Status:Full-Time Permanent
Department Program Management and
Compliance
Reports To Director, Project Management
Compensation
Band 3B
Overall****Responsibility The successful candi
date
will be responsible for the quality implementation of a diversified $30 to $50
million dollar grant portfolio financed by a variety of institutional donors.
The incumbent will bring proven leadership and program management experience
working in an international development context.
Specific
Responsibilities
- Leading
a small team of program and grants compliance professionals, ensures
workloads are well balanced, roles and responsibilities are clear and a positive
team environment is fostered. - Ensuring
all grants in the portfolio have start-up and subsequent annual workplans
and corresponding budgets which are developed in a participatory manner
with field colleagues and subject matter technical experts at Plan Canada.
Ensuring workplans are developed within a results framework and receive
appropriate donor approval. - Providing
financial oversight to the grants portfolio including analysis, review and
oversight of relevant budgets and financial reporting. - Ensuring
all grants are regularly monitored against standard Program Management
KPIs for timely identification and mitigation of potential risks to
implementation. - Working
with the Program Effectiveness team, ensure all grants in the portfolio
have a mechanism for regular monitoring and reporting of results including
coordination of project evaluations and contributions to Plan’s knowledge
management. - Fostering
& maintaining strong relationships with key partners including Plan
Country / Regional colleagues and other implementing partners. - Maintaining
a standard of excellence in all donor reporting and donor relationships. - Organizing
forums to share successes and program learnings with donors, partners and
peers.
People
Leadership and Managerial Responsibilities
The Sr. Manager
position has people leadership as a core competency; the individual is
accountable for a team and is directly responsible for the management of that
team and portfolio. The role includes full accountability for recruitment, hiring,
setting performance expectations, and managing performance, promotion, demotion
and discipline up to and including termination in line with organizational
policy and adherence to minimum legislative requirements including ESA and
Human Rights Code. Leadership includes: temporary, contract, intern, volunteer
or permanent staff.
Skills/Experience/Qualifications
- Proven
leadership and people management skills. - Minimum
ten years’ experience managing grant funded international development
programs; some of which should have been gained overseas, preferably in
the West Africa region. - Demonstrated
competency with gender-sensitive, rights based programming. - Solid
understanding of compliance requirements of donor government agencies such
as DFATD; Development Banks and other multilateral agencies and charitable
organizations / foundations. - Skilled
in budget development, reporting & monitoring. - Superior
skills in building productive working relationships with team colleagues,
field offices, donors and partners. - Solid
understanding of monitoring and evaluation systems. - Flexible
approach to dealing with ambiguity. - Fluent
in oral and written English and ability to function in a second language.
French is strongly preferred. - Experience
in managing large grants in a consortium setting and using a
multi-stakeholder approach is considered an asset. - Exceptional
cross-cultural, oral and written communications skills. - Excellent
computer skills using Microsoft Office and Internet. - Ability
to travel internationally (a valid passport will be required). - Must be
eligible to work in Canada.
About Plan
Canada
Imagine working for
a leading international non-governmental organization (NGO) that’s dedicated to
creating a better world. That’s Plan Canada, a global movement for change, mobilizing
millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in
developing countries.
Founded in 1937,
Plan is one of the world’s oldest and largest international development
agencies, working in partnership with millions of people around the world to
end global poverty. Not for profit, independent and inclusive of all faiths and
cultures, Plan has only one agenda: to improve the lives of children.
Because I am
a Girl
is Plan’s global initiative to end gender inequality, promote girls’ rights and
lift millions of girls – and everyone around them – out of poverty.
Plan Canada is part
of a global network of offices in over 69 countries. Our busy Toronto- and
Ottawa-based offices undertake fundraising, donor engagement and public
outreach, as well as overseeing a wide variety of field programs led by our
International Program Department, which includes experts in health, education,
water and sanitation, economic security, gender equity, child protection and
participation, and humanitarian assistance.
We at Plan Canada
are a dedicated, passionate and diverse team of over 200 employees who are
committed to making a difference in the lives of children.
Join us and plan to
change the world.
Visit our website: plancanada.ca
How To Apply
To apply for this
role please forward your CV, covering letter, outlining your skills and
experience and salary expectations to gethired@plancanada.ca by April 24, 2015.
Please reference Senior Program Manager in the subject line.
Plan sincerely
thanks all applicants for their expressed interest in this opportunity; however
only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
No phone
calls please.
Applications from
Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.
Consistent with our
Child Protection Policy the successful candidate must receive clearance by a
police background check, including the vulnerable sector screen.
Plan Canada is an
inclusive workplace, and is committed to championing accessibility, diversity
and equal opportunity. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of
the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide
requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements
known when contacted.