Area Programme Manager at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Role and responsibilities

• Line management for CC (core competencies) project Coordinators in the area;
• Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures;
• Responsible for grant opening meetings and grant closing meetings at area level;
• Provide area-specific input relevant for CC strategies;
• Ensure compliance to donor standards, grant management and regular reporting to the donor in the area;
• Identify funding opportunities and develop an area funding strategy along with forecasts for the area;
• Responsible for grant opening meetings and grant closing meetings at area level;
• Ensure compliance with contractual commitments, extract and implement key learnings from project implementation in the area;
• Ensure capacity building of all technical staff;
• Contribute to the development of area and CC strategies, initiate and participate in the development of relevant CCs projects.

Professional competencies

• Minimum 3 years’ experience from a management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context;
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts;
• Core competency expertise on distribution/ cash and voucher;
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal; 
• Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior-level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context (preferred).
• Knowledge of the context in Plateau State
• Example: Experience from advocacy work, conflict resolution