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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Coordinates implementation of regional program.
- Secures stakeholder/donor satisfaction according to contracts in terms of results, budget and competencies
- Reviews & tracks progress against milestones
- Promotes agenda in professional forums by sharing and profiling results/experiences and supporting partners (inc. young people) at these levels
- Supports local co-funding efforts
- Establishes and maintains good relationships with stakeholders in-country (civil society, local/national government, private sector, media, co-founders, research)
- Identifies and selects local partners and consultants as required, in collaboration with Global Program Manager and other colleagues.
- Ensures timely and high-quality reporting of partners contracted by Hivos.
- Identifies training and other needs of national partner(s) to improve program delivery and enhance local ownership
- Leads, motivates, trains, appraises, guides and/or inspires regional staff and enables effective teamwork, achieves objectives and works according to Hivos’ guiding principles
- Coordinates local research(ers), facilitate gathering/use of data, adequate monitoring and drawing lessons to continuously improve in-country program.
- Ensures the program is constantly innovating, e.g. through multi-actor collaboration, unusual partnerships, narratives and behaviour change & open data.
- Ensure that city and regional implementation generate clear evidence of progress against the Urban Futures Theory of Change, outcomes, indicators, and donor commitments.
- Work with partners to improve the quality of narrative reports, evidence, stories of change, youth testimonies, policy influence examples, and learning documentation.
- Coordinate with the Global Program Manager, MEL colleagues, and Linking & Learning team to ensure timely data collection, validation, analysis, and use of findings for adaptive management.
- Support the preparation of donor reports, annual plans, regional updates, and strategic reflection processes.
- Ensure that young people are meaningfully involved in city-level and regional decision-making, advocacy, communications, monitoring, and learning processes.
- Oversee regional partner grant management, including workplan review, budget follow-up, compliance, risk identification, and coordination with finance and operations teams.
- Support partners to meet contractual obligations, reporting deadlines, financial requirements, and agreed quality standards.
- Identify implementation risks early and propose practical mitigation measures in coordination with the Global Program Manager.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Master’s degree or equivalent in sustainable development, food systems/policy, urban studies, environmental studies, climate governance or other relevant field.
- Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in international development, ideally in (urban) food systems, youth engagement, multi-actor collaboration and/or climate justice.
- Minimum of five years’ experience in an international (NGO) context, especially in project management, partner engagement and managing project budgets.
- Good understanding of food systems approach, climate justice and multi-actor platforms/collaboration, preferably in an urban context
- Demonstrable in-country network, experience and track record engaging municipal governments, local (youth) partners and other stakeholders in the food and climate sector.
- Keen understanding of relevant country/city political and social dynamics; analytical and conceptual skills, and ability to translate these into relevant, timely actions.
- Ability, experience and commitment to support local ownership of partners including youth engagement and leadership.
- Experience managing sub-grants, partner contracts, budgets, and compliance processes.
- Donor-funded program reporting, preferably with philanthropic donors or multi-country programs.
- Experience supporting youth-led advocacy, policy influence, or participatory governance processes.
- Ability to lead a small regional team, ensure an open, creative, dynamic and effective working environment, and collaborate closely with remote global colleagues.
- Excellent networking, relationship building and negotiation skills
- Experience coordinating complex programs to ensure effective design, implementation, adaptive/flexible management and reporting including monitoring, evaluation and learning
- Excellent verbal, writing and communication skills in English and local languages per region
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementbudget managementdonor reportingsub-grant managementcompliance processesmonitoring and evaluationdata collectiondata analysisurban studiessustainable development
Soft Skills
leadershipteam motivationrelationship buildingnegotiationanalytical skillscommunication skillsnetworkingcollaborationadaptabilityproblem-solving
Certifications
Master’s degree in sustainable developmentMaster’s degree in food systems/policyMaster’s degree in urban studiesMaster’s degree in environmental studiesMaster’s degree in climate governance