Reports to: Regional Director for East Africa
About RI: Relief International (RI) is a leading global change organization and home to teams of humanitarian activist-professionals committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations. By partnering with beneficiaries and communities on the front-lines, RI innovatively bridges the gap between immediate relief and long-term community development.
POSITION & REQUIREMENTS: The Country Director (CD) is responsible for overall management and development of Relief International’s (RI) country program and ensuring that activities are in line with RI’s philosophy and strategy and meet the needs of beneficiaries. The CD will have the opportunity to work committed, long term local and expatriate staff who have a strong understanding of the context in Darfur. The focus of the CD during the coming year will be integrating implementing departments, maintaining or expanding funding in a shrinking space, and continuing to professionalize systems and build the capacity of local and expatriate staff.
The CD is also responsible for: • Developing and implementing, in cooperation with other staff, short, medium and long-range strategic plans • Maintaining effective communications with donors, tracking trends and aggressively identifying and pursuing new opportunities for program growth and start-up • Representing RI in fora and meetings with partners, donors, and constituents • Managing project implementation, including allocation of resources, work plan, and implementation targets • Managing and leading national and expatriate staff • Building the capacity of national and expatriate staff • Ensuring the continued safety of all personnel and establishing and implementing emergency security evacuation plans as appropriate • Meeting technical and financial reporting requirements • Evaluating and monitoring country program implementation to ensure that it is meeting milestones, goals and objectives and, if not, determining action needed to improve achievements • Ensuring that all program activities are completed within time, on budget and achieve their objectives • Effectively representing RI with stakeholders and donors • Initiating RI's response to disasters and emergencies when appropriate • Ensure Directory is bi-weekly updated as per SOP • Routine/frequent travel to field locations QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment. • Strong verbal and written skills as well as ability to multi-task effectively • Experience living overseas and ability to adapt and work comfortably in culturally unfamiliar environments • Higher education degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a relevant field of study • Minimum of 10 years of field program experience in international development including at least 5 years of senior management experience • Arabic language abilities are a plus • Outstanding interpersonal skills, particularly when dealing with national staff and multi-cultural teams • Excellent programmatic, financial, and organizational planning skills • Proven initiative and resourcefulness • Excellent oral communication skills and writing ability • Knowledge of USAID grantee regulations strongly preferred • Demonstrated record in collaborating with local governments, rural communities, other NGOs, and United Nations organizations • Strong decision making skills, specifically ability to quickly weigh pros and cons of different paths, make an intelligent decision in a timely manner, and communicate the decision in the best manner possible.
How to apply:
For consideration please submit all of the following: a detailed CV, cover letter, salary history, and a list of 3 previous supervisors (including email address, mailing address, and telephone number) tohttp://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH07/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=RI&cws=4&ri.... Subject line must include: Sudan Country Director.
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