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Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Programme Development Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n Project Overview and Role<\/strong><\/p>\n Palladium is seeking an experienced Programme Development Manager to lead DfID\u2019s upcoming Mobilising Data for Anti-Corruption (MoDAC) programme in Ghana.The Mobilising Data for Anti-Corruption (MoDAC) programme will take place in Nigeria and Ghana in the first year then potentially scaling up to include Kenya and Tanzania from the second year onwards. The programme aims to improve the quality and use of corruption data, over a four-year period, to increase the number of high-level sanctions, penalties and prosecutions in corruption cases. The programme will fund partnerships between professional users of anti-corruption data in law enforcement, civil society, the media and private sector. These partnerships will \u2018follow the data\u2019 on specific corruption cases or high corruption risk events. Main activities of the programme will include grant management, technical assistance, capacity building, as well as collecting and collecting and refining data for dissemination and use.<\/p>\n Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n The Programme Development Manager acts as the central point of leadership for the programme in the Ghana office. The Programme Development Manager will be responsible for representing the programme with a range of partners, government stakeholders and external\u00a0organisations\u00a0and individuals in Ghana, including regularly reporting to the Team Leader, and maintaining strong working relationships with other DFID anti-corruption programmes, as well as the other country offices in Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania.<\/p>\n Relationship Management<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Develop strong working relationships with the programme\u2019s contact points in Ghana\u2019s Government, DFID and other donor programmes in the anti-corruption space, and leading on reporting to them, through both formal and informal channels.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Manage relationships with the project partners and stakeholders and business partners in Ghana.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Develop strong working relationships with the leadership of other development programmes in Ghana, in particular DFID\u2019s and exploit complementarities and synergies between MoDAC and them where possible, as well as encourage learning processes among them.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Develop strong working relationships and a regular dialogue on programme progress and challenges with relevant Palladium staff.
\nProgram Leadership and Management:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Provide overall guidance and strategic direction to all aspects of the programme in Ghana, ensuring that activities are implemented to a high quality within expected timeframes and expected results are achieved;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Assist Team Leader with the preparation of the annual strategic plans; oversee the Ghana office in the development of technical and operational work plans as well as budgets, staffing plans, performance improvement plans and other plans as required;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ensure appropriate consultation in the development of plans and budgets (including consultation with the Team Leader, Project Director, Operations Team, the client, and other project stakeholders);
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Assume overall responsibility for the effective implementation of work plans in the Ghana office and ensure delivery is on time, within budget, meets client and stakeholder expectations and is contractually compliant;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Monitor implementation progress; maintain up to date risk registers; work to resolve issues, manage and mitigate risks; and escalate material issues and risks as appropriate;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Lead with other in-country Managers, the Team Leader and the Technical Director in the preparation of work plans and budgets; staffing plans; performance improvement plans and other plans as required.