Senior Programme Coordinator (LAC)

 

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency, with a team of 3,000+ personnel, dedicated to alleviating the needs of the most vulnerable communities. Currently operating in 15 of the world’s most vulnerable countries, GOAL delivers a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes, ranging from humanitarian relief in disaster situations, to focusing on nutrition, food security, and building greater resilience and sustainable livelihoods.

GOAL has an annual budget of an estimated €150 million+ and is supported by a range of donors including the Governments of Ireland, USA, the European Union, individuals, trusts and foundations. GOAL values the power of partnership and works with local and international partners to achieve its mission.

**This role can be based out of our HQ in Dublin, Ireland or Remotely in the UK**

Job Purpose: 

The Latin America & Caribbean Programme Senior Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the provision of Head Office support to the LAC Regional Director, Country Directors and senior in-country team for the effective implementation of GOAL’s programmes across the LAC region.

Reporting:

The role reports directly to the LAC Regional Director and also works closely with the Desk Coordinator (HQ) as part of the Global Desk Team. Furthermore, the role requires daily engagement and coordination with Country Directors and their Senior Management teams; Director of International Programmes and HQ Supporting Functions.

 Summary of Key Functions:

1. Provide HQ oversight and support to the Latin America & Caribbean Regional Offices.
2. Represent the LAC region and facilitate cross functional co-ordination in head office
3. Line management of Regional Desk Team – LAC 
4. Manage HQ relationship and communication between LAC region and institutional donors;
5. Contribute to quality and effectiveness of programmes
6. Involvement with Communications team on external engagement and advocacy as it impacts the LAC regional programmes, particularly any emergency response programmes.
7. Provide support to all LAC regional offices’ senior management teams on all aspects of key programming                                     

 

 

1. Provide HQ oversight and support to the Latin America & Caribbean Regional Offices.
• Work very closely with the Regional Director and Country Directors (Honduras, Haiti, Colombia and Venezuela) and all senior management teams on all programme and operational issues;
• Strategy & Planning – support the Regional Director and country offices senior management teams to develop and monitor effectiveness of annual country plans;
• Risk Management – Support the RD and CDs to maintain their risk management practices and review and feedback on quarterly risk matrix and ensure actions are followed up;
• Contingency Planning – participate in Contingency Planning for any emergency responses and follow up on relevant actions;
• Support the LAC Country Offices to produce monthly reports for the region which will support learning and monitoring across the region.
2. Represent the LAC region and facilitate cross functional co-ordination in head office.
• Facilitate good working relationships with cross functional teams in HQ for GOAL that support the LAC region
• Convene a regular LAC Operations Group in HQ, ensuring updates, learning and support between logistics, finance, compliance and operations;
• Ensure HQ Senior Management are informed on a timely basis on critical issues in the LAC region;
• Present updates to senior management team and GOAL board/s when required;
• Participate and support all activities related to funding for the LAC region
3. Line management of Regional Desk Team – LAC
• Performance manage the Regional Desk Team (including any Desk Officer/s and Programme Support Officer/s) through regular weekly meetings, feedback and setting up clear performance indicators which will be reviewed through the annual performance appraisal process.
• Provide input on training and development needs and schedule the training and development in conjunction with the Desk Coordinator and HR;
• Regularly monitor LAC region work plan and ensure shared objectives are being reached;
• Oversight of DO/s and PSO/s responsibilities for accurate filing, updating and general management of the grant management system (GMS);
• Delegate specific tasks to the DO/s and PSO/s (such as in reporting reviews, partnership approvals, data management etc) and ensure they have the necessary tools and knowledge to effectively and efficiently perform s