Norwegian Church Aid Regional Representative - NCA Somalia and Regional Programmes Jobs in Kenya

Norwegian Church Aid Regional Representative - NCA Somalia and Regional Programmes Jobs in Kenya

Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has been working together with strong partnerships in Somalia for almost thirty years in order to make positive changes within different thematic areas.

We have worked in the region for even longer and hope to be part of a lasting and meaningful transformation in the area.

Our main programmes are currently WASH, Economic Empowerment, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and Education for Peace with an annual budget of around 70 MNOK.

As our new Regional Representative, you will adeptly represent programme priorities to donors and regional partners while providing effective leadership to the NCA program team of around forty highly qualified staff members.

The role is a hands-on position and your success will be determined by the level of direct engagement in program development, oversight of projects, fundraising for new projects and representing the agency to stakeholders.

As Regional Representative, you make use of your excellent communications skills in retaining and developing relations, internally and externally with the head office in Oslo, have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, and thrive in evolving and challenging environments.

In NCA, we seek leaders who are motivated by our vision, our work and our values, and who wish to take part in developing our organizational- and leadership culture.

In order to reach our goals, we need leaders who are able to set direction, lead change, develop organizational culture and use our human and financial resources in the best possible way.

The position is a two-year contract, currently based in Nairobi. There will be extensive travel to Somalia, as well as the possibility of moving our operational base to Somalia. Please note that Somalia is classified as a high-risk area and is a non-family duty station.

Duties and responsibilities