IRC Country Director Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
IRC Ethiopia looking for “Country Director”.
Applicants with a degree in Graduate Degree may apply on or before 1st Aug 2023.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.
IRC Country Director Jobs 2023
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 21st July 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Country Director to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
| Position | Country Director |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Graduate Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Twelve years |
| Application Deadline | 1st Aug 2023 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2023
Responsibilities:
- Lead the country program by maintaining open and professional relations with colleagues, promoting a strong team spirit, oversight and resources to enable staff to perform successfully.
- Develop and carry out strategies that result in strong representation with: government ministries and line bureaus at various levels; UNOCHA; donors including USAID, BHA, BPRM, ECHO, EU, GFFO, SIDA, Lego, Gavi and other international organizations; international and local NGOs; and networks.
- Ensure that IRC remains a partner of choice for major international donors.
- Develop and maintain a high level of understanding of donor priorities and planned funding streams.
- Initiate and sustain strong, mutually beneficial and authentic partnerships with local organizations.
- Seek out and pursue opportunities to raise the profile of the work of IRC and its partners, as well as the lives and the needs of the people IRC seeks to serve.
- Play a leadership role in efforts to improve humanitarian coordination.
- Lead country program collaboration with colleagues to deliver country programming and advocacy.
- Ensure leadership and management processes enable the IRC to effectively adapt to contextual changes and fully make use of opportunities to expand humanitarian access and assistance.
- Ensure the strategic vision and direction of the country program is aligned with IRC2020 strategy to serve people with responsive, high-quality and accountable programming, and secure the resources necessary for realization.
- Ensure the strategy action plan is of quality, implemented and guides decision-making.
- Ensure quality through consistent use throughout the country program of: rigorous assessment, design, and proposal development and review processes; comprehensive monitoring & evaluation, accountability and learning systems; staff development investments; and partner organization capacity strengthening.
- Remain current on national and regional issues impacting the country program and partners, and develop responsive strategies to changing contexts.
- Ensure the SMT delivers the leadership, management structures, staffing skills and approaches, and operational systems required to ensure a coherent ‘one IRC’ approach to achieve country objectives.
- Find opportunities for appropriate expansion and growth of programs, supported by the acquisition of and investment in human resources.
- Take primary responsibility for overall management for the country program.
- Oversee the management of all security issues, including appropriate response to emergency situations as they arise.
- Maintain a culture of safety throughout the country program, including trainings and briefings that prepare all country program staff for security incident prevention and response.
- Keep security, evacuation and contingency plans current and accessible to country program staff.
- Maintain close coordination and communication with the Regional Safety and Security Advisor on relevant concerns and evolving issues that could adversely affect IRC staff or operations.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req43360
- Job Title: Country Director
- Sector: Program Administration
- Employment Category: Fixed Term
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: Yes
- Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Qualification & Experience:
- Graduate degree in a relevant field.
- At least 12 years of dynamically responsible international work experience, including leadership at the Country Director level of multi-site, multi-sectoral operations in a complex operating environment, supervising large teams.
- Experience working in conflict/post-conflict or disaster response situation.
How to Apply IRC Country Director Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/43360?c=rescue
The Closing Date: 1st Aug 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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