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Technical Lead

mothers2mothersCape Town , ZA 8000

30+ days ago

Job description

Job Description

m2m is seeking a highly skilled and organised Technical Lead to work with the m2m’s Head Office programme division in developing and supporting our expanding programme portfolio in Sub-Saharan Africa. Your role will be to support our Senior Technical Advisors by assisting with innovative programme design, quality assurance and improvement, research, and business development outputs, to ensure high-quality implementation in all m2m country programmes, in alignment with organisational and county-specific priorities and programme strategies.

Key Performance Areas :

Programme Support :

Support planning, rollout and implementation of current and new RMNCAH and other technical projects and / programme areas.
Contribute to the development / adaptation of programme framework, SOPs and tools.
Liaise with countries to facilitate successful implementation of DPTS-led programme innovations- the m2m’s virtual mentor mother platform (VMMP) and other SBCC projects
Participate in regular technical check-in meetings with countries, led by the STAs and assist in follow up on specific operational challenges
Assist the STA in results- oriented follow up of actions between Head Office and county team, through robust follow up
Coordinate and support optimal use of m2m’s VMMP help-desk across all countries
Coordinate process for identification, review and development / update of technical content for the VMMP and other SBCC projects
Assist countries / projects to set realistic donor targets based on m2m’s methodologies.
Design, implement, and manage special projects as assigned.

Programme Quality Assurance / Quality improvement (QA / QI) support :

Participate in routine Head Office led monthly / quarterly QA / QI meetings with countries, including documentation, synthesis, and follow-up of action plans with responsible staff.

Document project successes, challenges, and lessons learned.

Assist managing follow up and key action items to improve program performance and coordination with relevant STAs

Collaborate with Senior Researcher to carry out operations research and related to SBCC to inform programme improvement

Business Development, Reporting and Communications :

Write and / or contribute to the development of concept notes and proposals.

Develop reports, presentations, and other communication materials for projects and programmes, as needed

Coordinate complex reporting processes, as required.

Facilitate communication and respond to information requests from internal and external stakeholders, including donors.

Participate in professional meetings, as appropriate.

Knowledge Management and Sharing :

With the Senior Technical Advisors, develop spaces / platforms to facilitate information sharing among countries.

Co-create and facilitate learning workshops / sessions in collaboration with the STAs

Provide assistance that new developed materials, documents, job aides and tools are regularly put on share-point on behalf of STA but also shared and disseminated with countries on email and or teams

Manage internal and external webinars and the documentation there of that involve sharing of global trends, global. Regional best practices but all innovations implemented

Research and write technical analyses, reports and policy briefs.

Liaise with m2m’s internal communication on design of projects as delegated by Line Manager

People Management :

Supervise consultants and programme assistants as delegated