DRC: Country Director

Aug 14, 2014 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The DRC operation runs a holistic programme response to populations affected by conflict and displacement in North and South Kivu provinces. Our primary areas of intervention are education (including youth and emergency education support); food security & livelihoods (emergency food assistance and, increasingly, cash and voucher support to promote choice and dignity while impacting directly on local market economies to protect livelihoods); ICLA to provide legal assistance to individuals while building capacity of local Commissions, state and customary authorities (with a strong focus on housing, land and property (HLP) and access to civic documentation). Shelter and, as of 2013, WASH activities are undertaken in support of the above 3 areas of intervention to promote integrated programming, be it through schools construction, transitional shelters in areas of return, or water harvesting points & latrines.
The Country Director reports to the Head of Section, Central and West Africa and South America section.

Job description

  • Development and execution of country strategy
  • Overall responsible for all activities, personnel and the country management team (CMT)
  • Lead the Country Programme in accordance with NRC values and policies
  • Provide vision, promote ideas and gain agreement;
  • Act and be perceived as a role model by being responsible and accountable for his/her decisions
  • Analyse the political and humanitarian context and make the NRC programme relevant to the context
  • Attract, motivate, develop and coach staff in order to create effective teams;
  • Responsible for all NRC advocacy efforts in the country/region and ensure that contributions are made to NRC global advocacy efforts.
  • Ensure the safety and security of NRC staff in DRC
  • Play a key a role in fundraising from institutional donors.
  • Ensuring that programme activities are relevant to the target groups and delivered with high quality
  • Following up and continuing the LEAN approach
  • Securing a robust and cost efficient country program
  • Personnel interaction and management
  • Coordinating NRC programme activities with national authorities, United Nations agencies and other national and international agencies/organisations in Kinshasa
  • Improving access to beneficiaries

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years leadership and management experience
  • Previous experience from working as a senior manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Relevant university degree or higher education, preferably in management, social sciences or international development
  • Experience from advocacy work
  • Fluency in English and French, both written and verbal
  • Valid driver’s license

Personal qualities

  • Strategic thinking
  • Handling insecure environments
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Influencing
  • Goal oriented and visionary
  • Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
  • Ability and willingness to work and live under difficult circumstances
  • Flexible and creative
  • Ability to maintain a good sense of humour
  • All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer

  • Commencement: October 2014
  • Contract period: 24months
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
  • Duty station: Goma, with frequent travels throughout the country. Goma is a non-family duty station. Travel outside Goma is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area. Recreational and social facilities are limited, and accommodation is modest.


How to apply:

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Cathrine Ulleberg HR Adviser (+47) 995 23 479