Block Coordinator, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Block Coordinator, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Organization:

VillageReach

Country: Democratic Republic of Congo

City:

Kinshasa

Office:

VillageReach in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Block Coordinator On-site Democratic Republic of Congo Full time

Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Description

ABOUT VILLAGEREACH

VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone. We are driven by a vision of a world where each person has the health care needed to thrive. VillageReach's goal is to reduce inequities in access to quality primary health care for 350 million people by 2030. We work with governments, the private sector, partners and communities to build responsive primary health care systems that deliver health products, information and services to the most under-reached. As a locally driven and globally connected organization, VillageReach has offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and the United States.

Summary

The Bloc Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and coordinating VillageReach's programmatic activities across a group of provinces organized in geographic blocs in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Each Bloc Coordinator provides strategic oversight, coordination, and quality assurance for VillageReach's portfolio of projects implemented in the provinces under their bloc. The role ensures alignment between field implementation and national program strategies while strengthening collaboration with provincial health authorities, partners, and internal program teams.

The Bloc Coordinator supports provincial-level Technical Assistants and supports teams across multiple provinces, ensuring high-quality program delivery, compliance with organizational policies, and effective coordination with government stakeholders.

The Bloc Coordinator reports directly to the Director of Programs and works in close collaboration with Program Managers through a dotted-line reporting structure to ensure alignment between programmatic priorities and field implementation.

VillageReach currently organizes its activities across three blocs: South-East Bloc: Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba, Tanganyika North-West Bloc: Kwilu, Mai-Ndombe, Kasai, Kasai-Oriental, Tshuapa, Mongala, Equateur, Lomami North-East Bloc: Tshopo, Maniema, North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri

Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Strategic Coordination & Representation

Provide strategic coordination and oversight of VillageReach activities across provinces within the assigned bloc.

Ensure alignment between provincial implementation and national program strategies.

Represent VillageReach in relevant inter-provincial coordination meetings, government forums, and partner engagements when required.

Support provincial teams in maintaining strong working relationships with Provincial Health Divisions (DPS) and other key stakeholders.

Ensure effective coordination between VillageReach projects implemented within the bloc.

Program Oversight & Implementation Quality

Monitor implementation progress across provinces within the bloc and ensure timely achievement of project deliverables.

Provide guidance and support to provincial coordinators and technical staff to maintain high-quality program implementation.

Facilitate coordination between field teams and Program Managers to address operational and technical challenges.

Support the development and monitoring of costed work plans for programs implemented within the bloc.

Ensure tracking and reporting of key program indicators and results.

Coordination with Program Managers

Work closely with Program Managers responsible for specific projects implemented within the bloc.

Maintain a dotted-line reporting relationship to ensure alignment of provincial activities with program objectives.

Facilitate regular communication between provincial teams and program leadership.

Support Program Managers in monitoring project implementation, identifying risks, and addressing operational challenges.

Financial Oversight

Support monitoring of program budgets across provinces within the bloc.

Ensure provincial teams comply with VillageReach financial and administrative procedures.

Contribute to budget monitoring, expense tracking, and reforecasting processes in collaboration with Program Managers and the finance team.

Security Management

Support the implementation of VillageReach security and safety procedures across provinces within the bloc.

Monitor evolving security contexts and coordinate with leadership to ensure appropriate mitigation measures.

Ensure staff operating within the bloc adhere to security protocols.

Reporting & Communication

Ensure timely reporting on program implementation and key challenges within the bloc.

Consolidate and communicate field insights to the Director of Programs and Program Managers.

Competencies:

VillageReach has ten (10) Organizational Competencies that describe how we work together and get things done that are grouped into three strategic areas of Achieving Great Results, Setting Direction and, Bringing Others With you. For a full description, please download our Organizational Competency document.

Achieving Great Results :

1. Risk Taking and Innovation

Key Behaviors : Comfort with ambiguity, curiosity, adaptability, unconstrained and undeterred creativity, resourcefulness.

