Avis de recrutement : ZOA recrute un(e) Directeur(trice) de pays pour le Sud-Soudan.

 

 

 

 

 

Your position

As Country Director you are responsible for leading our programmes and activities. Your focus is on a well-functioning team (about 100 employees), a shared organisational culture, as well as realising our ambition for continued growth. You report to Edwin Visser, the Chief Programme Officer of ZOA and have a reporting line to the Board of the ZOA Dorcas Cooperation in the Netherlands. You frequently visit the field and are able to travel internationally.

As Country Director you are responsible for:

  • Providing leadership to the team, including chairing the country management team (CMT);
  • Developing new partnerships with local organisations, establishing and maintaining successful strategic relations with embassies, international donors, INGOs, local government bodies and UN coordination structures;
  • Designing a 5-year strategy in collaboration with the CMT and implementing the subsequent country annual plan (including the annual country budget);
  • Developing, implementing, and supervising high-quality programmes;
  • Ensuring excellent project cycle management, formulating concept papers and proposals, budgeting, monitoring and reporting;
  • Supervising the administrative and financial organisation, HRM and security management;
  • Driving our vision on localisation, ensuring local capacity is strengthened and local knowledge and expertise are seen as valuable resources to drive programmatic choices and decisions;
  • Promoting a culture that reflects our shared values;
  • Ensuring the portfolio meets all compliance standards and donor requirements; stimulating a drive for quality and impact;
  • Ensuring high-quality collaboration with local partners and strengthening their capacity.

Your profile

Do you have senior programme management experience in a fragile context? Are you motivated by your expertise, personal faith and heart for people in South Sudan to take on this new role?

Becoming successful as Country Director means you:

  • Have a relevant Master’s degree and experience working as Country Director or have multi-year senior programme management experience;
  • Preferably have experience working in South Sudan or a similar context;
  • Have proven success in identifying, creating, and capitalising on institutional funding opportunities;
  • Are experienced representing an INGO and are able to build professional networks;
  • Are well-versed in programme, financial and operational (including security) management;
  • Understand the key trends in international and humanitarian development;
  • Are able to build, lead, and develop staff with diverse backgrounds and expertise, empowering them to elevate their level of responsibility, span-of-control and performance;
  • Promote and model a Christian, people focused, and participative leadership style and culture;
  • Cast vision, think strategically, and have strong networking skills;
  • Have analytical and writing skills and excellent command of English, both verbally and written;
  • Are a Christian and fully support our vision, mission and core values.

For more information about this position or the recruitment process, please contact David, recruiter, at +31682568838 or email [email protected].

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Vacancy closing date:   22th March 2023