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Country Director

Posted in March 23, 2017

NPA

Job Type

Full Time

Location

Somalia

Description :

Organization: Norwegian People’s Aid
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 07 Apr 2017

Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has been present in Somalia since 1993 with development activities through partners and since 2014 with humanitarian disarmament activities. In 2017, NPA Somalia will change its operations considerably. The earlier tasks of directly implementing emergency battle area clearance (BAC) in the outskirts of Mogadishu have been finalized. NPA is focusing on implementing a national survey through teams with a mix of NPA staff and personnel from local NGOs, as well as conduct our own implemented clearance activities. This approach is in accordance with Somali Explosive Management Authority’s (SEMA) vision for how operations should be conducted in the country, where local participation of Somalis is strongly emphasized. The survey will be done in close cooperation with SEMA, including a likely collocation of offices for NPA and SEMA in Mogadishu.

NPA is looking for an experienced Country Director to lead our Humanitarian Disarmament programme in Somalia. This position will give you the opportunity to combine the role of Country Director with programmatic responsibilities in a challenging environment constantly in change.

Reporting to Head Office in Oslo, Norway, in this position you will:

  • Provide leadership, advice and support to the programme and management team on a daily basis
  • Be responsible for implementation of strategies, policies and routines
  • Define and implement the organizational framework, including chain of command, job descriptions, quality assurance, productivity measures and coordination mechanisms
  • Be able to work strategically to implement good working relationships with national authorities, donors, international and local organizations
  • Be responsible for the security of programme staff and programme assets
  • Develop NPA activities in order to have a strong impact on elimination of the problem caused by mines, cluster munitions and other weapons in Somalia

This position is based in Mogadishu, with travel to NPA’s operational bases as and when required.

What you bring to the team:

  • Relevant higher education or equivalent qualifications (result focused mine action NGO or commercial overseas relief and development programmes or military qualifications with international deployments)
  • Experience from upper level management in a complex international organization with documented good results, including experience implementing strategies, plans and achieving objectives in large organisations
  • Previous working relations or experience of liaison and networking with UN, national authorities, military forces, partner organisations and donors
  • Experience in crisis management and planning of work in hostile environments
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to meet deadlines and work calmly under pressure and with limited supervision
  • You preferably also have experience handling logistics, finance and human resources

In return we offer:

  • Salary: In addition to base salary, our salary package for this position includes post allowance, hardship allowance and a hazard allowance specific for Somalia
  • Accommodation: NPA will provide free accommodation
  • Leave: We recognize the harsh conditions of working in the Somali context and the need for time off to recuperate. The Country Director will be in charge of setting up an R&R rotation system that meets the context and programme needs. In addition we offer five weeks annual holiday*
  • Flights: NPA provides three international flights home per year in addition to contract start and end flights
  • Insurance: You will be covered by NPA’s comprehensive insurance package which includes travel insurance, collective group life insurance and accident insurance
  • Health checks: Will be provided in connection with assumption of duty, and on a yearly basis
  • Contract: A one year contract with possibility for renewal

In general we emphasize the importance of strong health, cross-cultural communication skills, positive attitude, creativity and the ability to work under pressure and difficult conditions. One of NPA’s overall objectives is to promote gender equality in our organization, and female candidates are encouraged to apply!

For more information about NPA, please see NPA’s website at www.npaid.org / www.folkehjelp.no or check us out on Facebook or Twitter.

Please apply online by the closing date of April 7th 2017.

* Terms for annual holiday follow the Norwegian Annual Holidays Act

How to apply :

For more information about the position and how to apply please visit our website

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