Resilience Programme Manager
Trócaire
About Trócaire
Trócaire is an International NGO. We work with local partners in the world’s most at-risk communities and with people in Ireland to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Together we bring about positive and lasting change for a just world. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. We work towards five goals:
• Defend Human Rights and Promote Access to Justice;
• Achieve Climate & Environmental Justice;
• Ensure Women & Girls’ Protection, Voice & Influence;
• Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity and
• Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice.
Our work is rooted in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a diverse portfolio of Resilience and Climate Change programming in Gedo, Somalia, with partners. The right candidate will be a leader, joining the Senior Management Team (SMT) and taking on responsibility for the delivery of Climate Change and Resilience programming and pushing the direction of new programming in this area. The Resilience Programme Manager is critical to ensuring coherence and consistency in our programming and our different approaches to partnership across this diverse portfolio. S/he will take overall responsibility for the Irish Aid Programme of work and will be the key technical contact for major donors of the Climate Change and Resilience portfolio, such as Irish Aid, Caritas sister agencies and others.
Key responsibilities:
Programme Development and Management:
• Manage and deepen the current portfolio of work on climate change and resilience programming that responds to the local context and contributes to a clear strategic country vision and theory of change in line with Trócaire’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 and the Somalia Country Strategic Plan.
• Ensure that Trócaire in Somalia has a clearly identified climate change niche and that our added value contributes to our partners’ work.
• Ensure the community elders and leaders participate in and are aware of all initiatives related to programme design and implementation.
• Work in close co-ordination with the Head of Programmes (HOP) to ensure strategic coherence across programmes, MEAL, business development and partner capacity strengthening.
• Ensure that different thematic areas of work are mutually reinforcing and contribute collectively to the achievement of country-level outcomes in view of an integrated programming approach and to ensure strong linkages between our humanitarian work, resilience/climate change work and our large health and nutrition programme.
• Ensure safeguarding and accountability are considered in programming.
• Ensure that the resilience programme promotes policy and advocacy work, research and innovation.
• Ensure that all programme effectively mainstreams gender and protection throughout the programme cycle.
• Identify learning priorities within the programme and facilitate the sharing of this learning with partners, across programmes, and externally as appropriate.
• Ensure regular communication with the Business Development and Grants Manager (BDGM) in country to identify new funding opportunities and guarantee the programme meets the requirements of back donors and that relevant support is given to Programme staff as needed to meet these requirements.
Specific to Programme Design:
• Provide technical leadership and ensure that the programme is designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated within the Trócaire Programme Management and Accountability Framework (PMAG).
• Undertake analysis (contextual/poverty/ power etc.) that informs appropriate programme strategies, location and target population.
• Ensure that team members have access to technical support required to carry out programme baselines and evaluations. This includes supporting the process of identifying appropriate consultants and other technical support, where necessary, and providing guidance to the MEAL team.
• Ensure that HQ-based Programme Teams are aware of and engaged in the programme design process in order to create synergies across country programmes.
Specific to Programme Implementation and Monitoring:
• Ensure that the programme is being implemented within a clear engendered monitoring and evaluation framework that includes regular monitoring, supported by technical advice from the MEAL Coordinator.
• Through a regular programme review process with key colleagues, ensure that the programme is on track and challenges are dealt with.
• Assist is the delivery of high quality Annual Programme Reviews and donor reports that provide clear evidence of progress (or lack of) on an annual basis and that can be used for programme management, and ongoing learning and adaptation, as well as to highlight case studies for communication and advocacy.
Specific to Programme Evaluation:
o Ensure that the resilience programme is evaluated according to Trócaire’s evaluation policy and that learning from evaluations is incorporated into new programme design.
o Support the Deputy Country Director in establishing evaluation methodologies that foster internalisation of learning, and where possible promote elements of peer review and evaluation including with Partners.
o Together with Programme staff, identify and encourage participation at relevant thematic working groups, cluster groups, networks and learning forums at regional, national (and possibly international) level in order to improve programme and advocacy impact.
Human Resource Management
• Implement an effective performance management system for line managed stasff in line with organisational policy.
• Support, mentor and coach the team members as part of their professional development and to help them to be highly effective in their work.
• Ensure close coordination of finance staff with Programme Accountants and he Business Development and Grants Manager on all aspects of financial management and grants management.
• Establish a team approach to programming and partner capacity buildng, ensuring that programme staff work together to share learning and to exchange skills.
• Ensure regular team meetings for information exchange and strategic discussions as well as to facilitate rolling out of organisational programme processes and policies within the country team.
• Ensure that all programme staff complete an induction process that equips them to confidently and effectively deliver on their role.
