Program Coordinator, Human Rights – DRC Full Time Senior level

• Coordinate and steer all program activities and supporting implementing partners to deliver the defined results on time in all three countries;
• Facilitate exchange between various stakeholders involved in the program monitoring and ensure project progress (supported by the program’s M & E Coordinator);
• Coordinate and liaise with the local and regional partner organisations and ensure the timely delivery of project results;
• Liaise and regular communicate with WWF Germany backstopper;
• Organize kick-off and closure workshops;
• Be responsible for the elaboration of a grievance mechanisms practitioner’s guide for protected areas in the Congo Basin and all related work;
• Support implementing partners to commission studies and organisational development (OD) consultancies and selecting suitable consultants;
• Organize, commission and manage the internal mid-term evaluation as well as external final evaluation;
• Consolidate technical and financial reports from implementing partners before submitting to WWF DRC hierarchy and WWF Germany backstopper;
• Support the preparation of annual financial audits for the project; Guide implementing CSO on WWF Environmental and Social Safeguards;
• Ensure that the program is implemented in a consultative, participative, transparent, gender sensitive and community / indigenous rights-based way with an emphasis on WWF standards;
• Develop synergies between partners in and out of the WWF network to strengthen experience sharing and lobby / advocacy capacity at national and international level;
• Coordinate the elaboration of work plans of CSOs and monitor their execution;
• Manage WWF DRC program staff in line with WWF policies, ensuring that they have the necessary induction and support;
• Represent the program at national, regional, international events;

• Monitor and evaluate program work to maintain and/or improve the quality; incorporating learning in the programme and ensuring achievement of desired impact;
• Ensure technical and financial reporting to BMZ is of high quality and timely submitted;
• Ensure compliance with donor procedures (procurement, subcontracting, tenders, etc.) in coordination with the WWF Germany backstopper;
• Maintain close communication to all CSOs implementing activities in the field.

• Ensure that the WWF network is aware of progress of activities and possible adaptive management, outside of the technical reporting cycles;
• Keep WWF network staff and the donor involved in the program;
• Support the CSOs to high-light achievements related to this program via the media both national and internationally.

• A Master or diploma in an appropriate field: human rights / law / conservation / environment;
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in project/program management and multi-stakeholder management in the fields of rural development and/or conservation for international development organizations;
• Experience in Central Africa is strongly desired;
• Experience with international donors, especially BMZ or other German governmental donors, is desired;
• Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary team management in the context of developing countries;
• Knowledge of human rights, indigenous people’s rights, grievance mechanisms and social safeguards;
• Knowledge of challenges evolving at the nexus of conservation and natural resource use;
• Knowledge in rural development;
• Experience in the preparation and implementation of work plans;
• Experience in the coordination of complex, regional programs;
• Superior ability to coordinate diverse partners in complex and difficult environments;
• Adaptable and flexible, with sensitivity to cultural context and gender issues;
• Experience in working with international agencies, particularly German donors;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English are essential (several reports for English-speaking funders);
• Adherence to WWF’s values, which are: Courage, Respect, Integrity and Collaboration.
• Adherence to WWF’s behaviors, which are: Strive for impact, listen deeply, collaborate openly and innovate fearlessly.

• A cover letter
• A detailed CV with 3 references

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