Overview
Are you
looking for a fascinating role in one of world’s most highly regarded
International NGOs?
Read on – this is a life changing opportunity where you could really make a
difference by improving the lives of the poor and most vulnerable.
CARE has worked
globally for over 70 years saving lives, d
efeating poverty and achieving social
justice. They put women and girls in the centre because they know that they
cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities.
The Managing Deputy
Regional Director will be working in a senior role for a complex and
challenging region (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and
Uganda) and will address some of the most important issues of our time. There
is huge potential but there are also major unresolved issues, which are
culturally and politically very sensitive – with many difficulties to overcome.
You will need to be
an exceptional individual, combining significant experience in international
relief and development with specific skills and experience in strategy
development and management, as well as program quality, accountability and
impact, working in partnership, change management, staff development,
coordination and teamwork.
The position
requires excellent English language communication skills, with a strong
capacity in French. The position will be based within the sub-region possibly
Kampala or Kigali – to be agreed.
Salary
US$130 000
negotiable with attractive ex-patriates benefits package
Person
Specification
Essential
Experience
- Evidence
of extensive experience in international humanitarian & development
work at management level. - Good
grasp of issues related to the cause of poverty and injustice; knowledge
of Central Africa an advantage. - A
strong commitment to, and a demonstrated experience in, the areas of
organizational development and learning, knowledge-sharing and people
development. - Demonstrable
skills in organizational development, change management, coordinating,
facilitating and creating a consensus in a complex environment. - Proven
operational management skills in large scale operations. - Strategic
and critical thinking skills; experience of strategic planning. - Evidence
of capacity to innovate; entrepreneurship. - Strong
staff management, coaching and mentoring skills and experience
(particularly managing remote/virtual teams). - Commitment
to and capacity to model the behaviours that we value. Evidence of
capacity to support the development of these behaviours in others. - Ability
to work independently, with little direct supervision; - Willingness
to spend approximately 40% time travelling. - Excellent
interpersonal, teamwork and communications skills. - Language
skills: English fluency and good working French
Desirable
- Evidence
of extensive experience at leadership level - Fluency
in French
Qualifications/
Education
Essential
- Bachelor
degree or relevant combination of qualifications and experience in a
relevant discipline.
Desirable
- Masters
degree or equivalent experience or relevant professional development in
related discipline
Competencies
- Change
management and team building - Managing
relationships across units - Planning
and organizing - Proactive
problem solving - Operational
decision-making - Respect
- Excellence
- Diversity
- Integrity
- Self
awareness - Interpersonal
skills - Resilience,
adaptability and ability to self-manage - Stress
tolerance - Customer
orientation
All correspondence,
at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, please complete
our online application form and submit the following information – preferably in MS Word:
- An
up-to-date curriculum vitae (of no more than 3-4 sides of A4) - A
detailed statement (of no more than 2-sides of A4) explaining why you are
interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you
suitable. (Please look at “Advice for Candidates” on the Oxford HR website
for hints on how to write a successful statement). - The
Oxford HR Online Form, which provides us with the key information we will
need to take your application through to interview. Please note: also
enclosed with this form is Oxford HR’s Equal Opportunities Form. You are
under no obligation to complete this. Any information you do provide will
only be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, and will
remain confidential. It will not be used as part of the selection process.
N.B. The documents
should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last
Name-Document Name-Date (yymm) e.g:
- Pat-Jones-CV-1702
- Pat-Jones-Statement-1702
Applications
will not be accepted without a completed application form.
