About this role
BackgroundThe Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been a leading humanitarian actor in the response to the Syria crisis, in Syria and across the region, since 2012. Against a backdrop of conflict, socioeconomic and environmental deterioration, climate change and natural disasters, we provide emergency, transitional, early recovery and resilience programmes to people in need. We lead advocacy to promote unimpeded and sustained access to assistance for people across Syria and we call for increased humanitarian funding, resilience and early recovery support to alleviate the hardships of the Syrian people. What we are looking forWe are looking for a Head of Programme Support Unit (HOPSU). This is a senior role that will focus on improving quality programming across multi-core competency projects, geographic areas, and thematic areas. They will oversee the cross-cutting thematic adviser functions of safe and inclusive programming (SIP) (protection mainstreaming), complaints and feedback mechanisms and partnerships, as well as the programme quality support functions of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) and Grants management.With a strong focus on quality, this role assumes overall responsibility for the integration of cross-cutting themes of working in partnerships, safe programming and accountability. Additionally, they will guide the development and continuous evolution of effective grant management and support related to project cycle management (PCM), MEL, and partnerships.The Programme Support Unit, led by the HOPSU, supports with programme quality and development of capacity on cross-cutting and programme support themes, working collaboratively with the core competency specialists, support managers, programme and area managers and regional advisers.