Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Regional Director Africa

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) / Diakonie Emergency Aid is the non-governmental organisation of the German protestant church providing worldwide humanitarian aid. Since his beginning in 1955, DKH has been working in Africa, having implemented relief, recovery and rehabilitation operations in many African countries. Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe has also provided large emergency relief operations in Somalia and Horn of Africa after the devastating drought in 2011. Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe has been running a regional office in Africa for more than ten years in Kenya covering the wider horn of Africa region plus South and parts of Central Africa. The tasks of the Regional Director include overall office management, coordination and accompaniment of the programme on the ground in cooperation with local partner organisations and the ACT Alliance, support with regard to fundraising (back donors) and PR-work as well as advocacy and campaign-work together with Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Headquarters in Berlin. For our regional office in Nairobi, Kenya, we are seeking the

Regional Director

Location: Nairobi

Assignment Period: June 1st, 2013, two years contract with possible extension

Scope of Work:

The Office counts on a consolidated team, ongoing project work, short- and mid-term planning, and established external contacts. The Regional Director guarantees, on the basis of the overall mandate of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and in accordance with the Code of Conduct of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and other self-commitments, the completion of the set tasks. The Regional Director reports to the Head of Department at DKH HQ and works collaboratively with the Africa team at DKH HQ.

For detailed information about the tasks and the necessary qualifications, see attached file.

How to apply:

Contact:

Please send application letter, CV and relevant documents via e-mail to Ms. Graziela Voica at DKH Headquarter:graziela.voica@diakonie-katastrophenhilfe.de