Deadline: 04 September, 2020
Location: Bangui, Central African Republic
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has opened applications for the role of Country Director.
DRC fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities in conflict areas of the world.
Responsibilities
- Strengthen DRC’s position nationally and regionally
- Ensure that DRC maintains excellent and productive relations with all key stakeholders, especially beneficiaries, local authorities, the humanitarian community, and donors
- Direct managerial oversight and support
- Ensure that the senior management team has clear and realistic performance-based management goals
- Overall management of the operation and direct manager for senior staff members
- Frequent travel to the field offices for direct operational support and representation
- Fundraising and Advocacy
- Lead team in writing concept papers, project proposals and budgets in line with the approved country strategy
- Maintain high quality exchanges with the regional office team and mobilise the country team to contribute to the regional project and strategies
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Political Science, International Development, Economics, or a related
- Eight years, minimum, of experience in emergency contexts with a humanitarian agency or a similar organisation
- Eight years, minimum, of experience in people management
- Experienced managing large and complex humanitarian operations
- Experience in financial and safety management
- Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment
- Excellent communication skills, as well as patience and politeness
- Fluency in French (daily working language)
- Fluency in English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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