Country Manager –
Christian Aid – Lilongwe, Malawi,
Poverty is an
outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of
power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision – an end to
poverty – and we believe that vision can become a reality. We are
striving to bring lasting change to the lives of the poorest communities, we
work wherever there is great need, helping people to find their own solutions
to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion
, caste or
creed. If you’re passionate about positive change across the world, then
this job might be for you.
About the
role:
As Country Manager
you will bring entrepreneurial skills to develop new opportunities, alliances
and partnerships to help bring about the end of poverty. You will have
excellent people and performance management skills. Your experience in
programme management needs to be matched by your ability to act as an
ambassador for Christian Aid and your commitment to communications and advocacy
within the organisation as a whole. You will need to have a proactive
approach to leading and delivering the changes needed to ensure we maximise the
quality and impact of our Malawi country programme. You will need to be
committed to your own learning and development, and that of your team and the
wider organisation. You will also need to have strong abilities in
strategic planning and implementation, and have a clear vision and passion to
make a lasting contribution to the eradication of poverty in Malawi.
About you:
Candidates for this
role would hold a minimum of a tertiary degree at Masters level or
equivalent. With a minimum 10-12 yrs of field-based experience managing
large and complex overseas, multi-partner development programmes, preferably in
Sub-Saharan African. Substantial experience of international development
work and management of large scale donor funded projects at a senior level,
experience of leading and managing teams in different cultural settings,
experience of managing partnerships with civil society organisations and
donors, significant experience of fundraising from institutional donors and
others and a strong understanding of the drivers of poverty in Malawi and
opportunities to eradicate poverty, key actors in the development sector
including civil society, donors, Government and the private sector. Specific
knowledge of the role of some of the following in poverty eradiation: climate
resilience and adaptation, community health, pro-poor markets and value chain
development, policy and advocacy.
Further
information
– Please express your interest to this post by applying through our website www.christianaid.org.uk/jobs
using the reference country Manager Malawi 0292.
For queries please
email AfricaRecruitment@christian-aid.org
Closing date 12th December, Interview
date: Week commencing 7th January 2015
We value diversity
and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from
people all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender,
age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief
Competency
Questions:
Please demonstrate
your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions. In
each answer, please give details of: the context of your scenario, your
responsibility, your considerations and actions, the results of your actions
Realise
Potential:
Please tell us about
a time when you coached or mentored someone in order to help them develop
Deliver
Results:
Tell us about a time
when you ensured that all of the objectives for project, team or department
were achieved on time and within budget
Build
Partnership:
Tell us about a time
when you had to resolve conflicts and disagreements between partners in order
to achieve a programme’s objectives
