Bilingual Program Manager Canada ● Virtual Req #273 Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package®, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls. Equipped with the proper resources women and girls have the power to lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. In 2023, CARE worked in 109 countries, reaching 167 million people through more than 1,600 projects. To learn more, visit www.care.ca
CARE Canada is looking for a Bilingual Program Manager!
(1 year contract)
ABOUT THE ROLE / WHAT THE ROLE OFFERS
CARE Canada’s bold Strategic Plan, From Caring Comes Courage (2021 - 2025), sets out CARE Canada’s commitment to bring all our resources, talent, and expertise together to unlock women’s leadership for a gender-just future. It recognizes that to lead change and realize a better life for herself and her community, every woman needs to be safe, healthy and have a dignified livelihood. It also fundamentally realizes that ‘business as usual’ is no longer good enough: this Plan challenges us to reimagine how we achieve our mission, inspire Canadian investment in that mission, and transform our organization to be future-ready.
Under the leadership of a Head of Program Management, the role of Program Manager oversees development, resilience and/or humanitarian projects, and are accountable for their success, through dedicated support and availability to Country Office program delivery staff. They do this work aligned to CARE Canada’s values and approaches, with decolonisation as a core principle. They lead CARE Canada’s project-specific relationship with our funders, working closely with Country Office leadership to maintain strong in-country ties with donors. As Project Lead of a matrix programs team structure in CARE Canada, they effectively oversee an internal project matrix team, with finance & program quality colleagues across the Global Program Department, to fulfill their responsibilities across the Program Management cycle. They are accountable for the success of donor reporting at all levels, playing an enabling role for Country Offices to fulfill these contractual responsibilities to our donors.
WHAT YOU OFFER / ABOUT YOU
Significant experience in implementing development, resilience and/or humanitarian programs, including a portion of this experience gained in the Global South.
Significant experience and commitment to promoting gender equality and implementing gender transformative programs.
Experience working at multiple levels of the project cycle including one or many of the following: design, delivery, reporting, evaluation; additional sectoral technical assistance experience would be an asset.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive working partnerships with stakeholders, in particular Country Offices, partners, local organizations, donors, and government officials.
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage project budgets of significant size and scope.
Ability and experience working collaboratively in a matrix management structure.
Demonstrated knowledge, expertise, and passion for international development, resilience and/ or humanitarian work with a focus on quality programs; in particular, an understanding of current trends, opportunities and challenges facing this sector.
Experience and willingness to travel to and work in complex and/or insecure environments.
Related studies in international development or a related field or equivalent combination of work experience and education.
Exceptional communication skills, in both French and English.