Deputy Team Leader- PLANE at DAI

Dutiesandresponsibilities

• The Deputy Team Leader will be responsible for the following functions:

Contract Compliance:

• Manage PLANE’s delivery per contractual parameters and agreed terms of reference, including leading consortium, client and Head Office engagement on amendments.
• Ensure that all processes follow DAI’s policies and procedures and FCDO requirements.
• Ensure the achievement of PLANE’s contract management KPIs and progress reports.
• Ensure programmatic and operational coordination and collaboration across programme components and consortium partners.

Programme Management:

• Oversee team performance across the consortium including technical, financial and operations teams.
• Oversee reporting and communication internally and with the client on all contractual, financial and compliance related issues and progress.
• Lead development of PLANE’s annual costed workplan and intervention schedules in line with ToR commitments and budgetary parameters per FCDO requirements.
• Manage regular workplan/progress reviews with relevant team members to track monthly progress against PLANE’s workplan and costs incurred, update workplans where necessary and engage with FCDO in order to seek workplan amendment approvals where required.

Financial & Risk Management:

• Ensure PLANE operates within its established budgets parameters and undertakes accurate financial forecasting and spend against agreed workplan and budget.
• Ensure partner activities are adequately resourced and budgeting and reporting procedures are in compliance with agreed parameters and within their agreed budget envelopes as stipulated within their sub-contracts.
• Manage project risks and ensure these are documented in the programme’s risk register and mitigations undertaken on a timely basis.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A degree, preferably in finance, accounting or business management (Essential)
• At least 12 years of experience in the development sector, preferably with FCDO-funded programmes (Essential)
• Experience of managing budgeting and work planning of large multi-component long term development programmes with budgets exceeding £10 million (Essential)
• Experience of managing large complex projects in a similar function to the role (Essential)
• Extensive experience of FCDO project management tools and procedures (Essential)
• Extensive professional experience in Africa, particularly Nigeria
• Proven experience with relationship building and team building skills;
• Ability to develop well written, cohesive analyses and reports;
• Proven experience with relationship building and team building skills;