Right To Play Interim Vice President, Impact and Quality Jobs in Ethiopia
About the Role
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and leading a global Program Quality & Impact (PQI) team
You will work closely with colleagues across the Executive Team, including the Vice President, Country Offices and Vice President, Fundraising to help promote and diversify funding through effective resource stewardship and relationship building with Senior Management Teams in countries of operation.
You will provide mentoring, guidance, supervision, and professional development to PQI and country program and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) teams, ensure that departmental and organisational objectives and operating requirements are met and align with the mission of Right To Play operating as a highly integrated global organisation.
Up to 10% international travel is anticipated, but this is negotiable depending on the candidate’s circumstances. Travel will include visits to Right To Play’s program countries, Global offices (London, UK and Toronto, Canada) and to undertake external representation opportunities.
What You’ll Do
Strategic leadership related to program quality and impact
Steward Right To Play International’s organizational and programmatic strategies, ensuring best in class program delivery, cutting-edge innovation, continuous learning and improvement and collaborative partnerships to deliver impactful play-based programming for children and young people
Provide effective, inspiring leadership, as well as stewardship of Right To Play’s resources, by being actively involved in and overseeing all programs and services offered by Right To Play
Play a critical role in developing our thought leadership, promoting and supporting organisational learning and sharing successful/ innovative approaches
Provide leadership for strategic planning processes with the CEO, the Executive Team, and Right To Play staff and International Board of Directors
Represent Program Quality and Impact function on the Executive Team and to the International Board of Directors
Continue the roll out of organizational Theory of Change alongside programmatic strategies to drive the design and delivery of high quality and integrated interventions based on Right To Play’s strengths and evidence of what works
Support country offices to deliver programs aligned with global strategic plan and priorities and indicators
Team Leadership and Management
Maintain a clear and compelling vision for the PQI team’s work; engage the team to develop ambitious but achievable goals and support the integration of the unit into the larger Right To Play teams
Develop and manage strategic and operational plans for the global PQI team
Create and sustain a continuous improvement culture of innovation, achievement, support and learning within the team, country offices and programs
Provide ongoing leadership and mentorship for the team including core management duties (performance management, development planning)
Oversee work planning, performance management, and professional growth and development for the PQI team and support development of professional development plans for country Programs and MEL staff
Build relationships and share learning and best practice with functions that utilize evidence including fundraising, communications and country offices
Program Development and Operational Excellence
Oversee the development and implementation of program strategies, and establish and monitor progress against program and organisational metrics and milestones, regularly updating leadership teams on progress against targets
Guide and integrate efforts to align all business processes and reinforce a “One Right To Play” organisational structure and culture to ensure the effectiveness of major programs and initiatives by focusing energies and operations to achieve Right To Play objectives
Assist in the development, implementation, enforcement, and monitoring of program policies and procedures for effective grant compliance and delivery
Prepare and submit an annual operational budget for review and board approval, manage effectively within this budget identifying opportunities for cost savings and cost effectiveness, ensure continued financial viability of program services, and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered
Provide direction and support for all country office planning processes led by the VP, Country Offices and act as the champion for program quality and impact to continue to develop and improve program models and approaches through ongoing research, testing and innovation.
Organisational Leadership and External Representation
Drive delivery against organizational priorities as a member of Right To Play’s global Executive Team, including the development of organisation-wide strategic goals
Support the CEO and members of the Executive Team in building relationships with international stakeholders, including government officials, fellow NGOs, and donors, as well as Board stewardship
Collaborate with Executive Team on critical organisational issues, represent programs at Board level, provide strong external fundraising representation with donors and stakeholders, promote internal collaboration between programs, fundraising and communications and other teams
Represent Right To Play as a thought-leader at high-level fora, conferences, round tables, events and meetings; cultivate relationships and partnerships that can advance Right To Play’s mission and vision through our global advocacy effort
Build and maintain relationships with relevant thematic community practitioners and donors, thought-leaders, world experts, as well as development and humanitarian organisations, governments and partners.
Performs other duties as required
Promote and uphold high standards of safeguarding, participation and accountability across all of Right To Play’s work
Understand and embed the principles of gender equality and social inclusion into project and program design, implementation and quality assurance
Uphold a commitment to learn about, promote and embed play-based approaches to learning
Engages in ongoing learning and upskilling related to gender equality and social inclusion through play-based learning
Qualifications and Competencies:
Be a passionate advocate for the power of playful learning and a demonstrated ability to communicate this passion and impact to inspire others
A minimum of 10 years of senior leadership experience in a NGO, nonprofit, government, or philanthropy, overseeing global programs serving children and youth ideally in an international development context (preferably with lived experience in a program country context)
Master’s degree in social sciences, international development or equivalent practical experience
Demonstrated experience managing a high-performing team in a global structure with a deep commitment to the values of diversity, inclusiveness and empowerment
Exceptional leadership and interpersonal communication skills required to lead, support, and inspire an international and multidisciplinary team
Strong research and analysis skills and an ability to utilise evidence to make decisions and drive quality improvements
Comprehensive working knowledge of program planning, organisational structure, budgeting, administrative operations and fundraising
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to represent the organisation externally across a wide range of stakeholders and constituencies
Comfortable being a thought leader and advancing the frontiers of knowledge in an innovative organization
Strong relationship builder with the ability to find common ground, build consensus and strengthen collaboration among diverse stakeholders
Flexible and open to new ideas; adaptive; eager to learn; comfortable with taking risk; full of initiative; and inquisitive yet decisive
A good sense of humor; listens to others, and accepts different opinions; is a leader and a team player; is cooperative and able to build bridges; has a deep respect for different cultures
Fluency in oral and written English
Fluency in a second language (French, Arabic, Portuguese) an asset
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Right To Play Interim Vice President, Impact and Quality Jobs in Ethiopia
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