Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Director of Programme Development and Quality

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Region Africa – West and Central
Country Democratic Republic of Congo
Job Location: Kinshasa
Position Type: Fixed Term
Budget Responsibility: £2.5m – 5 million
Line Management Responsibility: 1 – 5
Annual Salary and Benefits: £35,862 per annum + interesting international benefits package for you
Contract Duration : 12 months
Closing date for applications: 14 January 2012

Introduction

Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

Save the Children in DRC

Save the Children UK began working in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1994 when the conflict started in the East of the country. The Democratic Republic of Congo is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult countries in which to grow up. Access to essential services is very limited and children are subject to widespread exploitation and abuse, including recruitment into armed groups, forced labour, sexual abuse and abandonment. Save the Children UK operates in the East (North Kivu and Ituri) and West (Kinshasa and Kasai Oriental) of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The eastern programme is mainly rural and conflict-related, the western work is urban and development oriented. The main unifying theme is child protection, which includes a prominent role in the national Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme (East) as well as pioneering work with children accused of witchcraft (West). In addition, the Democratic Republic of Congo programme makes an important contribution to the Save the Children’s global programme and campaign on education in conflict ‘Rewrite the Future’ and on Child Survival ‘Every One’.

Director of Programme Development and Quality

As a key member of the DRC Country Programme Senior Management Team (SMT), the Director of Program Development and Quality will effectively and efficiently coordinate programming systems, processes and activities so that all Save the Children UK DRC programmes are of excellent technical quality, attract significant donor funding, and contribute significantly to national and global learning, advocacy, and programme development.

The post holder will contribute to the development and review of the country strategic direction and policy formulation and will play a key role in the expansion of Save the Children programmes in DRC to increase impact and enable positive change for children.

Additional Information

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