DanChurchAid recruits 01 Country Director

DanChurchAid recruits 01 Country Director

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a professional team of humanitarian and mine action experts in one of the world’s most challenging context? Can you take an established programme and further develop it, leading the development of comprehensive programmatic approaches to address humanitarian, development and conflict challenges?

As our new Country Director, you will lead the DCA country management team and ensure good staff welfare and conducive working environment for 55 national and 3 international staff. You will lead and inspire the strategic direction of the programme, ensuring synergy between its different components as well as high quality, accountable and innovative programme implementation. You will be responsible for nurturing relations with national authorities, donors and other stakeholders as well as for identifying fundraising opportunities and building partnerships to sustain a continuous growth of the programme. You will also ensure a strong focus on security management, conducting regular monitoring and analysis of the security environment.

DCA DR Congo programme

DCA aims to protect vulnerable communities in DR Congo and contribute to efforts to improve stability, by addressing and mitigating the consequences of conflict and displacement. We clear explosive remnants of conflict and landmines and educate people on the dangers they represent. We assist communities affected by conflict and displacement by ensuring access to improved educational opportunities, and we address the protection needs of children at risk, allowing them the stability and normality essential to build resilience. To complement we build the capacities of communities to respond to the psychosocial needs of children who have suffered from violence.

We apply a people-centered approach to tackle interlinked peace, security and development 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.

Your responsibility will be for the overall leadership and management of the country programme including;

• To articulate and promote DCA’s vision for programming in DR Congo
• To set and implement DCA’s country strategy
• To resource the vision and strategy and pave the way for expansion of our work in the future
• To ensure delivery with relevance, effectiveness, transparency and accountability in all areas of work
• To lead our team of dedicated international and national staff
• To represent DCA in the DR Congo towards national and local authorities, international and national humanitarian stakeholders and communities
• To manage donor, grant and stakeholder relationships

You have the following qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years leadership experience at a similar level, preferably in complex humanitarian environments
• Strong programme 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

Prior work experience from the humanitarian mine action sector is an added advantage, as is experience and understanding of working in conflict environments and fragile states.

We offer:

• A one-year renewable contract starting as soon as possible
• Non-family posting based in Bukavu with in-country travel
• A competitive salary package to be negotiated based on experience level
• Insurance as per industry standards
• An opportunity to make a difference addressing humanitarian needs in a challenging environment

Terms are according to Handbook for DCA expatriate personnel, Non-Family postings and salary ranging from DKK 40,142 to 47,736 depending on level of experience, on top of that a hardship allowance and a 12,17% pension contribution.

Qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. Only applications consisting as a minimum of a motivation letter and a CV will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 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.

For further information please visit our website, http://www.danchurchaid.org or contact Mette Krarup Andersen on mka@dca.dk

To apply please upload your CV and cover letter no later than 15 September 2019. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. DCA reserves the right to select a candidate prior to the deadline. Only online applications consisting as a minimum of a CV and a cover letter will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please apply here: https://www.danchurchaid.org/join-us/jobs/international-vacancies/danchurchaid-dca-is-looking-for-a-country-director-for-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-drc