Team leader

Oxfam Novib is a world-wide development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty.

For the Quality Delivery Team we are for a
Team leader (with expertise in project management)

This is a temporary position until the end of 2015, 36 hours a week, based in The Hague but with frequent travel.

Objective of the position: You will be the team leader of the Quality Delivery Team which consist of 6 fte staff (including team leader) focussing on training& advice on project management & financial management. In addition to your team leader role you will also be providing hands-on support, coaching and training to staff of programme/project implementing units (at headquarters and country offices) on general (including financial) project management during the different phases of the programme & project cycle.

Main tasks:

1. Team leadership (30% of time):

• To provide leadership on vision, policies and practices of quality project implementation;
• Line management of the Quality Delivery Team, supporting them on a daily basis, including daily management of HR-issues such as leave, sickness, performance, personal development, recruitment, induction etc.;
• Team planning, monitoring en reporting: collect requests for support of the team and in consultation with the team prioritize missions, ensure ToRs are being made and evaluations of each mission are done. Monitor effectiveness of the team;
• Representation of the team to other units/country offices, ensure the Quality Delivery Team operates effectively and efficiently in the organisation;
• Keep overview of the budget.

2. Provides hands-on assistance, coaching, support and training (40% of time):

• Each support (mission) will be preceded by a Terms of Reference, and will be finalised with a finding, recommendations report/action plan for follow up. Tasks may include:
• Provides support and in some cases takes the lead in developing/operational sing project concepts/proposals;
• Quickly diagnose risks/challenges in project proposals or in ongoing projects and able to devise an action plan with the project team;
• Provides ad-hoc coaching & training on topics related to project management such as: scoping, goal-setting, inception, activity planning, budgeting, procurement, monitoring & evaluation, reporting, accountability, risk management, audits, stakeholder management, change management, archiving, internal and external communication, team leadership, closure, sustainability etc.;
• Contributes to and participates in inception workshops with Oxfam Novib's own staff and partner organisations on providing guidance to comply with donor requirements.

3. Contributes to improvement & development of processes, procedures, systems, tools, manuals, training material, best practices etc to enable quality project management organisation-wide. (30% of time).

You have:

• Experience in a team leader of line-management role, strong people management & team building skills, vision on quality project implementation;
• Experience in working in development cooperation, relevant academic degree, minimal 3 years of experience of working with organizations in Asia, Middle East and/or Africa;
• 5 years of experience in organizational (including financial) capacity assessment and development (organizational development) of organizations, including local NGO's;
• 5 years of experience in dealing with institutional donors (such EC, ECHO, SIDA, DFID, MinBUZA. foundations etc): good knowledge on proposal writing (including budgeting), monitoring and reporting according donors compliances;
• Demonstrable experience with training, development of tools and guidance, capacity development and transfer of knowledge and information in variety of cultural contexts; Ability to work directly and over distance with colleagues;
• Fluency in English required, French a definite advantage;
• Ability to think strategically, communicate convincingly and act decisively; ability to translate complex problems into practical solutions through manageable activities;
• Self motivated, competent networker, diplomatic but persuasive, team working skills, integrity and confidentiality, able to handle tight deadlines, multi-tasker;
• Willingness & ability to travel between 20-50% of time;
• Excellent project management skills. Substantial experience in being the project leader for large projects funded by institutional donors. Familiarity with best practices and tools for project management;
• Preferred: certification/diploma in project management (e.g. IPMA, PMI or equivalent).

We offer
A local Dutch contract with a competitive, fair and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. The classification is in scale 10 and the corresponding salary range lies between EU2.942,- and EU4.528,- gross per month based on a 36-hour week.

More information and application procedure
Send your application in writing, including a motivation letter and curriculum Vitae and mentioning reference number 5-3234 to jobs@oxfamnovib.nl to the attention of Hans van Steen, HR Advisor, no later than, November 5, 2014. More information about this position is available with Janny Bosscher janny.bosscher@oxfamnovib.nl

Applicants must be Nationals of a European Union member State or have a valid work permit for the European Union.