• Provide leadership and supervisory management of staff, programming and operations, including programme quality and accountability, stewardship of resources, staff safety and security, performance management and external representation
• Directly responsible for the overall coordination and strategic direction of operations
• Develop the strategic plan of the delegation, including the continuity of the current emergency response while exploring the possibility of developing ‘midterm/long-term needs programmes’
• Manage responsive and effective operations implemented both directly and with Nigerian partner organisations
• Manage the country delegation pursuing the objectives identified in the country strategy, bringing them together to deliver high-quality, cost-effective programming results with high levels of accountability
• Provide oversight for directly supervised senior executive/technical officers, leading country management team to identify, design and deliver responsive, high-quality programmes
• Ensure efficient management of public grants and private funds for results, compliance, and focused, timely reporting
• Set up and lead a country management team to identify, design and deliver responsive, high-quality programmes, as well as ensure efficient management of funds

Requirements

• Familiarity with UN, U.S. and European donors and their rules, requirements and guidelines
• Experience of working with local stakeholders – demonstrated ability to collaborate with peer agencies, local government and community leaders to work effectively towards a common and agreed-upon results
• Experience of working with humanitarian (conflict environment) and development contexts
• Demonstrable experience in capacity-building of partners (civil society, public and/or private sectors)
• Africa experience (desirable)

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