ThaiNGO

PURPOSE OF POSITION

        The Purpose of this position is to lead and manage the technical & sector department to ensure technical quality of programs & projects and create a culture of evidence-based and quality assurance practices which, will contribute to technical excellence , evidence of impact, and sustainability of funding. This includes building support. As a Department Manager , the person will coordinate and collaborate effectively with program implementation, marketing , resource acquisition ,strategy , and communication teams in an integrated and coordinated manner.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Technical Program/Project Development (all funding streams)

     - Update & implement business process for design development process

     - Ensures all designs are developed meeting technical/sector quality standards

     - Ensure all required design documents/products are agreed with relevant departments and teams and endorsed for SLT for approval. 

     - Engaging key partners and stakeholders during design process

     - QA of designs in coordination with MEAL and relevant teams

2. Technical/Sector Quality in Implementation

    -  Ensure completeness, quality, and user-friendly of implementing guidelines for field use

    -  Ensure timely and quality of technical support to field implementation team

    -   Provide technical guidance to technical/sector advisors to consistently track implementation quality across area programs

    - Provide technical guidance to technical/sector advisors on monitoring and reporting at NO level

    - Share progress and lessons learned with relevant departments & teams

3. Capacity Building Support and Strategic Partnership 

    - Collaborate with P&C for technical competency assessment and designing of learning & development plans

    - Support technical/sector advisors in building strategic partnerships that contributes to advocacy and sustainability

    - Capacity building support including coaching and mentoring to team members

    - Coordinates with RO and TSO for technical/sector guidance and capacity building support

4. Team and individual Performance and Development

Model mindsets and behaviours which enable direct reports to live-out WVFT core values, continuously learn, develop and effectively perform:

    - Facilitate and review ongoing individual performance and development planning,

    - Facilitate team building and development

    - Support individual/ personal, professional plans and growth

    - Identifying and nurturing talent and potential successors

    - Support staff care and wellbeing; model work-life balance

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Post-graduate degree, preferably master degree, in International Development, Social Work, Management, and or other relevant subject.
2. At least 3-5 years manager and leadership position experience in community development/operations work, preferably including program quality roles
3. At least 3-5 years experience of field-level work in community development and/or emergency response, grants acquisition management, and experience in child-wellbeing/child-focused issues and programming
4. Track record of successfully managing and/or supporting technical teams, demonstrating broad understanding of different technical sectors in an integrated manner
5. Demonstrated ability to design and/or adapt programme quality and accountability standards and facilitate application
6. At least 3-5 years experience managing people and a proven record of developing people and initiating and implementing organizational change.
7. Networking and building partnerships, both within an organisation, and in promoting a more external-facing organisation
8. Demonstrated ability to design and produce data-based reports and proposals, and design of organisational standards and guidance