Country Director (0323)
- Salary:
€47,413 - €52,682
- Location:
Port au Prince
- Based
in Country:
Haiti
- Job
Title:
Country Director
- Contract
Type:
Accompanied (fully) Fixed Term International Contract
- Annual
Allowance:
e3,000
- Benefits:
see attached for benefits
- Closing
Date:
24 January 2018
About the role: This is a 24 month, replacement
role with accompanied terms based in Haiti with a salary of Grade 7 €47,413 -
€52,682
You will report to the Regional Director and will line
manage all staff in country. We would like you to start in early to
mid-December as the current post holder leaves at that time.
Your purpose: You will have overall
responsibility for the strategic development and management of the Concern
country programme in Haiti. You will ensure the country programme meets
objectives as set out in its agreed strategic plan, annual plans and programme
proposals. You will also ensure the country programme is in line with Concern
Worldwide policies, procedures, organisational strategy, and meets the Core
Humanitarian accountability standards. You will lead the Senior
Management Team and represent the organisation with government, donors and
other international organisations.
You will be responsible for:
Leadership & Strategic
Direction:
- Leading
the country management team (CMT) and ensuring a participative decision
making process.
- Leading
by example and supporting the Concern team to achieve organisational
outcomes.
- Ensuring
staff capacity, organisational structures and programme approaches are fit
for purpose and able to effectively deliver strategic organisational
goals.
- Engaging
with major organisational advocacy issues, providing support and
leadership for key Strategic campaigns.
Risk Management & Accountability:
- Ensuring
optimal use of financial resources; managed in a transparent and
accountable manner, consistent with Concern’s and donor policies, systems
and procedures, delivering quality results and demonstrating value for
money.
- Responding
robustly to any suspicions or reports of fraud, code of conduct abuses or
other misdemeanours, and adhering to Concern’s policy and procedures on
investigations.
- Ensuring
Concern complies with all relevant national legal and administrative
requirements.
- Identifying
all risks and implementing mitigating measures in conjunction with the
Country Management Team.
- Implementing
and reviewing Concerns Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) Accountability
commitments and action plan in Haiti. Ensuring a functioning complaints
response mechanism (CRM) across all programmes.
Security Management
- Establish
and maintain an effective safety and security management system to meet
agreed standards, including regular updating of the Security Management
Plan.
- Ensure
all staff are aware of and adhere to the Security Management Plan.
- Effectively
and promptly respond to any security incident, keeping the Regional
Director as line manager, and other relevant Concern management, fully
informed.
Programme Development & Implementation:
- Ensuring
adequate financial resources for continual programming in country, through
developing/implementing funding strategies, engagement with donors, etc.
- Supporting
the Programme Director to ensure programmes are designed, implemented,
monitored and evaluated in line with Concern Worldwide policies,
incorporating a results-based management approach.
- Enabling
an organisational culture that supports effective learning, sharing and
continual improvement of programme quality.
Support Systems & People Management:
- Supporting
and guiding the Systems and Finance functions to ensure effective and
efficient administrative, logistical and financial support is provided to
staff of Concern Worldwide.
- Supporting
the CFC in budget preparation, revision and monitoring; ensuring that
budget holders actively manage their cost centres and prepare accurate
budgets in line with the annual plan.
- Ensure
that Concern’s IT systems provide efficient and effective communication
and data management for the organisation, linking with Concern Worldwide
systems.
- Supporting
and guiding the HR Manager to ensure there are competent and empowered
human resources, in a fair, diverse and efficient workplace
- Ensuring
the National HR Manual and HR policies are in line with organisational and
national legal requirements and all staff are aware of and comply with
these.
- Undertaking
initiatives to ensure a good working environment and team spirit so
Concern is perceived as an employer of choice for national and
international staff.
- Ensuring
job requisitions are prepared on a timely basis for international
positions
- Ensuring
staff Performance and Development Review’s (PDR) are undertaken for all
staff with appropriate training, development and career opportunities
identified.
Representation & Networking:
- Creating
a strong and visible profile for the organisation, as a leading actor in
the fight against poverty and the implementation of resilience
programming.
- Communicating
information regarding Concern and its programme at National level to
Government, Donors and INGOs, alliances and networks across a range of
fora.
- Engaging
appropriately with the media to ensure that Concern's values and vision
and programmes are highlighted.
- Representing
Concern Worldwide in strategic national and international meetings;
- Ensuring
relationships and formal agreements with the government are maintained and
updated.
Your skills and experience will include:
- Relevant
post graduate qualification.
- Five
years’ or more experience in a senior position with an international NGO.
- Excellent
English and French, written and spoken.
- Management
of diverse and multi-sectoral programmes.
- Previous
work in a similar context.
- Management
of a diverse team of senior staff.
- Management
of systems and finance functions, including knowledge of donor compliance.
- Working
with major international donors and securing external donor funding.
- Knowledge
and experience of incorporating key approaches across programmes.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills and a confidence to engage and
represent Concern at public fora, media and donors.
- Delegation,
time management and prioritizing skills.
- Computer
literate and good knowledge of Word and Excel.
- Empathy
with Concern’s mission, vision and goals, and our target group.
We would also like:
- You
to be flexible and reliable.
- You
to be culturally sensitive and empathic to others.
- You
to be able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from
external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing
requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the
names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists
generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which
Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign
Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and
the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either
paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance
check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please
consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.
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