Job Summary:
With oversight from the Senior Director, Crisis Response and Resilience, the CRR Program Director will oversee a portfolio of 4-5 humanitarian assistance projects across CRR’s specialized technical areas and specific countries of operation. Serves as the primary internal representative for their portfolio of programs. Ensures strong collaboration across program and technical teams, with donors and clients, partners, and government agencies. Liaises with other program management teams within FHI 360 and CRR to integrate and manage work plans, budgets, and multi- sector interventions in emergency response and resilience program sectors. Oversees assigned projects and Crisis Response Coordinators in their country or area of technical specialization. Manages activities and oversees the CRR Program Management Unit , provide strategic direction, support business development efforts, and ensure compliance with policies and relevant regulations.
Accountabilities:
Provides program portfolio management leadership in CRR to ensure compliance with FHI 360 policies and procedures, donor/client requirements (BHA programs specifically), and other regulations as required.
Defines strategic direction for CRR portfolio programming under their responsibility, including supervising continual refinement of project management frameworks in close collaboration with the Program Manager.
Oversees approaches, tools, specialized partnerships, monitoring and evaluation approaches, and closely works with the CRR Technical Director to improve sector integration.
Will oversee all operations support functions and backstopping related to the portfolio including management, finance, contracts and grants, security, legal, and human resources to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
Ensures oversight and quality assurance for project(s). Coordinates a matrix management approach with Regional and Country Office (including Country Representative as applicable) to build strong relationships and address operational challenges proactively.
Manages and continually strengthens capacity of staff.
Develops and monitors landscape analysis, strategic plans, proposals, protocols, papers, reports and budget for assigned technical area of specialization or country.
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