Senior Programme Manager at mothers2mothers

The purpose of this position is to manage the large-scale delivery of packages of minimum services for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children and Adolescents (OVCA) under the USAID-funded Children, Adolescents, and Families in the HIV Epidemic Activity in Limpopo Province. The position will be responsible for the optimal delivery of our expanding programmatic /service delivery models and serve as the key/strategic lead for OVC/DREAMS programming. 
The Senior Programme Manager will serve as the lead technical expert for the project’s direct service delivery project components (OVC/DREAMS), ensuring continuous SI approaches, innovations, and learnings are integrated, including promoting use of a programmatic QA/QI and sustainability approach. S/he will also oversee technical implementation of sub-partner activities.

This position is based in Limpopo

Key Performance Areas: 
Programme implementation: 

• Lead OVC programme portfolio, including responsibility for management of large-scale community-based programming (OVC and DREAMS) and ensure coverage in the programme area as per USAID targets.
• Actively participate in and co-lead workplan development, monitoring of project milestones, and project reporting - with inputs from Programme Senior Management Team SMT/HO/stakeholders - in line with donor mandates, targets and technical guidance.
• Accountable for project milestones and results in line with set service and impact targets.
• Lead implementation and cascading of programmatic innovations, including hybrid/virtual service delivery approaches and evidence-based interventions (using Android tablets and web-based platforms).
• Support implementation of quality assurance/quality improvement (and including joint supervisory systems) with district-based coordinators.
• Co-design and execute effective plans/strategies to support donor-led audits, progress reviews, and quarterly reporting, in collaboration with the programme managers and support staff.
• Provide programmatic leadership of quality assurance/quality improvement in collaboration with technical support teams.
• Lead programmatic aspects of project evaluations and knowledge management in collaboration with the SMT, m2m Dept. Programme & Tech. Support, and external stakeholders. 
• Direct and manage use of project resources and finances in line with implementation plans and within approved budgets and evolving strategies. 
• Ensure adequate project implementation controls, processes and procedures to promote compliance and stewardship of resources. 
• Co-design and support implementation of strategies, processes, tools, and virtual/hybrid systems for capacity building of frontline cadres
• Other managerial duties as assigned.

Supervision: 

• Ensure robust line management of direct reports responsible for coordination/management of district-based team.
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship of project teams and ensure high levels of motivation and productivity for large team of frontline workers.
• Ensure adequate project implementation controls, processes and procedures to promote compliance and stewardship of human/financial resources. 
• Ensure robust line management of key implementation team members. 
• Coach and mentor project teams and build and maintain a highly effective and motivated team. 

Technical Support: 

• Facilitate the development and implementation of the annual programme plan including goal setting and work-planning for programme improvement. Provide inputs for target setting.
• Provide programme implementation guidance and support where needed to the programme service delivery teams in order to achieve quality targeted results.
• Lead the adaptation and implementation of programme/intervention/innovation frameworks and activities with clearly defined objectives, outcomes and roles and responsibilities.
• Prepare and submit regular reports that describe programme progress and achievements.
• Work closely with M&E to initiate site service quality assessments and other programme quality improvement processes to maintain the provision of high-quality services.
• Coordinate data use for programme decision making.
• Periodically travel to various sites to support implementation and QA/QI processes.
• Contribute to internal working groups and sharing of inter- and intra-country learnings.

Stakeholder engagement: 

• Perform donor and stakeholder relationship management and development, including representation of m2m in key strategic forums, as delegated.
• Provide input into and support preparations for high-level site visits.
• Maintain and grow stakeholder relationships, including representation of the organisation in key strategic technical working groups.
• Perform donor and stakeholder relationship management and development, including representation of m2m in key strategic forums, as delegated.

Job Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• University degree or master’s degree (preferred) in Public Health, Social/Health sciences, Management or equivalent
• Minimum of progressive 7+ years of related work experience in the field of public health and/or international development including deep familiarity with HIV/AIDS and PEPFAR-funded programming 
• Proven ability to work as a team leader, with various direct reports and as a team member with multidisciplinary teams. 
• Experience with large scale PEPFAR /USAID -funded projects and/or high value bilateral or multilateral awards is highly desirable. 
• Excellent experience with managing project cycles including conceptualisation and implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Sound experience in working in a senior leadership/ management and/or technical advisory role.
• Demonstrated experience in quality assurance and quality improvement, including senior role in mentoring and provision technical support to project teams.
• Excellent knowledge in best practices/innovations in public health and case management models
• Extensive knowledge of South Africa’s health systems and demonstrated ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders/strategic partners. 
• Excellent working knowledge of and experience in using MS Office suite. 
• Ability to think creatively and systematically at all project levels. 

Competencies Required:

• Exceptional attention to detail, concentrate on detail for long periods of time and deliver accurate work within set timelines.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Good interpersonal, documentation, communication and presentation skills
• Dynamic, innovative, results and action-oriented leader.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with experience managing teams. 
• Strategic thinker with strong business and analytical skills.
• Sound decision-making. 
• Communicates effectively in English, strong writing skills.
• A passion for m2m vision and mission
• A commitment to m2m values.