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Senior Manager Capacity Building and Institutional Development

International Rescue Committee Verified

Islamabad , Pakistan

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Posted Jan 20, 2015 2 views

Background/IRC Summary:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

IRC has been working in Pakistan for over 30 years, and manages & delivers large, complex programs to meet needs in health, education, protection, environmental health and livelihoods for displaced, poor & conflict-affected communities. IRC works in partnership with local government and non-governmental organizations and currently works in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.

Job Overview/Summary:

The Senior Manager Capacity Building & Institutional Development will be a self-starter with excellent writing, presentation, training/facilitation, and budget management skills and will be able to develop and execute trainings for partners staff with minimal direction.

The Senior Manager Capacity Building & Institutional Development, is required to work with the Partnership Coordinator on leading the partners capacity assessment and development plans, produce annual capacity building/trainings plan, draft budget on for these trainings and other initiatives, identify trainers within IRC and outside of IRC, and also select trainings from the relevant websites and portals, facilitate and conduct extensive trainings for the IRC partners staff.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Develop training policy manual for the partner’s organizations and get it approved.
  • Initiate trainings needs assessments for the staff working in partners organizations
  • Analyze and categorize training needs for the partner’s staff.
  • Develop trainings and capacity building calendar and draft budget on conducting these trainings.
  • Building partners staff capacity through communication, education, research and support to develop and implement service delivery and quality improvements;
  • Identify and select trainers from within the IRC, those are specialists in their area of work and willing to act as a trainer.
  • Liaising with partners, training providers and IRC senior staff/specialists, on sector development needs;
  • Maintain a trainings/capacity building session’s database and record keeping for audit purposes.
  • Develop, organize trainings materials including training modules on several topics as per the TNA conducted as well as capacity building needs identified by the IRC management.
  • Promote relevant workshops and forums for partner’s organizations as well as in-housed trainings bought from external sources.
  • Provide appropriate and timely feedback to partner’s organizations on their staff post-training assessment behaviors.
  • Lead with commitment, integrity and accountability to the “IRC Way” – Global Standards for Professional Conduct
  • Maintain a sound understanding of IRC’s programs to be able to professionally represent the IRC and the IRC’s interests with implementing partners, government, donor s and other stakeholders.
  • Assist the Partnership Coordinator in developing a strong relationship with partners / Govt counterparts to ensure sustainable programs in the portfolio sectors.
  • Promote the IRC Pakistan vision and mission amongst partner organizations.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, prioritize and meet deadlines in a complex and challenging environment;
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong diplomacy skills; ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with partners, donors and other stakeholders in a sensitive environment.

Job Details

Industry:
N.G.O./Social Services
Functional Area:
Operations
Total Positions:
1 Post
Job Shift:
First Shift (Day)
Job Type:
Contract
Department:
Khyber Pakhtoonkwa Program
Job Location:
F-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Gender:
No Preference
Minimum Education:
Masters
Degree Title:
Post-graduate degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, or equivalent demonstrable experience in relevant fields
Career Level:
Department Head
Minimum Experience:
5 Years (Excellent professional track record with 3-5 years of relevant work experience with leading international and national organizations, including previous work on capacity building preferably of partners’ organizations.)
Work Permit:
Pakistan
Apply Before:
Jan 27, 2015
Posting Date:
Jan 20, 2015

International Rescue Committee

N.G.O./Social Services · 301-600 employees - Islamabad
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading global relief and development organization, established in 1933, and currently working in 42 countries worldwide. IRC has been working in Pakistan for over 30 years, and manages & delivers large, complex programs to meet needs in health, education, protection and livelihoods for displaced, poor & conflict-affected communities. IRC works in partnership with local Government and non-Governmental organizations and currently works in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.

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