Location: Harare, Zimbabwe

Division: International

About

Trócaire works in partnership with local and church organizations, supporting communities in over 20 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to bring about lasting change. Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where: people’s dignity is ensured and rights are respected; basic needs are met and resources are shared equitably; people have control over their own lives; and those in power act for the common good.

The Zimbabwe Country Office in Harare takes overall responsibility for the implementation of the Zimbabwe country programme, Trócaire works in four thematic areas: Gender Based Violence, Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods, Civil Society Support and Humanitarian Preparedness and Response. The programme works with a portfolio of circa 20 local partner organizations in 4 Provinces.

The Programme Manager’s position offers an opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and innovative individual to lead on Trócaire Zimbabwe’s exciting and well-established programmes. For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.

Duties

Programme development and management

Manage and deepen the current portfolio of thematic programmes on Gender Based Violence, Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods, Civil Society Support and Humanitarian Preparedness and Response, ensuring that the work responds to the local context, and contributes the theory of change in line with the Zimbabwe Country Strategic Plan; Ensure that Trócaire in Zimbabwe has a clearly identified niche and that our added value contributes to our partners’ work and the clear articulation of the same to external stakeholders; Ensure safeguarding and accountability are considered in programming and that Trócaire and partners’ complaints and feedback mechanisms are in place and functioning; Ensure that different thematic areas of work are mutually reinforcing and contribute collectively to the achievement of country-level outcomes in view of an integrated programming approach; Lead a process that clearly defines and delivers a resilience approach which promotes gender equality; Identify opportunities and ensure that all our programmes promote policy and advocacy work, research and innovation; Ensure that all programmes effectively promote a women’s empowerment approach throughout the programme cycle; Ensure there is constant and open communication between the country programme team and head office, in particular the Programmes, Humanitarian, Strategic & Impact and Business Development teams; Identify learning priorities within each programme and facilitate the sharing of this learning with partners, across programmes, and externally as appropriate; Work with the Regional Business Development and Grants Manager in country and the Unit in HQ to grow in country IF, to guarantee all programmes meet the requirements of back donors and that relevant support is given to Programme Advisors as needed to meet these requirements.

Specific to programme design

Provide technical support to the Development Team programme staff to ensure that the programmes are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated within the Trócaire Programme Management and Accountability Framework (PMAG); Support the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Advisor to have a systematic approach to targeting and reporting programme participant numbers that are both specific and explicit; Provide the necessary support to the country team to undertake analysis (contextual / poverty/power etc.) that informs appropriate programme strategies, location and target population.