Director of Programme Development and Quality-DRC

•Masters degree in Social Sciences, in an area of social development or equivalent experience •Recommended a minimum of 10 years’ management experience in an NGO environment, including experience directing and implementing programs for children in both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, child protection, child rights governance,, health and nutrition, and emergencies. Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as contrary to the values and practices of our organization.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. ROLE PURPOSE: The Director of Program Development and Quality shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office program. As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in DRC, the Director of Program Development and Quality is responsible for overseeing the development of high quality, innovative programs that deliver immediate and lasting change for children and monitoring the quality of the implementation of those programs. Provide technical assistance and appropriate monitoring and evaluation in emergency responses. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Country Director Staff directly reporting to this post: 7 KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY : As a member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to: •Leadership of the DRC Country Office •Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our members and donors •Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles during emergencies, working closely with the Regional Office Strategic Planning •Provide strategic vision and direction to the Save the Children DRC program •Take a lead role in developing program strategies and annual plans ensuring coordination of all technical input to country strategy, proposals and reports Program Design/Development and Technical Assistance •Responsible for grant acquisition ensuring that DRC country office has adequate funding to deliver on its strategic priorities. •Ensure the design and development of child focused emergency and development programs of a high quality that contribute to the Country Office’s strategies and plans, informed by child participation where possible •Ensure that all sectors apply a risk lens to program design and implementation in line with the Save the Children policy on Disaster Risk Reduction Innovation, Research & MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) •Maintain a robust M&E and Accountability systems to measure achievement and progress toward program goals and results •Lead on internal and external program/project evaluations as necessary and ensure the execution of baseline, periodic, and final evaluations as necessary in coordination with Director of Program Operations •Lead on child rights situations analysis and ensure first class technical assistance is secured to produce robust analysis and includes participation of key stakeholders including children and their families •Ensure learning by the country program from relevant best practice internally and externally both nationally and globally and make learning from DRC available for other programs. Advocacy •Identify key opportunities and events for Save the Children DRC CO to position itself as the leading organisation for children’s issues in DRC Strategic Partnerships •Ensure that every partnership is formed in the context of the Theory of Change and is designed and managed so that the partnership furthers achievement of Save the Children's global strategy and strengthens local and national capacity to deliver for children •Analyse potential strategic partners using documented selection methods and ensure that all partners comply with Save the Children and donor requirements and regulations •Ensure that the DRC Country Office engages in mutual assessment, feedback and learning with partners and assist partners to engage in knowledge building and advocacy Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development – Program Development and Quality •Ensure appropriate staffing within Program Development and Quality •Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role in an emergency •Manage Program Development and Quality team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly •Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff Additional job responsibilities The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.