Project Director, DREEM NGO Job WUSC

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Vision and Strategy

• Provide overall technical and strategic oversight and accountability for successful implementation of the project objectives and deliverables.
• Create a culture that balances control/compliance with innovation, embracing risk and dynamic organizational structures.
• Ensure the project’s strategic focus continuously emphasizes and strengthens the role of Refugee-Led Organizations (RLOs) as central agents for sustainable, locally-led change.
• Champion a dynamic organizational structure and management approach capable of rapidly responding to the challenging and constantly evolving forced displacement and education ecosystems across Africa.

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Technical Innovation and Project Management

• Establish and deliver high quality technical assistance to the donor and its partners through a structured Technical Assistance Mechanism.
• In coordination with the Deputy Project Director, oversee day-to-day coordination and delivery of project activities in conjunction with staff, technical advisors, and partners.
• Ensure that innovation and learning is shared across WUSC’s programming and stakeholders globally and in countries of programming.
• Provide strategic direction to the program’s monitoring and results measurement (MERL) agenda to ensure it delivers real time intelligence to the team and other stakeholders.
• Develop specific strategies for cross-cutting themes (capacity building, gender equality, private sector engagement, environmental sustainability) for the initiative.

Stakeholder engagement and stewardship

• Establish a strong working relationship with the Donor, including planning, capacity building and information sharing.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships between key project partners across Africa and internally.
• Develop robust relationships with project stakeholders, including relevant governments, private sector actors, consultants and civil society organizations.
• Organize and manage project governance structures / committees.
• Represent WUSC among stakeholders, ensuring that the project can provide value to local actors and make a positive impact within the forced displacement ecosystem.
• Network and coordinate regularly with other development actors, sharing information to ensure harmonization and leverage synergy with similar initiatives.
• Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Qualifications and Experience

Education

• A university degree in international development, migration studies, business administration, finance or other relevant area;
• Specialized training in entrepreneurship support, higher education financial inclusion, gender and/or the digital economy would be an advantage.
• A minimum of ten years of progressively more responsible assignments related to management of development initiatives;
• Deep knowledge and experience in forced displacement within the African context is a must. Previous experience with the market systems development approach strongly preferred.
• Previous experience in the delivery of technical assistance or the creation of a TA facility is strongly desired.
• Demonstrated experience in managing diverse teams and building a culture of curiosity and learning.
• Proven technical, financial, administrative and organizational skills;
• Proven experience managing a multi-disciplinary team of staff;
• Diplomatic skills and the knowledge of cross-cultural, inter-personal communication;
• Proven experience of adaptability to a challenging and constantly changing environment requiring iterative planning on a regular basis;
• Experience in capacity building with local partner organizations and a commitment to a participatory partnership approach to development.

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