GOAL ,Country Director Jobs in Malawi

OVERALL
DESCRIPTION

General
Description of the Program

GOAL has been
implementing programmes in Malawi since 2002. In 2015 GOAL implements a
community based integrated programme that seeks to enhance the resilience of
the communities in which we work. The sectors include HIV and AIDS, nutrition,
water and sanitation,
livelihoods/food security/market based approaches and
disaster management. GOAL operates in three districts, Nsanje, Chikwawa and
Balaka. GOAL Malawi’s main office is in Blantyre, and has a liaison office in
the capital city of Lilongwe along with three field offices.

The current donors
are Irish Aid, GOAL, DFID, WFP, ECHO and UNICEF

General
Description of the Role

The GOAL Country
Director (CD) takes overall responsible for the planning, management and
appropriate development of GOAL’s work in-country. The CD is responsible for
ensuring that GOAL’s work contributes effectively and efficiently towards
meeting the short, medium and long term needs of the poorest of the poor,
within the framework of GOAL’s organisational and regional objectives, in a
co-ordinated manner and in accordance with GOAL’s guidelines and principles.
The CD must ensure that there are regular and effective communications within
the country team and with GOAL Regional Office. The CD has ultimate
responsibility for all issues of security.

Key Duties

Programmes

The Country Director
is responsible for ensuring that all programme activities are planned,
resourced, implemented, monitored and evaluated in a timely manner, to ensure
that they are appropriate, necessary, cost effective, targeted, sustainable and
in keeping with GOAL’s mission and philosophy.

The
County Director will work closely with the Assistant Country Director –
Programmes on all aspects related to programmes.
The
Country Director must ensure that GOAL programmes meet the highest
national and international standards, and comply with codes of conduct and
agreements to which GOAL is a signatory
The
Country Director must provide ongoing review and development of overall
country strategy, and of individual programme objectives. They must
undertake, with the Senior Management Team, continuous review, monitoring
and evaluation of the effectiveness, impact and direction of each
programme.
The
Country Director will review all programme proposals prepared by the
Assistant Country Director – Programmes and the programme team before
their submission to donors. And ensure that all proposals and reports are
submitted to GOAL Regional office and approved prior to submission to
donors
Any
other duties as assigned by GOAL.

Donors

The Country Director
is the principal point of contact with the in-country donors.

The
responsibility for securing adequate funds to support GOAL Malawi
programmes is shared between the Country Director and the Regional GOAL
office; it is the responsibility of the Country Director to secure
programme funding from donors in-country where possible.
The
Country Director must be familiar with all relevant donors present
in-country and is responsible for developing GOAL’s working relationship
and maintaining its reputation with them
The
Country Director is responsible for liaising with donors regarding all
matters related to programmes; including facilitating visits to GOAL
programme sites.
The
Country Director should be familiar with the legal requirements of the
donors providing support to GOAL’s programmes as well as donor country strategies.
The
Country Director is responsible for ensuring that the country team
conducts regular Grant Management Meetings to ensure that projects
progress in a timely manner, meeting set targets within the proposed
budget.

Financial
Accountability

The Country Director
has ultimate accountability for all financial matters in the field and must
review and approve the monthly management accounts.

The
County Director will work closely with the Financial Controller on all
aspects related to finance.
The
Country Director must ensure adherence to the financial guidelines as per
the GOAL Dublin Financial Manual.
The
Country Director must ensure that comprehensive and timely reports are
produced in accordance with schedules agreed by GOAL Regional Office
The
Country Director must ensure that donor financial reports are submitted in
accordance with specific donor requirements.

The Country Director
has responsibility to inform the Regional Director of budgetary overspends or
underspends as they affect programmes and plan appropriate interventions. As
such, the Country Director should ensure that Budget Monitoring Tools are
produced by Finance on a monthly basis and reviewed by Programmes and
Operations.

Personnel

The Country Director
is responsible for the health and welfare of staff including expatriate and
local personnel and are empowered to use all available resources to promote
their development in line with GOAL policy.

