The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental independent and non-profit humanitarian organization established in 1946. NRC’s mission is to protect the rights of displaced and vulnerable people in times of crisis. 

Position : Country Director – Niger

NRC is looking for a Country Director in Niger. 

We are looking for a highly qualified Country Director who would like to further develop and strengthen our country operations in Niger.

NRC started to set-up a Country Office in February 2019 and is in the early stages of initiating programming. This Country Director position would be to continue the start-up, further establish NRC as a quality operational humanitarian organisation in Niger with donors and other humanitarian actors and develop a strategic plan for the Country Program in consultation with the Regional Office.

The Country Director has the overall responsibility for the country operation, is a permanent member of the Central and West Africa (CWA) Management Group, and reports to the Regional Director of CWA.

Job description

The Country Director is overall responsible for :

·       Lead on the establishing of an NRC program in Niger

·       Successfully mobilise humanitarian funding.

·       National representation and coordination

·       Development and execution of country strategy

·       All in-country activities, personnel and the

·       Country Management Group (CMG)

·       Safety and security of all staff

·       Provide vision, promote ideas, gain agreement and act as a role model

·       Analyse the political and humanitarian context and make the NRC program relevant to the context in Niger

·       Responsible for all NRC advocacy efforts in the country/region and ensure that contributions are made to NRC global advocacy efforts

·       Motivate and coach staff in order to create effective teams, with particular attention to ensuring an efficient Country Management Group

·       Be a proactive member of the Regional Management Group, promote collaboration with other COs and the Regional office and contribute to the development of the

·       Central and West Africa Region as a whole.

Qualifications

·       Minimum 5 years experience from working as a Senior

·       Manager/Country Director in humanitarian/recovery context

·       Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

·       Documented/proven results related to the position’s responsibilities

·       Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile

·       Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal

·       Knowledge of the context in Niger and/or the Sahel

·       Experience/knowledge of mixed migrations flows in the region

·       Experience with start-up, exit or similar

·       Experience from advocacy work

Personal qualities

·       Strategic thinking

·       Handling insecure environments

·       Empowering and building trust Influencing

·       Good sense of humor is an asset

All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organisationnel values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

Education field

·        Administration / Organisation / Management

·        Social science

·        Political science

·        Education title: Master’s degree

Education level

·        College / University, Master / Phd grade

Language

·        French

·        English

We offer

Commencement: June 2019,
Duration : 12 months with possibility of extension
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general terms of employments and free housing of moderate standard.
Level: Grade 12 in NRC’s grade structure (see attached)
Duty station Niger: Niamey, with some travel to the field
Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start according to NRC’s health check internal process

Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the « Company name » field for both company and location

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