Financial and Admin Management
• Organise and maintain quarterly team meetings together with the finance and programme staff to have oversight of programme budgets and to review and monitor expenditure in close coordination with the Programme Accountant, FAM and the BDGM
• Ensure regular visits by finance or programme staff to all programme partners to review systems and financial management and to provide support to partners in line with Trócaire’s Partner Governance and Finance Policy.
• Jointly with the BDGM ensure that finance/programme staff are familiar with internal, and where relevant external (e.g. back donor), financial management guidelines and policies, including fraud policies, and that these are adhered to.
• Support the CD, DCD and BDCM in identifying possible funding opportunities.
Partner Relationships and Support
• Ensure that the Partnership Policy guides Trócaire’s engagement with partners in Somalia and that Programme staff are familiar with and implement the policy.
• Develop a Partner Capacity Building Programme with and for all partners in Somalia. This should be developed using the Trócaire Partner Capacity Building Framework and should have a corresponding monitoring and review element for each partner.
• Provide the necessary support to Programme Staff to ensure that all necessary capacity assessments are carried out and analysed prior to entering into any new partnerships.
• Provide leadership in the engagement with District Health Boards and other elders that ensures community ownership of Trocaire’s Programme and adequate access for all Trocaire’s programme work in Gedo.
Policy, Advocacy and Communications
· Support programme staff to embed advocacy within programme strategies, and oversee country level advocacy initiatives led by Trócaire which complements desired outcomes of programme strategies.
· Support the team to ensure Trócaire communications channels (online, offline) are being used to promote/highlight Trócaire Somalia’s work in the area of Climate Change.
· Support the CD and Programme staff to respond to organisational needs for materials, or to host visits, related to organisational campaigns, fundraising and communications.
Risk Management
· Take responsibility for Risk Management at a programme level, ensuring that Programme staff have the capacity to analyse and respond to risk at project and programme levels and that programme level risks are captured and managed as part of a country risk management strategy.
· As part of the SMT, support risk and security management.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
· Represent Trócaire at relevant external fora.
Key responsibilities:
Programme Development and Management:
• Manage and deepen the current portfolio of work on climate change and resilience programming that responds to the local context and contributes to a clear strategic country vision and theory of change in line with Trócaire’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 and the Somalia Country Strategic Plan.
• Ensure that Trócaire in Somalia has a clearly identified climate change niche and that our added value contributes to our partners’ work.
• Ensure the community elders and leaders participate in and are aware of all initiatives related to programme design and implementation.
• Work in close co-ordination with the Head of Programmes (HOP) to ensure strategic coherence across programmes, MEAL, business development and partner capacity strengthening.
• Ensure that different thematic areas of work are mutually reinforcing and contribute collectively to the achievement of country-level outcomes in view of an integrated programming approach and to ensure strong linkages between our humanitarian work, resilience/climate change work and our large health and nutrition programme.
• Ensure safeguarding and accountability are considered in programming.
• Ensure that the resilience programme promotes policy and advocacy work, research and innovation.
Ensure that all programme effectively mainstreams gender and protection throughout the programme cycle.
Identify learning priorities within the programme and facilitate the sharing of this learning with partners, across programmes, and externally as appropriate.
Ensure regular communication with the Business Development and Grants Manager (BDGM) in country to identify new funding opportunities and guarantee the programme meets the requirements of back donors and that relevant support is given to Programme staff as needed to meet these requirements.
Specific to Programme Design:
• Provide technical leadership and ensure that the programme is designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated within the Trócaire Programme Management and Accountability Framework (PMAG).
• Undertake analysis (contextual/poverty/ power etc.) that informs appropriate programme strategies, location and target population.
• Ensure that team members have access to technical support required to carry out programme baselines and evaluations. This includes supporting the process of identifying appropriate consultants and other technical support, where necessary, and providing guidance to the MEAL team.
• Ensure that HQ-based Programme Teams are aware of and engaged in the programme design process in order to create synergies across country programmes.
Specific to Programme Implementation and Monitoring:
• Ensure that the programme is being implemented within a clear engendered monitoring and evaluation framework that includes regular monitoring, supported by technical advice from the MEAL Coordinator.
• Through a regular programme review process with key colleagues, ensure that the programme is on track and challenges are dealt with.
• Assist is the delivery of high quality Annual Programme Reviews and donor reports that provide clear evidence of progress (or lack of) on an annual basis and that can be used for programme management, and ongoing learning and adaptation, as well as to highlight case studies for communication and advocacy.
Specific to Programme Evaluation:
o Ensure that the resilience programme is evaluated according to Trócaire’s evaluation policy and that learning from evaluations is incorporated into new programme design.
o Support the Deputy Country Director in establishing evaluation methodologies that foster internalisation of learning, and where possible promote elements of peer review and evaluation including with Partners.
o Together with Programme staff, identify and encourage participation at relevant thematic working groups, cluster groups, networks and learning forums at regional, national (and possibly international) level in order to improve programme and advocacy impact.
