Norwegian Refugee Council
Regional Director East and Southern Africa
Description
NRC is looking for a Regional Director, East & Southern Africa to join the organisation. The role holder will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the country programmes, regional positioning, donor relations, and partnerships. He/she will be accountable for the leadership culture and a working and learning environment.
If you are an experienced leader who holds a track record of developing and integrating distinctive strategies; with strong coordination, networking, and stakeholder management skills; the ability to inspire and influence others; the ability to manage ambiguous environments; and experience building and leading collaborative, engaging, and effective teams, then this is the role for you!
What you will do
- People leadership responsibilities (performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, induction, duty of care, resource and budget management, etc.)
- Strategic direction priorities development.
- Country strategies and compliance approval against direction, policies, and standards.
- Duty of care. Promoting a safety, security, and risk management culture.
- Accountability, ethics, and humanitarian principles promotion.
- Advocacy and NRC representation nationally, regionally, and internationally.
- Fundraising for programme and business development. Maintenance and development of partner and donor relations.
- Emergency assessment and response oversight.
- Contextual understanding, ideas, and actions contribution and engagement.
- We highly encourage you to learn more about the role, please review the full Job Description here.
Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you are hesitating, apply!
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