Director of Program Development and Impact

Responsibility #1: Strategic Planning & programme development

As member of the SMT, contribute to the development, maintenance, and review of programme strategy for CIL.

Take a lead role in developing program strategies

Ensure integration of relevant technical inputs to country strategy, proposals and reports

Lead on conceptualizing and designing cost effective, innovative and high quality programs

Ensure that programs are consistent with strategic CIL documents like Rapid Gender Analysis, Country Program Strategy, and with the CARE International program objectives globally. 

Initiate new project concepts and possibly lead small pilot projects which will transition later to the implementation team.

Responsibility #2: Program Design and Technical Assistance

Ensure that the CIL Country Office has a quality, multi-sectoral program activity reflecting all major technical and sectoral aspects of the CARE International global strategy

Ensure the design and development of woman focused emergency and development programs of a high quality that contribute to the Country Office’s strategies and plans, informed by CARE International global standards and principles

Ensure that the different technical coordinators of the Country Office are coordinated, integrated and support each other to optimize programs and projects

Ensure that technical staff provide input into proposals and proactively and regularly communicate planned requirements for program design and implementation to relevant Country Office departments/functions

Support the Director of Programme Implementation and team in ensuring adequate resources for program activities from various in country and international, institutional donors.

Ensure excellent coordination and cooperation with Implementation teams

Responsibility #3: Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation

Maintain a robust M&E system to measure achievement and progress toward program goals and results

Measure achievement and progress toward program goals and results through the M&E system

Contribute to grants/projects reporting and total reach annual compilation

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 the programme implementation team

Oversee CARE International Lebanon research programs

Responsibility 4: Sector Coordinator Support and Oversight

Provide guidance and leadership support to Sector Coordinators in Gender-Protection, FSL, Shelter and WASH

Ensure Sector Coordinators have sufficient technical and management guidance and resourcing support from CIL to effectively represent in respective forums/WGs.

Engage with UN Agencies on a sectoral or cross-sectors basis

Responsibility 5: Knowledge Management

Ensure learning by the country program from relevant best practice and assess performance regularly against agreed program objectives and indicators

Ensure learning by the country program from relevant best practices internally and externally both nationally and globally and make learning from CIL available for other CI offices.

Engage in relevant national and global networks

Ensure the establishment and operationalization of an online system that will enable CIL staff to access a centralized data and information system

Responsibility 6: Engagement with Partners to develop effective partnerships

Assess the current partnerships portfolio identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, to inform strategic decision-making

Develop CARE International Lebanon Partnership strategies based on CARE’s Programme strategies and consultation with partners and CARE staff

Facilitate partner involvement in CARE proposals and input directly to ensure partner design and costs are appropriately represented and adequately resourced

Propose, design and pilot innovative approaches to working in effective partnerships to deliver upon CARE programmes and partnerships strategies

Support, guide, and oversee a full menu of capacity assessment and building support for partners as identified/requested by partners.

Provide support to partners’ proposal development from an organizational and operational standpoint

Responsibility #7: Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development – Program Development

Ensure appropriate staffing within Program Development and MEAL

Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role

Manage Program Sector Coordinators, Partnership Manager, MEAL Manager and SPO 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

Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.  Establish result-based system and follow up

Manage the performance of all staff in the Program Development and Impact work area through:

Effective use of the country office’s Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measurable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;

Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;

Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;

Documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate performance improvements/ workplans 

He/She will be the responsible focal point during emergencies.