The
County Director will work closely with the Assistant Country Director –
Operation on all aspects related to Personnel.
The
responsibility for securing adequate qualified staff to support GOAL
Malawi programmes is shared between the Country Director and the Regional
Director.
The
Country Director must ensure that the policies and guidelines as laid down
in the GOAL Personnel Manual are adhered to by all staff.
The
Country Director, with programme staff, is to ensure that all staff
responsibilities are defined and understood. This includes the provision
of clearly defined job descriptions and up to date contracts. GOAL Dublin
must be provided with all copies of job descriptions / contracts and
contract extensions related to expatriate staff.
The
Country Director has overall responsibility for the preparation and
implementation of in-country personnel policies in line with overall GOAL
and government policy. The Country Director must ensure that all local
staff contracts must:
Respect
local labour laws.
Be
consistent with GOAL policy.
The
Country Director must ensure that all incidents/warnings etc. relating to
personnel are clearly documented, and signed by the relevant parties.
The
Country Director must ensure that there are procedures in place to support
and encourage appropriate personal and professional development of staff
within the context of the organisation’s objectives.
The
Country Director is responsible for ensuring staff receive the necessary
support and supervision they require. This includes the provision of
training for staff in tasks such as project proposal preparation; report
writing etc.
The
Country Director has the mandate to recommend repatriation of any
international staff member in line with the GOAL personnel policy.
The
Country Director must ensure that ongoing informal review/evaluation of
staff performance, and formal written evaluation of each of the
international staff is prepared on a six monthly basis, and sent to the
GOAL Regional office in confidence.

Resource
Management/Logistics

It is the
responsibility of the Country Director to ensure that all available and
appropriate resources are accessible in their country of assignment.

The
County Director will work closely with the Assistant Country Director –
Operation on all aspects related to logistics.
The
Country Director must ensure that the policies and guidelines as laid down
in the GOAL Logistics Manual are adhered to by all.
The
Country Director must ensure that the reporting requirements outlined in
the GOAL Logistics Manual are fulfilled in a timely fashion.
The
Country Director must ensure that there are appropriate systems in place
for the effective utilisation and management of finance, personnel,
supplies, transport, capital assets etc.

Safety and
Security

It is the
responsibility of the Country Director to be fully informed regarding the
political and security environment within their country of assignment. And for
ensuring that all reasonable measure are taken to minimise / mitigate the
safety and security risks faced by the programmes and programme staff.

The
Country Director is accountable for the overall safety and security of
staff and for ensuring there is a culture of security within the
organisation.
The
Country Director must inform GOAL Dublin (through agreed communications
protocols) immediately in the event of a security incident relating to
GOAL staff, assets or programmes. Regular communications and updates
Regular updates and communications on security must be shared with the RSA
and GOAL Dublin as per agreed reports and protocols and as requested.
The
Country Director is accountable for ensuring that the policies and
guidelines, as laid down in the GOAL Safety and Security Manual and the
site specific security guidelines, are adhered to by all staff at all
times. The Country Director is responsible for ensuring staff have access
to the appropriate resources and training to enable them to understand and
adhere to staff security guidelines.
The
Country Director is accountable for ensuring that policies and guidelines
related to safety and security are reviewed periodically and revised to
reflect relevant changes in the operating environment.
The
Country Director must ensure that Area Coordinators adequately monitor the
safety and security situation in their programme sites and that all
incidents or adverse conditions affecting staff safety or project
operations are notified to the Country Director in a timely Fashion.
The
Country Director must work closely with the Regional Security Advisor /
Regional Director when assessing the country security context and dealing
with any potential threats to GOAL programmes or staff.

Representation/Visibility

The Country Director
has the responsibility and mandate to represent GOAL within their country of
assignment this includes Media and visibility.

The
Country Director must ensure that there is appropriate liaison and
negotiation with the relevant Government partners, regional and local
authorities; donors; local agencies etc. at all levels of project
implementation.
The
Country Director has sole responsibility for dealing with the media /
press in-country. All (political) statements to be issued, and/or policy
positions, must be approved by the Regional Director
The
Country Director has the responsibility to provide feedback to the
Regional Director on the possible implications, on programme and staff
security, of any comments or statements being prepared by GOAL Dublin.
The
Country Director is also responsible for ensuring that the visibility of
GOAL is promoted appropriately at field level.

Information
Management

All Country
Directors must be fully informed regarding the political, security and
humanitarian conditions within their country of assignment.

It is
the responsibility of the Country Director to be fully informed regarding
the humanitarian and relief and development perspective in their country
of operation.
Appropriate
information should be collected, collated, analysed and forwarded to the
GOAL Dublin office on a regular basis.
The
Country Director must ensure that there are regular effective
communications within the country programme and with the Regional
Director. This includes the submission of weekly and monthly reports to
the Regional office.
The
Country Director must ensure that GOAL complies with all the relevant
legal requirements of the country.

Requirements
(Person Specification)

5+
years of previous overseas management experience in humanitarian
assistance programmes in complex emergency situations
Experience
of staff management
Good
interpersonal skills
Experience
in liaising with government officials and a variety of donors
A
willingness to regularly travel to programme sites.
Experience
in proposal and report writing with a proven ability to secure donor
funding
Budgetary
control and financial management skills
To be
familiar with and abide by the NGO Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People
in Aid code and Sphere Minimum Standards