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Posted 5 years ago |
Westfield Consulting Limited is recruiting candidates for a Country Head.
JOB TITLE: Country Head
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
JOB DETAIL:
- To provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the Foundation
- To provide leadership for the dissemination of the Foundation’s values, vision and mission at country level
- Ensure effective, high quality, consistent implementation & delivery of the Foundation’s programmes nationwide and internationally
- Maintain cordial partnership relationships at national and international levels with all stakeholders
- Ensure that all communication infrastructures are set up in the programme and smooth information flow is maintained
- Review and where necessary evolve approach to working with partners
- Oversee the implementation of programmes by the team, and at the same time provide feedback, advice and directions as appropriate and ensure that quality standards are met
- Provide oversight to all finance and administrative services in the Foundation
- Establish and roll-out the most effective way to measure and articulate programme impacts
- Represent the Foundation on key donor/partner and all stakeholders’ relationships thereby raising the profile of the Foundation
- Ensure that all major funds are well managed and reported (attaining the objective) and implemented within agreed budgets and timelines
- Oversee and coordinate the programme portfolio to ensure the highest level of project quality and accountability, while fostering continuity through building local capacity and developing innovative programme interventions
- Ensure that all the local offices comply with and contribute to an efficient funds management system across the Foundation, covering the entire funds cycle
- Cultivation of high-level relationships with relevant stakeholders nationally and internationally
- Keep abreast of the trends within the donor environment
- Drawing on programme practice to identify potential advocacy and research agenda
- Develop networks and partnerships with national/regional/international institutions and oversee donor collaboration, fund raising and project development within the country
- Narrative and financial reporting to donors and Foundation
- Responsible for financial feasibility of all country programmes
Requirements
- Postgraduate / Masters qualification in Social Sciences, Management or a related field
- At least six (6) years’ senior Management experience with an international NGO,
- Project management, planning coordinating skills.
- Monitoring, evaluation and quality management skills
- Systems management skills with advanced levels of computer literacy
- People management and performance management skills
- High level written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain exceptional levels of attention to detail under pressure
- Strong team management skills with experience of working in disparate teams
- Experience of managing projects with a huge budget size
- Experience working in a humanitarian context
- Experience in proposal development and reporting
- Significant experience in budget holding duties
- Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally.
Operations & Management:
- Leadership
- Corporate Governance & Communication
- Strategic Growth
- Safety, Security & Welfare
- Applicants MUST have previous work experience with an international NGO
- Reporting Line Founder and Board of Trustees
Salary
Attractive and negotiable.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Job Features
Job Category | Executive / Management |
Deadline | 29th February, 2020. |