War Child Holland Country Director Uganda/Regional Representative Africa Jobs in Uganda

War Child Holland Country Director Uganda/Regional Representative Africa Jobs in Uganda

Experienced, strategic networker with excellent people skills’

Your Challenge

As Country Director Uganda/Regional Representative Africa you are based in the Uganda’s office of War Child in Uganda and you are responsible for both War Child’s programmes and team in Uganda and the regional programmes and teams as well as the other Country Directors in the region. You ensure the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of War Child’s programmes in the country (partly implemented by War Child staff and partly by local partners).

You lead the development of the regional and country strategy and ensure that the programmes/projects are consistent with it. You also work on the capacity building of national staff and local partners to establish sustainability of the programmes. You report to War Child’s Director of International Programmes.

Your tasks as a Country Director Uganda

Realization of War Child’s country programme

Final and overall responsibility for the country programme

Final responsibility for the development and writing of programme and project proposals and ensure proposals correspond with Country Strategy

Ensure that appropriate local (implementing) partners are identified and capacity building of local partners takes place

Reports to Home Office on programme progress and context development, by compiling all different inputs from the relevant parties and share final reports

Lead the Country Management Team.

Management of staff

Manage and develop the key field management staff by guiding, coaching and motivating

Recruit key field management staff (recruited locally)

Manage well-being of the staff.

Maintain network of contacts/ representation

Ensure appropriate communications, information exchange and sharing

Develop and maintain productive relationships with local and national governments, other agencies, donors and media

Represent War Child in meetings or coordination platforms.

Fundraising

Final and direct responsibility for in-country fundraising by institutional donors

Develop and maintain donor relations

Ensure that proposals and reports for (institutional) donors are drawn up, according to requirements of the donor.

Security Management

Final and direct responsibility for security management throughout the programmes

Maintain internal and external contacts with relevant parties and authorities

Develop/ regularly update the country security plan and ensure implementation

Report to Home Office on security.

Human Resources Management

Final responsibility for ensuring that National Staff HRM policies are in line with local legislation,

Follow the War Child policies.

Finance and Logistics Management

Final financial responsibility, including reporting to Home Office

Maintain efficient financial control (of cash flows, local payment, etc), accountability standards, procedures and records

Final responsibility for logistics management; authorize investments and manage supplies.

Additional tasks as Regional Representative Africa

Provide Regional Leadership

Lead and facilitate the development (and updates) of the Regional Strategy (in close collaboration with other Country Directors in the region) and ensure its implementation

Act as main point of contact with Senior Management in the Home Office on issues related to the region

Support Country Directors and their teams (incl. fundraising activity).

Building up Regional Partnerships

Build

up partnerships on regional level

Representation including representation of the perspectives and interests of War Child’s African country operations in relevant regional decision-making processes

Inform country offices about regional trends in humanitarian policy, emerging relationships/partnerships and relevant ideas, initiatives, funding possibilities, etc.

Your Profile

University degree

At least 10 years relevant experience in an international, humanitarian and/or development context of which 4 years in a senior management position (e.g. as Representative or Country director)

Knowledge of Financial Management and Human Resource Management

Strong social and communicative skills for coaching and managing of staff

Excellent command of English (additional command of French is preferred)

Able to assess social/ political situations and able to act in a diplomatic way in delicate situations (cultural sensitivity)

Strong leadership & solid management skills; result- focused and persistent to achieve goals

Stress-resilient to be able to cope with deadlines and complex problems;

Affinity with War Childs mandate.

We offer

A challenging job, within an inspiring and motivated team of people and the backup of a strong and professional organisation in The Netherlands

A fair salary and comprehensive secondary benefits that includes free housing, good insurances (including health, travel and disability) and opportunities to develop and learn professionally.

Job Location: Kampala, Uganda. Uganda is a family duty station. An expatriate is allowed to bring a partner and children, but will be expected to travel regularly and for extended periods in the region, to the locations where partner and children cannot accompany.

Contract: At least 2 years in this position, starting with a 1 year contract with the intention to prolong.

Starting date: ASAP, negotiable for the right candidate.

War Child strives to create an inclusive work environment. Candidates from all backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences who judge that they are able to fill all or most of the essential requirements for this role are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply before 1 March 2019 by submitting English CV (maximum of two pages) and filling in our online questionnaire via the following hyperlink: https://warchild.onlinevacatures.nl/en/Vacancy/Postulate/124011

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Assessment is part of our selection procedure.

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War Child Holland Country Director Uganda/Regional Representative Africa Jobs in Uganda