Programmme Manager at International Centre for Reconstruction and Development (ICRD)

Job Objective

• The job holder will implement ICRD’s knowledge mining strategies through sector-specific direct intervention programmes that seek to test and advance scalable models to national policy.

Organizational Relationships

• The Programme Manager reports directly to the Director of Research and Policy Development and directly supervises the Programme Officers.

Key Job Responsibilities
The Programme Manager’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Reducing programme strategies to implementable processes
• Managing implementation of programme processes in line with ICRD’s strategic goals
• Preparing project budgets
• Organizing and deploying project resources including human, material and financial in line with project schedules and objectives
• Managing relations and correspondence with project stakeholders
• Supervising project officers in the collation of quantitative and qualitative project data
• Managing project related events
• Deploying information technology in tracking project resources and schedules
• Weekly reporting to, and meetings with, the Director of Research and Policy Development
• Assisting the Director of Research and Policy Development in the analysis of project data for policy development

The Person

• The Programme Manager must combine a results driven orientation with people skills and must be capable of driving project execution to desired ends. The person should demonstrate interest and competence in key sectors pertinent to ICRD’s current direct intervention strategies including education, creative industries and local governance.
• The minimum educational requirement is a second-class upper degree in Economics, Business Management or a related field from a reputable university. Joint honours in Economics and Education (B.Ed/B.Sc), a relevant Master’s degree or a project management certification will be an added advantage.
• Relevant experience in any of ICRD’s strategic sectors would be further advantageous.

Key Performance Indicators

• Percentage of project milestones achieved
• Quality of presentations to stakeholders
• Quality of weekly project reports to the Director of Research and Policy Development
• Accuracy of project budgets
• Percentage of adherence to project budgets

Key Competency Requirements

• Technical Core
• Strong strategic planning skills
• Ability to organize and multitask
• Ability to lead project implementation team
• Ability to effectively manage and harness human resources
• External stakeholder relationship management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to analyse data for project tracking
• Technical Non-Core
• Ability to progressively deploy technology and/or software in problem-solving
• Working knowledge of the education sector
• General knowledge of the creative industries and the textile industry in particular
• Transferable skills in related sectors
• Ability to collate quantitative and qualitative data from project fields
• Ability to creatively manage programme imperatives when faced with novel challenges
• Ability to analyse data for policy development

Behavioural

• Disciplined in project execution and output delivery
• Contagious enthusiasm in the execution of tasks; passionate about nation-building
• An assertive but polite disposition
• An inclination to continuous learning and improvement
• A strong sense of personal responsibility
• Detail-oriented and able to organize self and others optimally
• Impeccable integrity