HiiL – Senior Programme Manager

Senior Programme Manager December 2023

About HiiL HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law) is a civil society

organisation committed to people-centred justice. That means justice that is affordable, accessible and easy to understand. To make that

transformation we must put people and the outcomes they need at the centre, not institutions and existing procedures. We aim that by 2030,

150 million people will be able to prevent or resolve their most pressing

justice problems. We do this by stimulating innovation and scaling what works best. We are friendly rebels focused on concrete improvements in the lives of people. Data and evidence are central in all that we do.

HiiL is an equal opportunity, international employer. We are based in the Netherlands, in the City of Peace and Justice, The Hague.

By 2030, 150 million people are able to prevent or resolve their most pressing justice problems. Do you want to join us on our mission?

Our History HiiL was set up in 2005. It brought together a small group of people

who felt that justice systems were not delivering enough. The world was rapidly changing. Justice systems were not. New words were floating

around – globalisation, increased interconnectedness. The advent of the information technology revolution. The million-dollar question remains: How are they impacting justice delivery?

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The Role Role:

Senior Programme Manager

Department:

Country Programmes

Reporting to:

Programme Director for Ethiopia, Nigeria

Job Family:

Management

Function Level:

Manager

Location:

Netherlands OR Anglophone African country

and Uganda

Salary Classification: Expected salary and employment package

will be shared in the first round of interviews

Job Summary The Senior Programme Manager is responsible for one or more specific country programmes or a Global Programme.

The Senior Programme Manager ensures that the programme outcomes and objectives are delivered on time, within the approved budget & with high quality. The manager reports to the Programme Director.

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HiiL Organogram – November 2023 Supervisory Board - Programme & Impact Committee - Finance & Organization Committee

CEO

Partnership Director Development

Partnership Development

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Management Team

Strategic Engagement

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Executive Office

Executive Board

Programme Director

MENA Programme JA Global

Programme Director

KUCS Programme

COO

Programme Director

Programme Director

Senior Programme Manager

Senior Programme Manager

ENU Programme

MNB Programme

Programme Director

Open

NL Programme

R&D

Open

MEL

Shared Services

Responsibilities • Is able to develop and monitor clear and effective country programme strategies and set quarterly priorities for the team that supports the realisation of HiiL’s mission;

• Ensures smooth and timely implementation of country programme strategies, annual work plan according to approved budgets and manages high quality delivery of services;

• Understands and stays current with the political situation in

programmes he/she runs, and is able to navigate developments to ensure HiiL has the buy-in for the realisation of the programmes;

• Is able to build effective partnerships so that HiiL only implements where it has a comparative advantage;

• Maintains a high quality team with the required competencies needed to ensure that the country programme(s) is constantly developing and anticipating trends, needs, opportunities and threats;

• Manages performance of staff on high quality outputs and fosters professional and personal development in line with the team’s

strategic goals. Regularly holds (team and individual) meetings with staff members to monitor work progress and wellbeing;

• Leads external profiling and representation of the Programme in countries / regions;

• Manages relations with external stakeholders (government,

institutions, donor, partners) with tact and care in order to safeguard

HilL’s successful execution of projects and future funding possibilities;

• Coordinates periodic audits & evaluations to assess the impact of the department and mitigates risks with the MEL Lead.

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Candidate Profile • Has a Master’s degree or equivalent in Law, International Development, Political Science, International Relations, Anthropology or related field;

• Has a minimum six years of progressively responsible programme management experience;

• Has prior experience working on donor-funded international development programmes required, preferably gained in the Justice Sector;

• Has experience managing budgets, finances, and forecasting;

• Has experience of working in political environments, with political actors and with professional groups and can adapt and work with terminology and conceptual frameworks across different disciplines;

• Has vast operational experience from working in Anglophone Africa;

• Has excellent leadership, strategic and analytical skills; is an excellent communicator;

• Has a high aptitude for identifying, establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders;

• Is able to undertake travel to join country‐based teams and stakeholders; • Is fluent in English, both oral and written; a second language would be an advantage.

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We offer you • An organisational culture where motivation prevails; the work that we do is meaningful and contributes to changing people’s lives;

• An environment that is bound to further improve your professional skills;

• An opportunity of being at the forefront of making people-centred justice happen.

What else

Under the specified conditions, the right candidate can operate from The Hague / the Netherlands or from an Anglo-African country (home-based). Terms and

conditions will be discussed with potential candidates.

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How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via

Selection Process

“Apply” button on the job advert page, complete

their application after the closing date. We advise

Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the

our online application form, and submit your CV

and cover letter as two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be

All candidates will receive an update regarding candidates to add the role email to their safe

senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

considered in the application process. The cover

Equality Statement

explain why you are interested in this post and how

values. Staff are expected to work collectively and

letter should be no more than two pages long and your skills and experience make you a good fit.

The document should be saved in PDF in the

following format: Your First Name-Your Last NameDocument Name-Date (mmyy) e.g., Pat-Jones-CV-

112023-HiiL or Pat-Jones-CoverLetter-112023-HiiL.

Timeline

Closing Date:

21 January 2024

1st stage interviews:

First two weeks

Final interviews:

TBC

of February

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Equality and diversity are at the core of HiiL’s

individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

Queries

If you have any queries on any aspect of the

appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion,

please email at hiil-senior-pm@oxfordhr.com in the first instance.

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