Concern Worldwide Country Director Job Vacancy in Kigali, Rwanda

Job
Purpose:

• Lead
  the roll out of the Country Strategic Plan.
• Provide
  leadership in the overall effective planning and direction of Concern’s
  programme and operations at country level.
• Create
  and maintain a shared vision, amongst all Concern Rwanda staff, of
  Concern’s values and policies.
• Lead
  and support in strengthening coordination and collaboration within and
  across all teams, maintain and ensure constructive communications and
  contribute to a positive working environment.
• Actively
  advocate for pro poor policy change and pro poor policy implementation.
• Lead
  the preparation and response to emergencies effecting the poor and
  vulnerable in Rwanda.

• Lead
  the strategic development and implementation of programmes in line with
  Concern organisational strategic plan.
• Ensure
  all programme development is grounded in sound analysis based on ‘How
  Concern understands extreme poverty’.
• Roll
  out Results Based Management throughout the country programme
• Maintain
  productive working relationships with donors and lead the development of
  high quality proposals, to secure programme funding.
• Monitor
  emerging emergency situations and respond as and when necessary.
• Grow
  and develop local partners to deliver quality programming to
  beneficiaries.
• Manage
  the country programme resources ensuring that appropriate monitoring and
  controls are established and maintained.
• Provide
  adequate leadership and support to programme managers in maintaining high
  quality standards and implementation of programmes to include cross
  cutting interventions such as HIV&AIDS mainstreaming, equality,
  prevention of GBV and DRR
• Maintain
  effective communication and liaise with Concern Head office in Dublin.
• Deliver
  high standard internal and donor reports in a timely manner and in line
  with relevant targets and objectives.
• Manage
  the efficient and transparent use of all Concern’s resources in order to
  maximize the benefit to the targeted communities.

• Build
  strong and committed teams of staff adhering to Concern policies and
  procedures and applying key principles of transparency, accountability,
  good stewardship and participation.

• Ensure
  that a regular staff Performance and Development Review (PDR) system is
  maintained and that PDRs are undertaken annually at all levels.
• Develop,
  review, and effectively implement all Human Resources related policies and
  procedures in accordance with Concern policies and procedures and in line
  with the national labour law of Rwanda.
• Establish
  and maintain regular, participative and documented fora and meetings for
  all key staff to discuss policy, strategic, operational and management
  issues, coordinate planning and implementation of activities and ensure
  information sharing.

• Be
  responsible for overall financial management of Concern Rwanda including
  participatory budget preparation, revision and monitoring and timely
  submission of Budgets and FRP’s to HQ.
• Manage
  the system which enables budget holders to take responsibility and be
  accountable for their budget management.
• Ensure
  that internal and donor financial reports are submitted in a timely manner
  and are up to high standard.

• Be
  responsible for security and safety of Concern personnel and resources in
  Rwanda including and maintain an updated Security Management Plan.
• Report
  any security threats and incidents to the Regional Director.
• Promote
  and ensure compliance with the requirements of Concern’s Programme Participants
  Protection Policy (P4) and implementation of Humanitarian Accountability
  Partnership (HAP) standards including the Complaint and Response
  Mechanisms (CRM) to ensure maximum protection to programme beneficiaries.

• Represent
  Concern in Rwanda through coordination and networking relationships with
  the government, donors and other national and international development
  actors in the country.
• Ensure
  that relationships and formal agreements with the government are maintained
  and updated as appropriate.
• Represent
  Concern at various national level coordination fora.
• Promote
  and protect the reputation of Concern in external settings, ensuring that
  the organization’s experience and expertise is well communicated and
  consistently presented, and that we are looked to as a professional
  organization.
• When
  possible represent the Alliance 2015 and support any Alliance 2015
  advocacy initiatives

• Third
  Level Degree preferably in social science or development management or
  business management or related discipline.
• 5
  years working experience in a senior position within a development
  organization preferably in an international NGO.
• Strong
  leadership skills and ability to manage change effectively.
• Experience
  in building relations with donors and securing external donor funding.
• Experience
  in management of financial resources and overseeing human resources,
  administration and logistics function.
• Strong
  communication and interpersonal skills with an ability/confidence to
  engage and represent Concern at public fora, media and donors.
• Excellent
  communication and presentation skills, including fluency in written and
  spoken English.
• Delegation,
  time management and prioritizing skills and coping with broad range of
  demands.
• Highly
  developed listening and conflict resolution skills.
• Affinity
  with organisational values, mission and vision, commitment to humanitarian
  principles.

• Previous
  Concern experience at a management level.
• Experience
  of working in Africa an advantage.

• Knowledge
  of HAP.
• Experience
  of working/living in insecure and sensitive environments.
• Experience
  of managing major donor grants such as DFID, Irish Aid, UNICEF, EU and US
  AID.
• Experience
  of Food Security, Health and Education programming.
• Knowledge
  of French an advantage.