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Senior International Programs Manager

Cufa Ltd
  • Location: North Sydney
  • Reports: CEO
  • Direct Reports: Programs Manager, Cambodia, and Myanmar Country Managers, Grants Coordinator

Cufa

Cufa is a small international development agency focused on economic development through livelihood, employment, enterprise and institutional capacity building. Cufa is in a growth stage of its development and is building a new organisational culture, which includes attracting people with a commitment to Cufa’s mission and a dedication to achieving high-quality results for our partners and impact for our projects.

The Position

The Senior International Program Manager is responsible for the project management within the Asia Pacific region. This position is tasked to oversee the program administrative processes, procedures and stakeholder relationships and ensure that project targets and outcomes are met. The position will assist in managing accountabilities to funding agencies, program partners and other stakeholders.

Operations

  • Developing and maintaining project administrative systems, policies and procedures to support the efficient and effective delivery of program activity.
  • Developing and monitoring processes for evaluating, reviewing and enhancing the program activities to ensure that they remain cost-effective and centred on the needs of the beneficiaries.

Management

  • Assist in the recruitment, training and performance monitoring of staff within country offices
  • Ensuring the safety and maintenance of all properties and equipment utilised by the organisation in program provision by taking both preventative and reactive corrective action to ensure the quality of the program provision
  • Acting to reduce the number of critical incidence by monitoring, evaluating, streamlining and/or redesigning the procedures/processes
  • Monitoring Cufa project plans in line with the board approved budgets and providing reports to the CEO.

Representation and Relationships

This position is the primary contact for the AusAID relationship. The position is responsible for ensuring that all government legislation and the organisation's policies and procedures are implemented effectively. The position will be required to attend industry events both domestic and international often out of regular office hours.

Attributes

  • Management, leadership and mentoring/coaching capability.
  • Emotional intelligence with the capacity to guide direct reports to deliver on organisational goals and project objectives
  • A keen focus with the ability to act empathetically with cross-cultural sensitivity and understanding.
  • Strong ability to manage and prioritise workload and respond to the position’s requirements flexibly and efficiently.
  • A personal commitment to the values and mission of the organisation and the communities with whom we partner.
  • An understanding and commitment to the promotion of gender equality and diversity.

Challenges

Cufa works in post-conflict settings with beneficiaries and communities suffering from food insecurity, poor health and sanitation, low levels of literacy, and unstable political environments which create a difficult and sometimes chaotic work environment. The position requires flexibility and adaptability.

Risk and occupational health and Safety

The incumbent must:

  • Adhere to Cufa’s WHS policies, procedures and practices
  • Must report any risks or hazards immediately to assist to eliminate or mitigate the risk/s

Key Skills

  • Administrative, organisational, budgetary, reporting and planning skills.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation and motivational skills.
  • A detailed understanding of the environment faced by the beneficiaries of Cufa’s projects.
  • Analytical interpretation and advanced problem-solving abilities.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

  • Minimum of three to five years’ experience in project management in the international development sector with experience leading small teams to deliver results and achieve targets.
  • Proven experience in building and sustaining internal and external relationships as well as strong negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Ability to be innovative and creative with finite resources.
  • High standard of written and oral communication skills with an eye for detail.
  • Experience with or knowledge of logframe and Theory of Change designs.
  • Strong understanding of DFAT and ACFID compliance requirements and experience in managing projects funded by institutional donors.
  • Strong written communication skills, including the ability to adapt writing and presentation style for a range of audiences and purposes including correspondence, proposals or submissions.
  • Excellent organisational skills including the capacity to prioritise and manage and meet deadlines.
  • Proven budgetary management skills with demonstrated experience in supervising and managing teams from multi-cultural backgrounds.
  • Highly developed interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Tertiary qualification in International Development or a related field.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as suitable candidates will be interviewed as applications are received. Any questions should be directed to [email protected] using the subject line: Senior International Programs Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Cufa takes the protection of children very seriously and as an organisation we expect all staff members to comply with our child protection policy.

The successful applicant will need to sign a child protected declaration and undergo referee checks.

A position description is attached.

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