2. Business Judgement

Key Behaviors: Getting to root causes, understanding environment, navigating complexity and ambiguity, entrepreneurial energy.

3. Building Strong Teams

Key Behaviors: Trust in Subject Matter Experts (SME's); radical candor to resolve conflict, hold each other accountable as colleagues, focused on results, commitment to mission.

Setting Direction:

4. Compelling Communication

Key Behaviors: Clear and evidence-based communication, audience adaptability, curious listener.

5. Resilient Self Leadership

Key Behaviors: Self-aware, plan how one shows up, emotionally intelligent, use one's own agency and takes accountability.

6. Stewardship and Personal Alignment

Key Behaviors: Take ownership, display ethical conduct, effective at resource management, alignment of personal objectives with organizational goals and mission, focus on continuous improvement and sustainability.

Bringing Others with You:

7. Influencing Leadership

Key Behaviors: Cultivate trust, influences to make change, navigate the matrix structure.

8. Radical Partnership

Key Behaviors: Share information and credit, address conflict, increase impact through collaboration, political and contextual awareness.

9. Cultivates a Growth Mindset

Key Behaviors: Seek out diverse input, demonstrate flexibility in thinking and curiosity, embrace challenges, demonstrate persistence, seek learning opportunities.

10. Cultural Intelligence and Inclusion

Key Behaviors: Continuous learning and ally-ship across cultural lines, challenge prejudice and bias, modeled in one's own behavior.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Supervisory Responsibilities

This position supervises provincial-level staff and may directly supervise other program staff depending on the program structure.

Responsibilities include:

Providing strategic guidance and oversight to provincial teams

Supporting recruitment and onboarding of provincial staff

Monitoring staff performance and fostering professional development

Strengthening coordination and collaboration between teams across province

Education & Experience:

Over 5 years of implementing health, development or humanitarian projects in DRC

At least five year in a similar position, in project management or field office oversight

Master's degree in public health, public administration, business or related field

Other Qualifications:

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment.

Fluency in spoken and written French required. English is strongly desired.

Experience coordinating with government stakeholders, donors, and technical partners.

Knowledge of project management systems, software tools and concepts

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment with many technologies in use.

Environment and Physical Demands:

VillageReach employees typically work in a shared, open environment with task and conference rooms accessible to employees for privacy and meetings. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Due to the time zone differences across our USA, Kenya and Country Offices and location of other global staff, we have established core collaboration hours between 6am Pacific Time and 18:00 South Africa Time (GMT+1) Monday through Thursday. All staff, regardless of location are expected to be available between these hours. During Daylight Savings Time, this allows for 12 hours per week (3 hours/day) of collaboration time and during Standard Time, 8 hours (2 hours/day). We do not hold cross-office meetings on Friday.

Approximately 30-40% of the work is spent sitting, versus standing. The position requires frequent travel to project implementation sites. There are no significant requirements in terms of weight lifted nor special vision requirements.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:

VillageReach is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. We believe that diverse, equitably weighted perspectives foster an organizational capacity to create novel solutions that improve health in the most under-reached and hard-to-reach areas. To align our values, innovations and impact, VillageReach is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse global workforce.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

This is an immediate hire and therefore resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis until March 30 . To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to our online portal: In your cover letter, please address

(1) Why you are interested in this position,

(2) What is one reason you think you'd be a good fit for this position and,

(3) What is one strength you would bring to this position?

Hiring Process:

The hiring process will include the following steps: 1. Review submitted applications

2. Conduct 20-30 minute screening interviews for shortlisted candidates

3. Conduct skills and value-based interviews for 3-5 candidates.

4. Request that top candidates submit a practical assessment (designed to take no more than two hours to complete). Sometimes the assignment will occur before the interview.

5. Conduct final interview if necessary

6. Request references

7. Make offer

8. Conduct background check

Only shortlisted candidates will be

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