Job purpose

The Programme Manager is one of the front-line lynchpins of RESEMBID’s operation. The position attends to the implementation of the Sustainable Energy project portfolio. The core of her/his added value in this role is making sure that it happens: ensuring the effective and efficient implementation by implementing partners on the ground of the national and regional projects under her/his responsibility, whilst maintaining impeccable relations with all stakeholders at all times.

Key accountabilities:

1. Project management:

• Monitors implementation of projects by implementing partners in the OCTs, in line with workplans, overseeing: achievement of outputs, execution of activities in an effective and timely fashion.
• Follows the substantive evolution of projects, ensuring they are on track to achieve their strategic objectives (outcomes), contributing in turn to expected overall impact
• In the closest collaboration with OCTs, brings to closure rapidly (i.e. finalisation of design, approval and contracting) projects currently pending in the pipeline, with a view to ensuring readiness for implementation in Q4 2022/Q1 2023 at the latest.
• In close collaboration with the Senior MEAL and Repotting Specialist, coordinate the monitoring- evaluation-and-reporting aspect of design and implementation of all projects in portfolio under her/his responsibility
• In close collaboration with the Manager, Communications and Visibility, identifies, substantively informs and coordinates implementation of communications and visibility opportunities and/or initiatives in all projects in portfolio under her/his responsibility
• Analyses information emanating from projects, including but not limited to, reports; provides periodic feedback to team, including troubleshooting, on a structured and ongoing basis

2. Relationship management

• Nurtures and maintains impeccable relations with all 17 partners, including, critically, the 12 OCTs.
• Whilst deploying expertise of implementation of technical cooperation, emotional intelligence, diplomatic skill and substantive understanding of sustainable energy issues, ensures fluid two-way communication with implementing partners, based on trust and credibility

3. Programmatic and team-based outlook

• Successfully reconciles a specific focus on project portfolio and sector of responsibility on the one hand, with the need to relate to the Programme’s broader programmatic strategic objectives on the other hand.
• Maintains a cross-cutting, team-based approach, avoiding a siloed outlook
• Brings an open, congenial, collegial approach to relations with a closely knit, human-centred team
• Prepares and/or contributes to briefs, reports, presentations or speeches as required
• Any other duties or tasks related to the implementation of the Programme, as required

Organisational Setting and Reporting

The position is based full time on Sint Maarten and reports to the Director. The incumbent works very closely with the entire team, within a horizontal, collaborative, non-hierarchical environment focussed on locally owned and driven human development, the OCTs and development impact.