Description

Required

Fluent in written and spoken English and the working language of the country of residence

Able to travel up to 50% of the time

Able to operate in a physically demanding working environment

Master’s degree in development or humanitarian studies, sociology, political science, human geography or similar

Desirable

Demonstrable skills with the design and facilitation of training and workshops

Excellent communication skills for writing and presentation

Demonstrable skills in project design and proposal development

Demonstrable ability to lead and support change processes at management level

Advanced level in written and spoken French or Arabic

Responsibilities

Provide technical programmatic and operational advice to develop and elevate a localized approach to programming in DRC Country Operations.

Support the development of country-level organizational structures that enable localization ambitions.

Collaborate closely with country level programme and support staff to ensure a localized approach is embedded in the COs’ partnership approaches and mainstreamed across DRC’s response in the country.

Contribute to scoping for new programmatic and funding opportunities to improve and increase localization efforts.

Contribute to the identification and conceptual development of model program concepts under the heading of localization and partnership engagement, for potential replication.

Support with CO’s strategic direction of localization ambitions, with a special focus on but not limited to supporting the development of localization roadmaps/strategic plans at country and their reflection into Country Strategic Plans.

Lead on supporting/implementing globally initiated pilot localization initiatives in selected countries, in collaboration with the localization team.

Provide technical support with the use of global tools and resources, including (acceptable) adaptations to fit to specific contexts.

Support staff learning and development in COs, including coaching and mentoring of direct counterparts, focused learning for wider programmes teams, and providing induction for new staff.

COUNTRY: Kenya

• Provide technical programmatic and operational advice to develop and elevate a localized approach to programming in DRC Country Operations.
• Support the development of country-level organizational structures that enable localization ambitions.
• Collaborate closely with country level programme and support staff to ensure a localized approach is embedded in the COs’ partnership approaches and mainstreamed across DRC’s response in the country.
• Contribute to scoping for new programmatic and funding opportunities to improve and increase localization efforts.
• Contribute to the identification and conceptual development of model program concepts under the heading of localization and partnership engagement, for potential replication.
• Support with CO’s strategic direction of localization ambitions, with a special focus on but not limited to supporting the development of localization roadmaps/strategic plans at country and their reflection into Country Strategic Plans.
• Lead on supporting/implementing globally initiated pilot localization initiatives in selected countries, in collaboration with the localization team.
• Provide technical support with the use of global tools and resources, including (acceptable) adaptations to fit to specific contexts.
• Support staff learning and development in COs, including coaching and mentoring of direct counterparts, focused learning for wider programmes teams, and providing induction for new staff.

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Able to travel up to 50% of the time
• Able to operate in a physically demanding working environment
• Demonstrable skills with the design and facilitation of training and workshops
• Excellent communication skills for writing and presentation
• Demonstrable skills in project design and proposal development
• Demonstrable ability to lead and support change processes at management level
• Advanced level in written and spoken French or Arabic

• Master’s degree in development or humanitarian studies, sociology, political science, human geography or similar