What we are looking for:
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation's core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
What you will do:
Generic responsibilities:
Line management for support managers such as Finance, HR & Admin and Logistics (incl. ICT)
Member of the Country Management Group (CMG)
Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
Facilitate the support function`s strategic input to the development of the Country Strategy and Plan of Action
Provide input on operational support in proposal development, and to coordinate and align operational support with programme plans
Responsible for ensuring quality and timely support to project implementation.
Facilitate the Master Support Budget, country level budgets and BPO development, including assess and monitor costs and resource allocation needs
Responsible for the strategic development of country structures, technical systems, human resource capacity and allocation
Responsible for development of new country specific technical SOPs, guidelines and tools
Responsible for organisational learning related to programme support
Responsible for technical capacity building of support staff
Specific responsibilities:
These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly. The line manager drafts the specific responsibilities and sends them to his/her line manager for approval.
Ensure support team competency (skills and knowledge) in the implementation of cash-based interventions and market based programmes during emergency, recovery and protracted contexts.
Provide an enabling environment for the implementation of cash-based interventions, including multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency cash responses.
Develop and implement a cost-efficiency strategy by identifying and analysing opportunities for optimisation across both countries; present actionable proposals to the CMGs for approval; and ensure systematic follow-through on agreed measures to achieve measurable reductions in operational costs and improved resource utilisation.
What you will bring
Minimum 4 years' experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Allocation of resources and costs expertise
Documented results related to the position's responsibilities
Knowledge of market analysis and cash-based interventions
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Fluency in English, both written and verbal