Collaborate with multi-disciplinary implementation and global support teams:
• Finance, to ensure VSO systems and processes support effective budget, financial, grant management, and donor reporting in all districts.
• Technical team to ensure project quality assurance
• People team to ensure competency-based safer recruitment practice, talent and performance management support the required capability to implement large and complex grants
• Legal to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and due diligence requirements
• Internal audit and risk to ensure VSO systems and processes support the identification, mitigation, and management of risks across the project portfolio.

Programme delivery:

• Responsible for effective planning and coordination of all project activities across assigned districts.
• Ensure effective engagement of district officials and strategic partners in implementing similar programmes
• Responsible for documenting lessons learnt and reporting progress to primary actors, district local governments, LEGO partners, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Provide inspiring leadership as a member of the country leadership team.
• Manage VSO performance contracts with the district and represent VSO in JADF activities.
• Be responsible for RGB reporting in line with reporting requirements in the province.
• Contribute to the timely execution of baselines, mid-term reviews and end-line evaluations
• Establish and maintain mutual partnerships with district local governments of assigned districts, LEGO partners, and other relevant stakeholders.

Experience:
• Minimum 3-year project management experience in similar education programmes, incl. financial and budget management
• Proof of successfully managing field-based programmes and adhering to project security, risk management, and duty of care principles to the highest international standards.
• Understanding of social inclusion, social accountability, and resilience principles.

Skills/Abilities:
• Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to analyze, validate and take well-informed decisions while under pressure.
• Proven leadership ability in creating and managing a high performing diverse team in a cross-cultural context
• Experience in working and leading partnerships and consortia
• Data and system management; IT literacy (Microsoft, finance, project management software, Salesforce system)

Desirable:
Practical experience within a volunteering INGO context and managing a volunteer programme. Experience of working in a global organization with matrix or multiple reporting lines.