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Country Director
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Status:
Full Time
Salary: US$143,650 + benefits package
Job Location: Europe > Luxembourg >
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Job Description
General Description of Role:
In close cooperation with IRGI Senior Management, the Country Director will have two primary responsibilities:
1. Overall management of IRGI’s current program.
2. New Country development including overall proposal preparation and submission for funding to potential donors such as USAID, UN Organization, World Bank, Foreign Governments, European Union, Foundations and private donors in Africa;
Main Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective and efficient management .
- Supervise and give guidance to program managers on project design, implementation, evaluation, and personnel issues.
- Prepare detailed implementation plan, collect baseline data and develop operational procedures for the implementation of the new programs.
- Ensure compliance with IRGI and donors of operational and financial policies and procedures and reporting requirements; track grant spending.
- Coordinate all IRGI staff members for purposes of monitoring and evaluation of all USG and international donor programs.
- Prepare monthly, semi-annual, and final program reports.
- Coordinate and maintain professional working relations with local authorities, private organizations, and communities.
- Maintain good working relationships with donors, Government of Host Country, and collaborating institutions, with frequent visits to project sites and communities.
- Research and identify funding sources, proposal requirements, and submittal deadline for new programs in Host Country.
- Write, edit, and proofread proposals to be submitted to donor agencies and private funding sources.
- Secure new funding and extension funding for existing IRGI programs.
- Increase IRGI’s local, national and international visibility through public relations.
- Perform additional assignments as requested.
Qualifications/Skills
Required
- Minimum of 5 years management experience .
- Bachelor’s degree required; Graduate degree preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a series of complex, new and on-going activities, as well as provide leadership in a collegial team environment.
- Fluent English; knowledge of french a plus.
- High degree of integrity and amiable disposition desirable in building appropriate internal and external relationships.
Terms of Appointment
The appointment will be for an initial period of 4 years, renewable thereafter annually. Benefits include housing allowance, paid home leave travel, a pension scheme, life and health insurance, vehicle for business and personal use, and free enrollment for dependent children in international school
Contact information
(Head,Human Resources)
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Please
note: Applications will not be considered from those candidates who are
not
entitled to work within the UK or the country of the advertised vacancy.
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