NRC has been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2001. Active in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri, NRC strives to meet the basic needs of people affected by displacement, particularly in the sectors of Education, Shelter, ICLA, WASH. 

NRC also has an emergency response mechanism that allows for rapid response to the multi-sectoral needs of people affected by displacement. NRC is seeking a Chief of Party in the DRC to manage the Fil-Est project. This three-year project, funded by the European Union and implemented by NRC in consortium with three Congolese NGOs, aims to strengthen local action in the face of persistent humanitarian crises in eastern DRC.

NRC Through the Local Initiatives Fund for the East (FIL-Est), it supports the implementation of approximately 90 multi-sectoral micro-projects (WASH, shelter, livelihoods, education, social cohesion) led by Congolese CSOs, while sustainably strengthening the organizational and technical capacities of local structures. The mechanism combines direct financing, tailored support, community participation and capitalization, in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. 

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What we are looking for:

The position requires an excellent understanding of the local context, organizational development, and localization issues. The Chief of Party will need to demonstrate strong leadership, coordination, and capacity-building skills to support consortium partners and local stakeholders throughout the project cycle. 

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He/she will also play a key role in promoting learning, capitalization, and continuous improvement. As the project’s main representative, he/she will ensure the external visibility of the action, maintain regular dialogue with the donor and stakeholders, and actively contribute to the strategic adaptation and future development of the FIL-Est mechanism. The position reports to the Head of Programme, with responsibility for steering the project strategy, ensuring operational management, and coordinating the entire consortium.

What you will do:

• Define, implement and develop the mechanisms, systems and processes for managing FIL-Est, ensuring transparency, efficiency and compliance. 
• Oversee the entire management cycle of micro-projects funded through third-party grants: call for projects, participatory selection, contracting, implementation, monitoring, evaluation. 
• Coordinate the development of standard tools related to the fund (e.g., MEAL tools, selection frameworks, financial management procedures, community accountability systems, etc.) 
• Ensure the proper implementation of capacity building activities for beneficiary CSOs, including diagnostics, individualized support and coaching. 
• Monitor the overall performance of microprojects, ensure the quality of the results achieved, and feed into capitalization, learning and continuous improvement mechanisms. 
• Manage the specific risks linked to the decentralized management of subsidies (conflicts of interest, misappropriation, management errors) through a rigorous control, audit and prevention system. 

Professional skills:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in a humanitarian or recovery program management position, ideally in complex or fragile contexts. 
• Proven experience in strategic program design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of resilience, sustainability and localized development approaches.
• Proven experience in managing multi-donor grants, notably with the European Union (DEVCO/INTPA), FCDO/DFID, USAID, ECHO or other major institutional donors. 
• Good understanding of compliance, logistics, procurement, finance and human resources requirements in multi-stakeholder projects. 
• Experience in managing programs implemented through partner networks or consortia, including national NGOs. 
• Strong experience in monitoring and evaluating complex programs, including high-level external evaluations. 
• Experience in institutional representation with government authorities, donors and humanitarian coordination platforms. 
• Excellent writing, analytical and synthesis skills. 
• Fluency in English and French, both spoken and written. 

Project context-specific skills

• Demonstrated experience in implementing integrated livelihoods, resilience building and community recovery programs. 
• Prior experience in developing and managing decentralized grant funds or localized financing mechanisms (grant facility, challenge fund, etc.). 
• Good knowledge of aid localization principles, civil society dynamics and governance issues in fragile contexts. 
• Mastery of the principles of protection and inclusion in community interventions. 
• In-depth knowledge of the context of the Great Lakes region, particularly the East of the DRC (Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu), or experience in similar environments .