Global Programmes Lead Details

Muslim Aid Uk; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Muslim Aid UK is seeking a Global Programmes Lead to provide senior leadership across international and UK programme delivery, partnerships, humanitarian response and safety and security. The role reports to the Head of Impact and ensures compliant, high-quality delivery through various units and partner networks.

You will drive strategy, quality, and value for money while managing risk and capacity building across country offices, with regular international travel expected.

Qualifications

• Substantial senior management experience in international development and/or humanitarian programmes.
• Experience leading programme quality, design, MEAL and compliance across a multi-country portfolio.
• Excellent leadership, project management and facilitation skills.
• Strong financial management and value-for-money skills with budget oversight across multiple programmes.
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with diverse stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across the Country Programmes Unit, the Programmes Partnership Unit (including UK programmes), the Humanitarian Programmes function and the safety and security function.
• Lead development of departmental strategies and operational plans within the remit to ensure alignment.
• Oversee programmes to ensure they are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated to high standards and compliant with donors and international requirements.
• Strengthen due diligence and compliance procedures with country offices and partners, including CHS and Sphere standards.
• Oversee Capacity Assessments of Country Offices/Affiliates and Implementing Partners and associated improvement plans.
• Oversee management of the Humanitarian Programmes function and emergency response capability.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

MEAL

Education

Degree in international development

Job description

Summary of Role

The Global Programmes Lead is a senior management role within the Impact department, providing leadership and oversight across Muslim Aid’s international and UK programme delivery, partnerships, humanitarian response, and safety and security. Reporting to the Head of Impact, the Lead is accountable for the efficient, high-quality and compliant delivery of programmes through the Country Programmes Unit, the Programmes Partnership Unit (including UK programmes), the Humanitarian Programmes function and programme administration, while ensuring robust duty of care through oversight of the safety and security function.

The role is responsible for technical and management advice and support to ensure Muslim Aid Country Offices and partners are implementing, monitoring and evaluating programme activities in compliance with Muslim Aid’s strategy and budget as well as recognised international standards.

The role drives programme quality, value for money and risk management across the portfolio; strengthens the capacity of country offices and partners; and supports institutional funding and strategic partnerships to grow the scope, scale and quality of Muslim Aid’s programmes in line with organisational strategy and recognised international standards. Regular international travel will be required.

About the Role

• Provide senior leadership across the Country Programmes Unit, the Programmes Partnership Unit (including UK programmes), the Humanitarian Programmes function and the safety and security function, ensuring they operate as a coherent, high-performing whole.
• Lead development of departmental strategies and operational plans within the roles remit to ensure they are aligned.
• Oversee programmes to ensure they are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated to a high standard and in compliance with donor, governmental and international requirements.
• Strengthen due diligence and compliance procedures with country offices and partners, and ensure quality standards such as the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and Sphere are met.
• Oversee Capacity Assessments of Country Offices/Affiliate Offices and Implementing Partners, and the implementation of associated improvement plans.
• Oversee management of the Humanitarian Programmes function and Muslim Aid’s emergency response capability, ensuring timely, high-quality and standards-compliant responses to slow- and rapid-onset emergencies.

About You

You must currently hold the right to work in the UK. Muslim Aid is not offering sponsorship for this role.

This role operates on a hybrid working basis, with a requirement to work from the office for a minimum of three days per week, and additional days where required to meet organisational needs.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Educated to degree level in international development or a related field.
• Substantial senior management experience in international development and/or humanitarian programmes, including remote / distance management of country offices and partners.
• Proven experience leading programme quality, design, MEAL and compliance across a multi-country portfolio.
• Excellent leadership, project management and facilitation skills.
• Strong financial management and value-for-money skills, with budget oversight across multiple programmes.
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with diverse stakeholders at all levels.