DRC has been operating in West Africa since 1998. The DRC West Africa Regional Office (hereafter: WARO) is based in Dakar, Senegal, and covers six countries outside of Senegal. Led by the Regional Director, the DRC WARO oversees, supports and provides strategic directions for DRC’s Country Offices within the region, which currently includes Mali, Burkina Faso, the Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
Purpose
DRC West Africa Regional Office is looking for an experienced Program Development&Quality coordinator to drive high quality program development in support of countries and multi- country strategic initiatives in the WANALAC region. The role is expected to maintain high-quality proposal development across variable country contexts; and will actively seek to support DRC in developing quality and innovative interventions, multi-country funding opportunities and consortium partnerships.
The WA Program development& Quality regional coordinator reports to the Regional Head of Program and works in close collaboration with the Regional SMT, countries SMTs, the Regional Technical Coordinators, Country Technical teams and other members of the regional and country program teams.
Responsibilities
Program Opportunities :
Supports the design and implementation of national and regional resource mobilization strategies intended to strengthen funding and partnerships to deliver the regional strategic development plan and results contract.
Supports the adequate resourcing of programmes within the West Africa region.
Monitors the funding pipeline and leads on new strategic business development and forecasting
Actively identifies, qualifies and tracks funding and partnership opportunities in a systematic manner in pursuit of supporting DRC programming in the West Africa region.
Actively tracks multi-country funding opportunities and looks for new consortium partnerships with stakeholders at regional level for multi-country programming.
Bid development:
Prepares all necessary groundwork for national, multi-country or multi-regional proposal development and bid management ;
Helps assemble bid development teams.
Ensures quality of proposals of country, multi-country or multi-regional strategic bids in strong collaboration with regional and country program teams to ensure high quality competitive proposals in order to successfully secure institutional donor funds at scale.
When manageable, he/she may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the Regional Head of Programme or the Regional Director.
Required Qualifications
Mandatory:
University degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Law, Economics, or International Development or other relevant experience. An Advanced degree is preferred.
At least 3 years’ experience and success in leading proposals development for bilateral and multilateral donors for an international agency;
Demonstrable experience working in engaging with bilateral and multilateral donors for an international agency;
Demonstrated ability to devise and implement resource mobilisation strategies;
Proven ability to secure new business opportunities and partnerships;
Strong networking, representation, and negotiation skills;
Superior computer skills;
Required Skills & Qualities
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly
Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment
Proven analytical and critical thinking skills
Team-oriented & good sense of humor
Excellent writing skills (English)
French writing and speaking desirable
General Regulations
The employee shall follow :
DRC regulations on safety, health, COVID-19 norms and hygiene
The Code of Conduct and all ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework
Rules for the use of the DRC guesthouse, which is a working accommodation
In addition :
Employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization
Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period
Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization
Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request .
