DanChurchAid (DCA) recruit Country Director. Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a team of humanitarian professionals in one of the world’s most challenging contexts? Can you lead an established program to excellence and growth and ensure quality and accountability?
DCA is an organization with a Christian-based foundation and identity, but open and inclusive to everyone irrespective of their faith, beliefs, or customs. When working with DCA you will learn that daily it is our four values of being compassionate, proactive, responsible, and respectful that guide our work along with our goals to save lives, build resilient communities and fight extreme inequalities – and we expect you to share the same values. On a global scale we are a small INGO, which gives us the opportunity to maintain close links and open dialogues between HQ and Country Offices.
As our new Country Director, you will lead the DCA country team, and you will inspire and lead the strategic direction and organizational development of the program. You will be responsible for nurturing relations with national authorities, donors, and other stakeholders, as well as for identifying fundraising opportunities and ensuring a strong focus on security management and duty of care for staff.
DCA CAR Program
DCA’s program in the Central African Republic began in 2015 and focuses on helping to protect lives and dignity by reducing the impact of armed violence and conflict, thereby improving vulnerable individuals’ access to economic opportunities, psychosocial support and human rights. Program activities include vouchers (for food), distribution of seeds and tools, cash for work, NFIs distribution, conflict prevention and peace building, income generating activities, psychosocial support, capacity building of national civil society organizations.
We apply a people-centered approach to tackle interlinked humanitarian and security needs, and aim to build positive relationships between communities, authorities, and institutions, to improve community safety and encourage the development of local economies. At the center of our work is our belief that local communities are the best agents of change.
Key responsibilities of the Country Director include:
- Overall leadership and management of the country program
- To define and implement DCA’s country strategy and develop the country program for CAR
- To resource the vision and strategy and pave the way for growth
- To ensure delivery with relevance, effectiveness, transparency, and accountability in all areas of work including all relevant country office performance indicators
- To lead and mentor our team of dedicated international and national staff
- To represent DCA in CAR towards national and local authorities, international and national humanitarian stakeholders and communities
- To manage donor, grants, and stakeholder relationships
We are looking for the following qualifications and experience:
- Minimum 3 years leadership experience at a similar level, preferably in complex humanitarian environments
- Strong program implementation experience and the ability to make things happen under trying circumstances
- Strong communications skills, both spoken and written
- Fluency in written and spoken English and French
- Strong ability to plan, coordinate and lead processes that include multiple stakeholders and interests
- Proven ability to mentor, coach and develop staff, and create a conducive working environment
- Experience with fundraising, networking, donor liaison and coordination
- Strong analytical skills and capacity
- Good command and interest in grants and financial management and compliance
- Cultural sensitivity, strong communication and diplomatic skills, with the ability to build relations both within and outside DCA
- A relevant academic qualification
- Experience from the country or near region is an added advantage
We offer:
- A two-year unaccompanied renewable contract
- Posting based in Bangui with in-country travel
- A competitive salary including hardship and cost of living allowance of approx. DKK 55,000
- 6 weeks of paid vacation and a generous R&R package
- Insurance as per Industry standards
- An opportunity to make a difference in a challenging environment and improve the lives of people living in conflict and poverty
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, abilities, or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. DCA conducts an anti-terror check as part of the recruitment process. It is a prerequisite that you can pass this check and maintain this status throughout your employment with us. Everyone applying for a job with DCA must be ready to comply with our Staff Policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment and our Child Safeguarding Policy.
Only applications in English and consisting as a minimum of a CV and a cover letter will be considered, and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that only applications submitted through our recruitment system will be considered: https://www.danchurchaid.org/join-us/jobs/international-vacancies.
For more information on DCA please visit our website, http://www.danchurchaid.org
Application deadline: 23 May 2023.
