Angola: Programme Manager: Civil Society Development and Female Empowerment

Location: Kuito, Bié, Angola

Duration: 24 months

Start-up date: January/February 2016

Languages: Native or Advanced Portuguese and Advanced English

About People in Need

People in Need (PIN) from the Czech Republic, supports people in emergencies, both in crises of war as well as in areas affected by natural disasters, and in places where it is hard for people to break out of the vicious circle of poverty without support. PIN deal with longer-term problems overseas such as the shortage of safe water, restricted access to good-quality education and health services or environmental degradation.Development cooperation and humanitarian work comprises efforts to help people in their attempts to escape poverty and ensure further development. People in Need often follows up on its humanitarian activities with development projects in order to help prevent future crises and mitigate their negative impacts.

PIN’s Relief and Development Section operate in twenty-two countries, with permanent offices in fifteen of them. Every year it carries out projects worth millions of Euros for thousands of people born in less fortunate parts of our planet.

PIN has been active in Angola since 2006. With a current team of 9 expatriates and approx. 70 local staff, it manages programs focusing on improving education, livelihoods and food security, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions and gender-based violence and civil society development. PIN programs are managed from its head office in Kuito, Bié province and field offices in Huambo and Benguela provinces to be opened early 2016. For more info seehttp://www.clovekvtisni.cz/en/humanitary-aid/country/angola

General Post Criteria

An experienced professional in the area of civil society development and female empowermentwho has proven programme management background and who has previously worked directly implementing projects on the field. S/he will have good mediation skills among CBOs, SCO and authorities, while also successfully communicating with INGOs, donors and partners. Gender-mainstreaming and women’s empowerment experience is a must as well as some experience dealing with micro-grants. Proven solid and clear report-written is absolutely necessary in both English and Portuguese.

Post Context

The Programme Manager (PM) will be lined managed by the Head of Mission (HoM) and will manage the European Comission‘s-funded project titled: Fortalecimento das capacidades da sociedade civil na implementação de boas práticas de governação nas províncias do Bié e da Huíla, Angola.

With a solid gender focus, the project aims to streangthen SCOs to foster good governance practices in the relevant political spaces while empowering them to act as intermediaries between citizens and local authorities. The sucessful implementation of this project should significantly consolidate the work of CSOs and female leaders as direct contributors to to the desentralization and control mechanisms already in place and with a focus on the issue of gender-based violence.

Tasks and responsibilities

The PM will directly be responsible for:

• Overall project management and implementation


• Local team management and capacity building


• Regular monitoring and evaluation of project activities


• Reporting to Prague-based HQ and donors


• Cooperation with partners, donors, local authorities and communities


• Potential development of PIN´s Civil Society and Female empowerment implementation sector in Angola


• Developing new Programme proposals


• Representing PIN at relevant meetings and events

Skills and Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience working with local civil society organizations, community groups and local governmental entities – performing and/or overseeing capacity building, monitoring, strategic planning


• Excellent knowledge of English and native or advanced Portuguese


• Experience in project management including project development, project implementation and project monitoring and evaluation (PCM)


• Team management experience (at least 3 years in management positions)


• Experience in working with communities in developing countries (experience living and working in a rural African context highly desired)


• International working experience is required


• Very good communication and organizational skills


• Team player

Critical Success Factors

• Strong ability and willingness to transfer knowledge


• Trustworthy, responsible and meticulous (focus on details)


• Structured, and well-organized


• Strategic thinker


• Strong writer


• Intercultural sensitivity


• Easy-going with a good sense of humor


• Experience within the region with an understanding of local dynamics is a plus

PIN offers:

• Responsible and independent working position


• Background of a well-established organization


• Startup salary 2 880 USD per month, per diem included


• Reimbursement of travel expenses with travel to the country of residence once per every 6 months of work


• Reimbursement of costs of visas and vaccinations


• Medical helpdesk available online


• Travel insurance


• Accommodation is in PIN guesthouse on PIN expenses


• 25 days of paid leave annually


• R&R: PIN will cover cost of one regional ticket up to 500 USD per year