Country Director  

Professional figures 

Programme Governance 

S/he manages the Country Programme Manager

and is managed by the Regional (comprising different countries) Director

(In smaller programmes the roles of the Country Director  and the Country Programme Manager are combined in the same person.)

S/he manages the:

• Country Programme Manager

• Manager Finances 

• HR Manager

• Manager Logistics

She complies with the role expectations of Country Director

i.e. Monitor, evaluate and re-plan the country programme so as to strengthen programme efficiency, efficacy and impact through improved synergy and mutual subsidiarity among programmes, projects and support services and system.

For which the principles responsibilities are:

• Ensuring that the Country team adheres to and follows Oxfam policies and procedures,

• Ensure that the Country team is empowered and motivated to act in the spirit of Oxfam ways of working,

• Manage Fund raising and donor contracts,

• Manage relationship with partners and other Country Programme Stakeholders.

• Supervise the Country Financial Management.

• Representation of Oxfam through communication and networking with external stakeholders

   

   

Deliverables for which she is directly responsible:

Prepares

• Programme Programme scope document,  (Country Strategy)

• Her / His Monthly Activity Forecast and Report

• Programme M&E reports  -  Lessons learned

Approves:

• Programme Programme Management plan

• Programme Operations plan

• Programme Operations plan

• Programme Management plan that will include Programme governance;   Projects Integration; the procedures for internal/external evaluation 

• Programme Learning and Development Plan, 

• Programme Programme Quality Plan 

• Programme Communication Management Plan

• Programme The Risk management plan

• Programme Fund raising  plan

• Programme Knowledge Management Plan

• Programme Human Resorces plan 

• Programme Plan for Purchasing  and Supply

• Programme Plan for Logistics

• Programme Financial and Asset Plan

• Project Plan Documents

• Monthly Staff Activity Forecast and Reports

• Finance department progress report

• HR department progress report

• Logistic department progress Report

ð      Any changes to the Plan, scope or benefits

Press reports Documents for the web site Meeting the press Meetings for reinforcing or building partnerships with Development Actors in SL, Government and International Organizations

4.       Monitors SL programme progress and works with the SL programme manager to keep the SL programme on track

5.       Works with the SL programme manager and executive sponsor to resolve issues quickly

6.       Ensures a good working relationship continues with all other OIT groups

A good degree of  competence is required in all the the 9 topic areas  of project management knowledge.

Specific competence is required in  Integration, Scope, Quality , Communication and Risk mamagememt

donor mapping".

Templates:

Performance objectives of a Country Director + Program Manager

See also:

• Programme Governance 

• Development Sectors

• Development Activities

• Sectorial evaluations