National Director - Pakistan

Position Title:	National Director - Pakistan	Application Deadline Date:	06 May 2013
Position Location:	Pakistan-Islamabad	Position Start Date:	01 Jun 2013
Region:	Middle East/Eastern Europe	Position End Date:	31 May 2015
Requisition Category:	International	Recruitment Priority:	Need Immediately
Country Name:	Pakistan	Program/Office Name:	WV Pakistan
City/Province:	Pakistan-Islamabad	Employee Type:	Contract
Job Grade Level:	20/180	Recruitment Status:	Actively Recruiting
Is this a family post?	Non-family - Staff only
		Requisition Num:	2013MEEYCHS-95JF46

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To provide leadership to WV Pakistan ensuring that the strategy and vision are clear, that staff are well integrated and engaged into high performance teams, and the organization is functioning effectively in order to fulfil its mission and achieve its goals.
Represent WV Pakistan to all donors, project partners, other WV Partnership offices and divisions, local Government, in country faith representatives and non-governmental organizations serving according to given Power of Attorney.
Ensure that WV’s ministry is directly contributing to the sustained well-being of children and the fulfilment of their rights within families and communities


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Spiritual Leadership
• Ensure that the office has a high quality Christian Commitment strategy and operations plan that is appropriate for country context; including countries with restricted religious context.
• Ensure that office leadership is capable to work in interfaith contexts and is familiar with World Vision’s commitments;
• Model a high standard of personal Christian leadership, ministry and integrity though lifestyle and work relationships, and provide spiritual guidance to staff on the Vision, Mission and WV Core Values.
• Participate and lead regular reflection meetings
  
  Ministry Performance
• Ensure high ministry quality and high impact in the field by leading in a way that the office is achieving its expected annual targets at all stages of the LEAP cycle on a sustainable basis.
• Ensure adequate resources are acquired and managed to meet and enable quality program implementation.
• Ensure the highest standards of quality and accountability through compliance with World Vision policies and standards and international standards for emergency response, disaster mitigation, rehabilitation and development.
• Ensure all project proposals, reports, integrated audits, and ministry evaluations are reviewed at a proper level within the office and appropriate actions are implemented, to ensure impact, accountability, and compliance.
• Ensure measurable improvement in the well-being of children is achieved as evidenced by achieving targeted improvement in the child well-being outcomes.
• Ensure accountability for the implementation of effective ministry to all key stakeholders. Ensure a relevant, timely and accurate flow of management and operational reports according to program objectives and standards and to meet reporting standards of the support and donor partners, the Regional and Partnership offices (as specified in the Covenant of Partnership) and local partners.
  
  Strategy, Operating Plan and Long- and Short- Term Targets
• Ensure there is a documented office strategy, Ministry strategies and operating plans, and the latter have been derived from the office strategy and has clear, measurable short-term and long-term targets; Ensure that Ministry strategies are aligned with Regional and Partnership strategic priorities;
• Ensure there are clear strategies for People and Culture, Communications and other main functions, and they are based on the office strategy and operational plan and include main priority areas identified in respective Regional and Partnership Strategy. Facilitate and be accountable for the execution and monitoring of strategies;
  
  Leadership and Management of /the office
• Promote WV’s Vision, Mission, Core Values and key Partnership Standards and Practices among the staff and partners and ensure these are the core foundation of /the office/ strategies and work.
• Ensure capable values aligned staff are made available to implement office strategy and operational plans.
• Review and approve /the office/ succession plan; ensure that proper capacity is in place and succession plans are updated and executed.
• Promote and participate in leadership development initiatives.
• Lead and manage /the office/ team in a way that facilitates a high performance culture, open trustworthy relationships and integrity; Promote a culture of learning and development, employee engagement and good stewardship of human capital in the office.
• Ensure implementation and compliance to Partnership Performance Management Standards and Principles, while seeking to implement Performance Management guidelines to a reasonable level; Champion /the office/ leadership team in the proper implementation of Performance Evaluations on annual basis for the whole organization.
• Support initiatives for staff care and well-being, both for international and local employees.
• Respect, value and promote gender, age, religious and ethnic diversity.
• Ensure excellent standards in the management of the human, financial, capital and technical resources of the organization, which includes inspiring and maintaining high standards of work and clear accountability to stakeholders.
• Visit projects frequently to encourage, build relationships, and support WV programs.
  
