Norwegian Church Aid (‘NCA’) is a member of the ACT Alliance and works with people and local actors, especially Faith-based actors in many countries where it works in their struggle to eradicate poverty and injustices. We provide humanitarian assistance in disasters and work for long-term development in local communities and societies. In order to address the root causes of poverty, we advocate for just decisions by public authorities, businesses and religious leaders.
NCA has a presence in Nigeria to respond to the Humanitarian crisis in Northeast Nigeria. NCA has its core competencies in Gender Based Violence and Water Sanitation and Hygiene. NCA has its strengths in works and invest in local partners ensures building their capacities are built from the onset of response, in order to enable them to have the capacity to respond in a long-term intervention including recovery and development.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Country Director
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Organisations
Position: Full time
Start date: As soon as possible
Extent: Fixed contract
Job Description
- As our new Country Director, you will be situated in Maiduguri, Borno, where you will lead the country office with currently 40 national staff members.
- You will directly line manage the office’s senior management team and a few other staff members including 4 expatriate colleagues. You will live together with your colleagues in the Maiduguri guesthouse.
- Next to ensuring good strategic leadership and day to day management of the country office including representation, is working on further diversification of the portfolios funding base.
- You will skilfully represent programme priorities to donors, national and regional partners while providing effective leadership to the senior management team. You will make use of your excellent communications skills in retaining and developing relations, internally and externally with the head office in Oslo, a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, and thrive in evolving and challenging security environments. Travelling between Maiduguri and Abuja is an important necessity for the role.
- In NCA we seek leaders who are motivated by our vision, our work, and our values, and who wish to take part in developing our organizational- and leadership culture.
- To reach our goals, we need leaders who can set direction, lead change, develop organizational culture and use our human and financial resources in the best possible way.
- The position is a one-year contract with possible extension. NCA Nigeria is a non-family duty station with a current 8-weeks R&R cycle. NCA will provide you with housing and comprehensive insurance.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure quality development of the humanitarian portfolio including programme planning, reporting and cooperation between the consortium’s actors.
- Fundraise, network, maintain and further develop relations with external stakeholders, government representatives, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Abuja, donors and potential new donors, relevant civil society networks and private sector actors.
- Anti-corruption work.
- Commit to maintain a positive team environment and build excellent people management.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in relevant subject including but not limited to Development, Social Sciences, Humanitarian Assistance and Management. Extended relevant experience may compensate for an academic degree.
- Proven strong management skills.
- 3-5 years’ experience in humanitarian responses, including first management experience in vulnerable contexts.
- Experience with institutional donors and fundraising.
- Demonstrated experience multi-tasking and success in securing funding for country programmes.
- Demonstrated experience in line-management of international and national staff.
Personal qualities:
- You’re a constructive and diplomatic relationship builder, with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Structured and action oriented in your work.
- Strong analytical skills and capacity to think strategically.
- In your communication with staff, you manage to motivate, support and engage, but you’re also able to be clear and timely in your feedback when needed.
- Culturally sensitive with excellent communication and decision-making skills.
- Comfortable in participating in church- and multi-religious networks but also in UN coordination.
- Good at networking and maintaining professional relationships.
Application Closing Date
28th August, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
