Job Title: Country Director
Reference No.: req9986
Location: FCT, Abuja
Sector: Program Administration
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: Yes
Overview
- IRC has a large operational presence in northeast Nigeria, with offices in all three BAY States (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe) and a main office located in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
- IRC’s programming is a mix of immediate lifesaving and life-sustaining activities and medium-term recovery programs supporting IDPs and returnees in all three states.
- IRC implements primary health, nutrition and reproductive health care activities, educational support services for out of school youth, large-scale protection programs and women’s protection and empowerment activities, water and sanitation programming, governance work, and economic recovery and development activities. With a staff of more than 700 employees and an annual budget in excess of $35,000,000, it is IRC’s largest operation in the West Africa region.
Scope Of Work
- The Country Director will provide the strategic vision and leadership for the country program with the primary focus on ensuring IRC Nigeria’s programs meet the expressed needs of the beneficiaries we serve.
- S/he is responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality programs, maintaining/expanding donor and government relations, fundraising and budget management, security and operations management, and developing a motivated and professional team.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree in a relevant field
- At least ten years of progressively responsible international work experience, including at least three years in a leadership role at the Country Director level of multi-site, multi-sectoral operations in a complex operating environment
- Experience of building personal networks at a senior level, resulting in securing new opportunities for the organization
- Demonstrated successful leadership and management experience with a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural setting, including active mentoring and coaching
- Proven experience delivering appropriate levels oversight of a portfolio consisting of a variety of complex, high-value donor-funded projects
- Extensive representation and fundraising success, including prior experience with European, US and international development donors
- Experience of managing security in a fluid environment
- Proven ability to negotiate and work with partner organizations. Experience with organizational capacity strengthening and partnership building helpful
- Strong budget and fiscal oversight capacities
- Established capacity to deal with ambiguity in stressful situations
- Ability to respond to multiple priorities in a timely manner, producing high-quality outcomes
- Previous experience working in Nigeria or in the West Africa region preferred
- This position is based in Abuja and is fully accompanied with an estimated 33% of the Country Director’s time spent in other locations in Nigeria and the region.
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Deadline: October 2, 2020
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