Director of Programs

Food for the Hungry
  • Location
    Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Sector
    Non Profit
  • Experience
    Mid Career / Advanced
  • Posted
    Yesterday
  • Location Type
    Onsite

Position description

A successful candidate will have the following:
  • FH is seeking an experienced Director of Programs (DoP) for our Cambodia office to lead our overall program portfolio, including program planning and implementation. The qualified DoP will have 5 years of progressive working experience in leading multi-sector programming with country leadership and people manager experience. Additionally, the top candidate will have a master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in development studies, project management and multi sector development program, and:
  • A vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a Christian commitment to serving the poor, and in full agreement with FH’s Christian beliefs;
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English;
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures manuals;
  • Ability to effectively present information and to respond to questions from group managers and donors;
  • Experience working with diverse team members with proven success in dealing with people from different perspective;
  • Ability to travel up to 40% of time domestically to different Area Programs (APs) and communities and possible international travels.

Qualifications

What you’ll do…
  • As the Director of Programs, some of the responsibilities will be (not a complete description of responsibilities):
  • Strategic alignment and execution in country’s strategic/operating plan and ensure its alignment with global direction;
  • Provide leadership and foster collaboration within team identity and execution of the AP Growth Plan;
  • Identify the need to fill funding gaps at the AP level and keep sharing funding opportunities with Business Development Manager, proactively support in composing proposals – technical interventions and operational plans;
  • Lead execution of system practice and solutions design, including crafting the road map, capacity building to key staff, and key timeline for implementation at the AP level;
  • Ensure all the donor requirements of design and planning are followed (approval and submission on time with quality of report, impact story, and requests as donors requirement);
  • Lead major donors' visits and executive visits with expected results in satisfactory program implementation aligned with the organization's direction;
  • Host the government monitoring visits;
  • Provide leadership to the program's effectiveness and program delivery to ensure the reporting is submitted to the government on time and the agreed templates are in place;
  • Act as the Country Risk Champion by leading and facilitating the process of risk identification, risk system orientation, registration, analysis and follow-up actions;
  • Accountable and ensure the risks under program are identified and properly designed and implementation of mitigation controls;
  • Champion promoting FH culture, mindsets, and behaviors in all interactions, serving as a role model.

Application instructions

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