The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
JOB OVERVIEW
The DDP leads, oversees, and ensures the compliance of IRC’s program portfolio, while ensuring alignment with organizational and donor guidelines. The DDP ensures internal and external coordination to develop high-quality proposals and deliver effective, timely programs. The DDP collaborates with all departments and partners, reports to the Country Director (CD), and is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT). We are looking for a dynamic leader with strong cross-departmental collaboration skills, able to drive strategic success and support an inclusive, motivated team, in particular by empowering women to exercise leadership.
In coordination with the Country Director, the DDP establishes and maintains strong relationships with donors, as well as with DRC government entities and authorities.
The DDP directly supervises the senior program coordinators/managers responsible for proposal development, program quality, and implementation.
The incumbent is expected to spend at least 40% of their time supporting programs and teams in the provinces and in the field.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Program Implementation
Oversee and ensure that programs are implemented to high quality standards and within the required timelines, including by supporting Program Coordinators and Technical Coordinators in the use of structured and realistic project management tools (including work plans, procurement plans, and spending plans), in coordination with the Operations teams.
Closely monitor budgets, expenditures, and program progress to ensure that grants are implemented within budget and closed on time, ensuring consistent Project Cycle Management (PCM) routines and taking prompt, structured corrective action when needed.
Ensure clear accountability, well-defined roles and responsibilities, and highly effective communication and coordination channels between teams within the Programs Department.
Provide the CD with accurate, up-to-date advice on developments and opportunities in programming and project implementation, accompanied by recommendations for action.
Support the MEAL Coordinator in implementing the country office MEAL strategy, ensuring that information from MEAL systems and client feedback mechanisms, including donor reporting, informs every stage of the project cycle.
Ensure that appropriate technical assistance is provided by IRC Technical Units, external consultants, or partner agencies, as needed.
2. Strategic Planning and Implementation
Lead the development, review, and implementation of the Strategy Action Plan (SAP) and the SAP-IP, fostering ownership of the strategy across all programmatic departments, ensuring delivery of strategic commitments, and applying IMPACT quality standards.
Ensure that programming is aligned with the strategic priorities of the IRC DRC SAP and with Impact at Scale (I@S) priorities (where applicable), including program planning, project design, and staff communications.
In coordination with the CD and other colleagues, update the country program and sector strategies annually, as part of the SAP process, so that they remain relevant and operationally effective in the face of changing contexts.
Lead the development and rollout…