Deadline: 26 July, 2024

Location: N’djamena, Chad

African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD) is seeking to fill the position of Country Programme Director.

AIRD is a non-political, non-religious and non-profit making organisation offering operational support including supply chain, logistics, construction, infrastructure, environment, livelihoods and WASH in partnership with relief and development organisations that focus on disaster-affected and development-oriented areas.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong, innovative senior leadership team and ensure AIRD’s policies and code of conduct are followed
• Lead the design, implementation, evolution and growth of country programme (CP) activities and resources as defined in the CP strategic plan
• Direct the mobilisation, management, and accounting of all resources in the country programme
• Oversee the management and development of the country programme human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled, and productive workforce
• Provide leadership, strategic direction and support in the development and implementation of an effective resource development strategy
• Promote AIRD’s vision, mission, core values and key partnership standards and practices among the staff and partners and ensure these are the core foundation of AIRD strategies and work
• Ensure people issues are front and centre, promoting an office that embraces diversity, gender balance and engagement with all partnership staff
• Implement AIRDs SOPs and partnership agreements signed with donors
• Management of the warehouses
• Management of fuel and fuel facilities
• Management of the garage/spare parts for project fleet, asset repair and vehicle maintenance
• Management of fleet and safe transport of goods to the beneficiaries
• Provision of logistical support to returnees and asylum seekers
• Leverage the current position of trusted UN, government, and community partners to position AIRD for subsequent funding
• Diversify the CP portfolio of activities and funding sources by identifying key value-added interventions, reaching out to new potential funding partners, responding to funding opportunities and drafting of concept notes and high-quality proposals in livelihood, WASH, poverty reduction and any other identified area
• Ensure proper registration and compliance with statuary regulations related to INGOs in the country
• Lead the development and execution of high quality country strategy for AIRD in the country programme in light of political, economic and humanitarian context
• Acting as key contact with head office, local partners, NGOs, UN agencies, local authorities, government authorities and donors
• Acting as a focal point, to issue policy recommendations in collaboration with field staff and headquarters
• Representing AIRD to partners, NGOs, local authorities, government authorities and donors
• Defining the programme strategic activities, field activities and CP business plan with the coordinated team and ensuring achievement of the programme’s objectives
• Ensuring programme is still appropriate, according to the situation, the context and the programme’s objectives
• Ensuring the organisation has adequate resources; responsible for the appropriate management of all resources in a transparent manner
• Responsible for financial feasibility of the country programme, initially to obtain resources, at final stage to make sure programme is within budget, also responsible for all logistical aspects
• Ensuring timely and accuracy of narrative and financial reporting to donors and to headquarters, also accountable to the donors
• Identify and evaluate the risks associated with programme activities and take appropriate action to control the risks
• Ensure management of human resources in conformity with applicable laws and internal regulations
• Security management
• Oversee the recruitment, orientation, and management of performance of country based staff and development of middle management staff, demonstrating healthy engagement, strong senior management teams, culture of innovation, and effective talent management

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Project Planning and Management, International Relations, International development or a related technical field
• Ten years, minimum, of experience in senior management position in international development
• Experience and a track record in programme management and successful fundraising, a distinct advantage
• Proven track record of applying new technologies to programming or making use of existing technologies to innovatively influence programme design and delivery
• Significant senior leadership and management experience in the development and delivery of high quality programme influencing and humanitarian strategy with and through partners or directly, in one or more challenging locations
• High degree of self-awareness and an understanding of how to drive and support excellent team performance and individual development in line AIRD’s values and policies
• Demonstrable high-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and political issues
• Conversant in French and English (written and spoken)

To apply and for more information, click here.

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