Human Resource Management
• Implement an effective performance management system for line managed stasff in line with organisational policy.
Support, mentor and coach the team members as part of their professional development and to help them to be highly effective in their work.
Ensure close coordination of finance staff with Programme Accountants and he Business Development and Grants Manager on all aspects of financial management and grants management.
• Establish a team approach to programming and partner capacity buildng, ensuring that programme staff work together to share learning and to exchange skills.
• Ensure regular team meetings for information exchange and strategic discussions as well as to facilitate rolling out of organisational programme processes and policies within the country team.
Ensure that all programme staff complete an induction process that equips them to confidently and effectively deliver on their role.
Financial and Admin Management
• Organise and maintain quarterly team meetings together with the finance and programme staff to have oversight of programme budgets and to review and monitor expenditure in close coordination with the Programme Accountant, FAM and the BDGM
• Ensure regular visits by finance or programme staff to all programme partners to review systems and financial management and to provide support to partners in line with Trócaire’s Partner Governance and Finance Policy.
• Jointly with the BDGM ensure that finance/programme staff are familiar with internal, and where relevant external (e.g. back donor), financial management guidelines and policies, including fraud policies, and that these are adhered to.
Support the CD, DCD and BDCM in identifying possible funding opportunities.
Partner Relationships and Support
• Ensure that the Partnership Policy guides Trócaire’s engagement with partners in Somalia and that Programme staff are familiar with and implement the policy.
• Develop a Partner Capacity Building Programme with and for all partners in Somalia. This should be developed using the Trócaire Partner Capacity Building Framework and should have a corresponding monitoring and review element for each partner.
• Provide the necessary support to Programme Staff to ensure that all necessary capacity assessments are carried out and analysed prior to entering into any new partnerships.
Provide leadership in the engagement with District Health Boards and other elders that ensures community ownership of Trocaire’s Programme and adequate access for all Trocaire’s programme work in Gedo.
Policy, Advocacy and Communications
· Support programme staff to embed advocacy within programme strategies, and oversee country level advocacy initiatives led by Trócaire which complements desired outcomes of programme strategies.
· Support the team to ensure Trócaire communications channels (online, offline) are being used to promote/highlight Trócaire Somalia’s work in the area of Climate Change.
· Support the CD and Programme staff to respond to organisational needs for materials, or to host visits, related to organisational campaigns, fundraising and communications.
Risk Management
· Take responsibility for Risk Management at a programme level, ensuring that Programme staff have the capacity to analyse and respond to risk at project and programme levels and that programme level risks are captured and managed as part of a country risk management strategy.
· As part of the SMT, support risk and security management.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
Represent Trócaire at relevant external fora.
Essential Requirements
Qualifications:
· Third level qualification in Development, Humanitarian, or related field of study.
· Masters, or other post-graduate qualification in a relevant area, or significant progrmamme management experience beyond that outlined below.
Experience:
· Minimum of three years experience in a similar management role.
Skills:
· Excellent leadership skills. Provides a clear sense of direction and purpose for the team.
· Proactively deals with and addresses conflict and disagreement to achieve a satisfactory resolution.
· Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to develop and implement a clear resilience programme strategy aligned to the country and organisational strategy.
· Ability to present information and decisions related to Trócaire’s work and performance in a transparent and effective manner.
· Demonstrated ability to manage a multicultural team, and to implement performance management effectively.
· Ability to coach and help others develop in their professional lives.
· Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills and demonstrated ability in using these with internal stakeholders (Trócaire staff in different locations) and external stakeholders (District Health Boards, Local Authorities, State/Federal Ministry officials etc.).
· Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and financial systems on a significant scale, in development and humanitarian contexts.
Safeguarding Programme Participants-Children & Adults
Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants, and other organisational representatives. More information on Trócaire’s safeguarding policies available here.
Diversity and inclusion:
We we come diverse applicants to join our inclusive workforce.
Trócaire is an equal opportunities employer. We are an organisation that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to bring their experiences and perspectives to Trócaire.
Diversity and Inclusion statement available here
Closing Date for Applications is 26th August 2025
For the Candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trocaire Offers a competitive package of salary and benefits. Please the recruitment will be on rolling bases
please see job description attached. Local staff have a significant advantage.
The role will report to the Head of Programmes.
To apply,
please send a copy of your CV and covering letter (quoting the job title
above) To https://apply.workable.com/trocaire/j/433C703173/
Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding people within our programmes from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. All internal applicants are reminded of their obligations in relation to these policies.
At Trócaire, the paramount consideration in the recruitment and employment of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of performance and integrity in line with our organisational values. All recruitment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs. Trócaire is committed to creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, recruiting and employing staff from diverse backgrounds and with diverse identities, at all levels in the organisation. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disability. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application.