantage.
Violence Prevention and Response Regional Lead, West Africa
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualification: BA/BSC/HND – MBA/MSc/MA
- Location: Abuja | Nigeria
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Join Description:
Candidates must have the following Description before applying for the Job Vacancies at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Functional Leadership, Coordination and Implementation Support:
- Provide technical leadership across the region, including by contextualizing the Safety Strategy at the regional level in partnership with Technical Advisors, DRD, + Deputy Director of Programs (DDP) and in line with Country Program Strategic Action Plans
- Promote programming coherence and strategic direction of the VPR programming portfolio including identifying opportunities for intra and cross-sectoral integration
- Closely coordinate with Global Practice Leads and HQ functions to facilitate translation of global standards to the region and of country-generated innovation and learning to global practice
- Support regional Technical Advisors to address implementation bottlenecks and critical quality concerns in the region’s programming portfolio, in partnership with the Deputy Regional Director (DRD)
- Increase the quality of technical collaboration across the region by fostering cross-regional dialogue with other regional technical teams
- Provide technical oversight of regional strategic projects in collaboration with the Global Practice Leads as appropriate and/or budgeted, escalating quality assurance challenges as needed
- Foster relationships with a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders to make strategic connections and identify opportunities
- Provide stop-gap direct implementation support as/if appropriate and budgeted on CP-grants
Staff management, learning, and development
- Led and line managed a high-performing team of VPR Technical Advisors and GEDI in Programs staff to design and support VPR programming across the region, and generate evidence and learning for local and global strategies
- Accountable for ensuring TAs maintain core knowledge and expertise and apply global best practices to their work across health sub-sectors
- Work closely with Regional and CRRD HQ People & Culture colleagues to devise strategies of attracting, onboarding, developing, and nurturing diverse regional technical staff at the Advisor and Coordinator levels, and ensuring an inclusive work environment. In collaboration with the DRD, Regional and CRRD HQ P&C, and Global Practice Leads, plan and implement professional development for staff ensuring targeted learning.
Program Design and Business Development
- Provide technical leadership and oversight to region-led (multi-country) business development, as well as particularly large single-country opportunities, together with the Technical Advisors, Global Practice Leads, and others as relevant.
- Support and promote technical and programmatic innovation in the region, based on technically-sound and contextually-grounded creativity and/or insights
- Collaborate with other technical area Regional Leads and Technical Advisors to promote regional uptake of solutions that are proven to increase scale and deepen impact, with close attention to where integrated programming would multiply efficacy and efficiency
- Work with DRD, Director of Awards Management, and DDPs for country programs to understand the region’s donors for the protection sectors, the donors’ priorities in the region, and the regional funding priorities of Country Programs for the Safety Outcomes
- Support regional donor engagement to deepen donor understanding of IRC’s work in the region, strategically foster and develop new donor relationships in close coordination with the regional team, and support the development of regional business development opportunities
- Support the development and growth of strategic partnerships with mission-aligned organizations at the regional level who share commitments towards scale and impact and have complementary areas of expertise for collaboration towards delivering better outcomes for clients
- Accountable for coordinating across expert staff to better integrate cross-cutting issues into VPR programs (e.g., gender equality, diversity and inclusion, climate adaptation, etc.).
Knowledge Management, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
- Lift up program learning for sharing across the region and to inform the global strategic direction of (relevant) Global Practice Areas
- Facilitate interpretation and use of sector data in regional learning routines and put in place routines and accountability mechanisms to encourage uptake of data-driven recommendations made by TAs
- Collaborate with Regional Measurement Advisors to ensure that Regional Technical Advisors support good MEAL practice for VPR programming in West Africa, including the use of high-quality indicators, the use of IRC standard data tools, and the inclusion of MEAL activities in project plans
External Influence and Representation
- Engage in regional sector coordination groups and bilateral relationships as appropriate, to represent IRC, and support priority policy and practice shifts
- Support regions in addressing policy & practice shifts needed to enable program impact and scale
- In close collaboration and partnership with the DRD, regional Awards Management and Advocacy focal points, ensure effective networking and representation about Child Protection, Protection – Rule of Law, and Women’s Protection and Empowerment, through mobilizing input from global practice leads.
Key Working Relationships
Position Reports to Dual reporting line to Deputy Director, VPRU and DRD, West Africa
Direct Reports:
- Women’s Protection and Empowerment Technical Advisors
- Child Protection Technical Advisor
- Protection Rule of Law Technical Advisor
- Regional GEDI in Programming staff, if applicable
Key Internal Relationships:
- VPRU Deputy Director
- Global Practice Leads for Child Protection and Protection – Rule of Law
- VPR Regional Leads across 5 other regions
- Regional Measurement Advisor
- Regional Leadership Team, Country Directors, DDPs, CRRD colleagues across multiple roles
- Regional Advocacy and Comms leads
- Regional Safety & Security lead
- West Africa Awards Management Unit team
- CRRD Senior Management Team and Leadership Group; Regional Leadership Teams
- Global HQ and AMU focal points
Key External Relationships:
- Global Protection Cluster leads and stakeholders, INGOs, Red Cross/Crescent Movement counterparts, International Protection Coordination Platforms and Coalitions, Donor and policymakers, GBV counterparts in relevant UN agencies
Qualifications and Requirements:
Qualified candidates must have the following Qualifications before applying for the Job Vacancies at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Highly seasoned professional with at least 8+ years of progressive technical and management experience leading and managing technical teams
- Established technical expertise in at least one of the VPR Global Practice Areas relevant to West Africa. Professional and/or lived experience in the West African context and sound understanding of the region is a huge advantage.
- Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management
- Strong track record of leading multi-location technical programs
- Strong track record of driving uptake of evidence-based practice
- Experience managing multiple projects with multi-disciplinary collaborators
- Demonstrated ability to influence across a wide range of diverse stakeholders internally and externally
- Strong track record of identifying and converting business development opportunities (when leading and managing the leader)
- Knowledge and understanding of the respective regional context
- Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; outstanding business acumen, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills required
- Superb interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments
- Fluency in English and French required
- Ability to travel regionally and globally up to 35% of the time, occasionally on short notice
Education: Master’ degree in Social Sciences, International Law, and/or related fields or an equivalent professional experience background is required. Sound training on the use of data and research evidence for programmatic decisions and rigorous analytic skills are an advantage.
Method of Application
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Deadline: Not Specified
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