Ireland: Head of Programme Quality/Agriculture

Job Purpose:
The Head of Programme Quality is responsible for the management of the programme quality team and oversees the continuous improvement in the technical excellence and organisational learning in Gorta-Self Help Africa’s programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Role Specific:

1. Management and supervision of the Programme Quality team.
2. Continuous improvements in the technical excellence of GSHA’s programmes reflecting good practice in agriculture systems, agribusiness and value chain approaches and improved nutrition through agriculture.
3. Support development of inclusive programmes and practices that equally target women and men and take account of context specific vulnerabilities that can cause exclusion.
4. Capture evidence of impact through case studies, IHM studies and evaluations ensuring impact is shared widely through the organisation and beyond and informs donor reporting.
5. Strategic collaboration and shared learning between country programme teams and departments with a specific focus on GSHA strategic objectives and associated outcomes.
6. Contribute to reviewing and developing the strategic direction of GSHA programmes.
7. Represent GSHA at high levels and clearly articulate programme strategy to both professional and public audiences.
8. Represent GSHA in relevant agriculture regional/international communities of practice, networks and fora. Document and disseminate GSHA experiences. Any reasonable duty may be assigned that is consistent with the job and its level of responsibility.

Key Relationships

Internal

• Programmes Director (Line Manager).
• Sustainable Agriculture Advisor (Direct Report).
• Agribusiness Advisor (Direct Report).
• Nutrition Advisor (Direct Report).
• Social Inclusion Advisor (Direct Report).
• M&E Advisor (Direct Report).
• Deputy Sustainable Agriculture Advisor, Deputy M&E Advisor, Deputy Agribusiness Advisor.
• Head of Regions (Peers).
• Head of Policy and Research (Peer).
• Programme Funding Team
• Programme Support Team
• Programme Finance Team
• HR Manager

• Management team
  External

• · INGO Partners

• · Represent GSHA to Irish Aid programme Funding team Donors (in conjunction with Programme Funding team)

Knowledge & Experience

• · Minimum of 7 years experience of working in a mid to large international NGO with an agriculture focus.
• · Experience in supporting knowledge sharing and learning across and organisation.
• · Experience of developing and implementing cross-organisational procedure and reporting systems.
• · Experience of donor institutional reporting requirements.
• · Experience in producing high quality documents and meeting submission deadlines. Experience in people management, mentoring and coaching. Qualifications/Other Requirements:

Essential

• Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience in International Development Management, preferably with an agriculture focus.
• Excellent ICT skills and working knowledge of MS Office including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint.
• Experience of database management (Salesforce preferable).
• Commitment to the vision and values of GSHA.
• It is expected that the Head of Programme Quality will travel up to 25% to all countries within the portfolio annually.
• Excellent communication, diplomacy, negotiation and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work as part of an international team across jurisdictions and cultures.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and take initiative.
• Ability to provide effective management.

• Ability to solve problems and take corrective action.

  Desirable:

• Working Knowledge of French

  Role Competencies:

• Managing yourself– Holds an awareness of own abilities and areas for development; adapts and uses abilities to work well with others and to help achieve objectives.

• Leadership– Acts to inspire others by clearly articulating and demonstrating the values and principles that underpin work. Holds a sense of pride in Gorta-Self Help Africa and has loyalty to the organisation. Supports others to achieve excellent results.

• Communicating and working with others– Uses the most appropriate channel to share information with others both inside and outside Gorta-Self Help Africa; adapts the message to meet the communication needs of the audience.

• Delivering results– Systematically develops plans towards achieving Gorta-Self Help Africa’s objectives and delivers on commitments; uses appropriate techniques to help achieve agreed objectives.

• Planning and decision-making– Systematically develops plans towards achieving Gorta-Self Help Africa’s objectives and delivers on commitments; makes clear, informed and timely decisions appropriate to role, in the interests of Gorta-Self Help Africa and those we work with.

• Creativity and innovation– Seeks out, develops and successfully implements new ideas that further the needs of Gorta-Self Help Africa and those we work with; builds on proven approaches and learns from ongoing work to improve it.

• Influence, advocacy and networking– Engages with others inside and outside the organisation to promote the interests of Gorta-Self Help Africa and those we work with; gathers and shares a wider knowledge of issues relevant to Gorta-Self Help Africa’s work.

• Change– Responds positively and constructively to change; manages or takes part in change processes in a way that is appropriate to role in the organisation.

  Gorta-Self Help Africa is an equal opportunities employer

Please complete the application form at the attached link https://selfhelpafrica.org/ie/head-of-programme-quality/ and submit it to recruitment@selfhelpafrica.org