Director Of Managing Authority

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the successful applicant will be responsible for key aspects of the management, implementation and delivery of the cross-border EU Structural and Investment Funds Programmes managed by the SEUPB. This will involve the development and implementation of operational plans to ensure that programme and financial targets are achieved within the respective accountability frameworks that govern North South Bodies and the EU funds.

Key aspects of the position:

• Management and delivery of cross-border EU Programmes, (currently, PEACEPLUS).
• Implement effective administrative and financial control procedures related to programme delivery
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in Northern Ireland, Ireland and with the European Commission
• Liaise on a regular basis with senior officials of Government Departments in Northern Ireland and Ireland along with members of other external governmental, commercial, public, voluntary and community sector bodies.
• Oversee the performance of the Programme towards achieving the key objectives
• To ensure funding decisions are taken in robust and transparent manner
• Service delivery standards are met; and the administrative burden is reduced for applicants and grant recipients.
• Contribute to the corporate management of the SEUPB, including staff management, departmental and programme risk management, and support SEUPB’s development and implementation of its corporate and annual business planning processes.
• They will supervise the relevant regulatory requirements, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, liaison with other large-scale funders, and work with the Programme’s Intermediary Body. 
• To ensure the ongoing development, implementation and evaluation of the PEACEPLUS Programme, working with the organisation’s Joint Secretariat on all aspects of project assessment, implementation, evaluation and closure.
• Supervise the Management & Control Systems for the PEACEPLUS Programme including the development of a series of key requirements as part of those systems.
• Be responsible for the management of the Programme’s function as follows:
  • Project eligibility in line with the relevant EU Regulations.
  • Management of the relationship between SEUPB and the Audit Authority.
  • A monitoring and evaluation framework comprising evaluation studies, including oversight of an Evaluation Steering Group.
  • Management of Project Claims through a Quality Assurance Function.
  • Supervision of the implementation of the JEMs system, the Joint Electronic Monitoring System developed for use by EU Programmes such as PEACEPLUS for the 2021-2027 funding period.
• Complete the closure of the Programme, maximising receipts from the Commission against the programme, this will include managing the organisation’s Quality Assurance Unit to ensure claims from successful projects are administered in full, and full spend is achieved.
• Development and design of future Programmes.

key responsibilities:

• Management and delivery of cross border EU programmes (peaceplus).
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Contribute to corporate management of the SEUPB, including staff management.

The above list is not exhaustive but gives a good indication of the main duties of the post. The emphasis on particular duties will vary according to business needs.