Chief of Party – ‘Catalyst Fund’ for Locally Led Humanitarian Response & Solutions

Lead the ‘Catalyst Fund’ initiative to transform humanitarian assistance financing and delivery, focusing on locally led partnerships and systems change in neglected displacement crises. Provide strategic leadership, manage fund operations, and represent the Fund with stakeholders to advance its objectives and influence humanitarian policy and practice.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction of the Fund and ensure effective functioning of governance and implementation arrangements.
• Develop and implement the Fund's multi-year strategy, results matrix, control measures and KPIs.
• Accountable for risk mapping and mitigation measures for Fund activities.
• Monitor and report progress against strategic objectives and KPIs to NRC leadership, donors, and governing bodies.
• Identify and develop additional funding opportunities and co-donor partnerships.
• Lead recruitment and provide strategic and functional leadership to Fund staff and functions.
• Establish effective working relationships with NRC functions and external partners to support Fund delivery.
• Manage the Fund's budget, assets and resources.
• Review and submit quality donor reports, evaluations, audits, and partner agreements.
• Ensure effective risk management, compliance and mitigation across the Fund.
• Convene and service the Fund's governing bodies and represent the Fund in board discussions.
• Review and approve Fund activations and awards ensuring adherence to due diligence and assurance models.
• Ensure high-quality implementation of Fund-supported responses and adherence to NRC policies on safeguarding and inclusive programming.
• Coordinate with NRC technical and thematic functions to support delivery of humanitarian response and localisation objectives.
• Represent the Fund with external stakeholders to advance strategic objectives and catalyse buy-in.
• Drive the Fund's Learning Agenda to influence humanitarian policy, financing and coordination practice.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years' experience in a senior management role (e.g. Country Director, Head of Programmes, Fund/Grant Facility Director) in humanitarian or development contexts.
• Strong understanding of NRC’s internal systems, processes and operational context.
• Proven experience managing humanitarian pooled funds, grant facilities, or complex multi-partner consortia.
• Experience in localisation and locally-led humanitarian response approaches.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, facilitation and diplomatic skills, including the professional credibility to provide coordination and guidance to a multi-disciplinary global team.
• Documented results related to the position's responsibilities.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal, with strong writing and editing skills.
• Prior expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa displacement contexts is an advantage.
• French language skills are an advantage, given the Fund's initial geographic focus.
• Prior experience with fund facility programmes, or similarly structured multi-donor mechanisms, is an advantage.

Skills

• Senior Management
• Humanitarian Programming
• Development Context Experience
• NRC Activities Knowledge
• Humanitarian Pooled Funds Management
• Grant Facility Management
• Multi-partner Consortium Management
• Localisation Approaches
• Locally Led Humanitarian Response
• Strategic Leadership
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Humanitarian Policy
• Fund Operations Management
• Communications Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Diplomacy Skills
• Writing and Editing
• Sub-Saharan Africa Displacement
• Multi-Donor Mechanism Experience

Languages

English, French