Senior Program Manager position is available at Medical Teams International.

Reporting to the Global Programs Director, the SPM oversees a defined group of activities with particular emphasis on Sudden Onset and Displacement programs. Also, the SPM will manage and mentor a small team of one or two Program Support Officers and one or two Country Directors/Managers.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributes to Field Operations Department strategic planning and reporting.
• Moreover, mentors Country Directors/Managers in the strategic planning process.
• Supports Country Directors/Managers to develop, implement and monitor country strategies and annual work plans.
• Assists the Global Programs Director in the development and monitoring of country strategies, annual work plans, and reporting against strategic outcomes and indicators.
• Likewise, collaborates with the Global Programs Director, to develop and facilitate planning, leadership and capacity building events in designated countries.
• Identifies and pursues opportunities for strategic program growth in assigned countries in collaboration with the Country Directors/Managers.
• Furthermore, collaborates with the Humanitarian Response Team to build humanitarian response capacity of assigned countries.
• Similarly, ensures the effective administration and management of field operations, staffing and systems, including logistics, local hiring, partnership development and program quality etc. according to agreed structures.
• Collaborates with HQ program staff to ensure that HQ reporting, information and data is current, for instance country information, Project Data System, Project Directory, and Funding Needs.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ progressively responsible experience in International relief and development programming.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience overseeing country programs.
• Furthermore, commitment to the mission & calling of Medical Teams International.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in strategic planning, achieving results, coordinating & supporting a diverse team, mentoring, and staff development.
• Commitment to organizational strengthening and programmatic growth in accordance with needs.
• Also, proven ability to produce successful program proposals and develop strategic donor relationships.
• Skilled at building and maintaining a high functioning, high performing work team.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop leaders.
• Experience in creating an environment of accountability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead virtually.
• Above all, ability to work collaboratively with others.

Preferred

• Experience as country director/manager with a humanitarian aid NGO.
• Competence in a second language, such as Spanish, French, Swahili, or Arabic