Programme development and management

• Leads the development and implementation of the SOS Children’s Villages Program (CVP) in line with the SOS Children’s Villages Programme Policy and related international and national SOS policies, strategies, quality standards, and guidelines.
• Coordinates and ensures cooperation between all areas of work within the CVP.
• Ensures efficiency through best use and sharing of resources across different programme units.
• Regularly reports on CVP activities and progress towards targets to National Director and relevant National Office functions.

HR management and organisational development

• Leads managing co-workers in the location, i.e. those involved in specialized work with different forms of families and in general support work.
• Ensures the effective implementation of the HR Cycle in the CVP, following national legal requirements.
• Sets up and leads an effective CVP management team

Financial and administrative management

• Builds accountability in the programme by ensuring implementation of simple and effective financial and administrative procedures, in accordance with defined policies, guidelines and standards.
• Leads the budgeting process in the location ( Ganja). 
• Monitors budget expenditures and conducts financial (in cooperation with the responsible person for FIN) and content controlling of the programme, in order to ensure that funds are properly used.
• Continually looks for ways to provide quality services in a cost-effective manner.

Quality management, monitoring and evaluation 

• Is overall responsible for quality management in the CVP and ensures the implementation of national and international quality standards with guidance and monitoring from function staff in the National Office.
• Monitors the implementation of recommendations from national and international quality audits and evaluations.

Partnership building, advocacy and cooperation with external stakeholders

• Negotiates and concludes agreements and contracts with state authorities and other organisations with a power of attorney given by the ND.
• Leads and coordinates cooperation, partnership building, and networking efforts of the CVP with local and national authorities and other external stakeholders.
• Represents together with managing CVP staff the organization at relevant local networks, forums, platforms, campaigns, working groups and advocates on behalf of the organisation for the promotion of child rights, especially related to children from the target group.

Fund development and public relations

• Promotes the organisation in the public and identifies potential income sources in cooperation with the Fund Development & Communications function in the National Office.
• Strives for the highest possible level of programme self-financing with a focus on government subsidies and public funding within the frame of targets agreed during the strategic planning process