  Advocacy and Representation
• Represent /the office/ engage and build strategic alliances with the government of the country, major donor agencies, WV Partnership, non-governmental agencies, churches and media.
• Develop and implement appropriate advocacy strategies to raise awareness of- and advocate for change in- key issues within the specific context.
• Lead and facilitate strategies for the promotion of justice that seek the change of unjust structures that oppress those in need; Ensure WV is positioned as a leading NGO in promoting the well-being and rights of children within the country context to deserve public and stakeholders’ confidence and trust.
• Ensure that the WV brand is respected within the country and none of office operations or staff conducts harm to it.
• Provide leadership, strategic direction and support to the team for developing and implementing excellent donor experience and acquisition of Ministry funds; Identify new opportunities and forge alliances that lead to optimization of all resources.
  
  Financial Management and Financial and Operational Audit Compliance
• Ensure efficient and effective organizational practices, that result in successful financial and operational audit scores.
• Ensure action planning and execution to resolve audit findings in an agreed and timely manner; Undertake appropriate reporting of audit results and actions.
• Ensure strong financial compliance through timeliness and completeness of financial reports.
• Ensure strong operational compliance through timeliness and completeness of program/project reports.
• Provide direction for integrating private and public funds to maximize results and respond to community needs in most effective and efficient way.
• Manage overall financial integrity of the program to WV Support Offices, donors, the government and other stakeholders.
• Provide overall strategic leadership and initiative for identifying and securing financial resources to support the program.
  
  Safety and Security, Disaster/ Mitigation and Preparedness
• Develop and maintain capacity to respond to natural and man-made emergencies;
• Maintain, and regularly review security and safety plans and protocols (security manual, evacuation plan, Disaster Preparedness Plan, and risk assessments at national and ADP levels) and ensure understanding and compliance by all staff and visitors
• Oversee relief efforts, as and when they arise and work in partnership with response teams. Build in-country relief response capacity to ensure adequate disaster management and response.
• Liaise with other international organizations to collect information about the security environment and, where appropriate, discuss joint responses to security threats
• Ensure staff safety and orient staff to the management of potential risks related to operation within restricted religious context.
  
  Compliance and Country Legal Environment
• Compliance and Country Legal environment.
• Ensure the office complies to local legal requirements and standards.
• Represent WV /the office/ in courts, if required.
• Ensure and oversee proper mechanisms for Child Protection and other WVI Standards and Principles implementation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

REQUIRED:
• Bachelor’s degree is required
• Proven leadership (people) and management skills;
• Proven visionary and strategy abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and make key decisions that impact the safety and wellbeing of WV staff
• Good knowledge of financial management and accounting principles
• Fluency in English
• Proven skills in negotiation and ability to handle multiple demands from many stakeholders (networking)
• Cross Cultural skills - Good understanding of country political, social-economic and cultural context; Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible world view, emotional maturity and physical stamina
• Significant management/leadership experience
• Experience in managing integrated Relief/Development and Advocacy programs
• Proven experience in overseeing large Government grants, major private donors and/or complex multi sectoral operations
• A firm understanding of complex security environments is essential. Operations are spread country wide, so ability to travel on a monthly basis to project sites is helpful.
• Ability to travel in-country and international
  
  PREFERRED:
• Master’s degree in International Development
• Business Administration
• Social Sciences or Ministry preferred
• Experience and/ or clear understanding of National Board development process
• Knowledge of local language
• Strong team building and coaching experience
• World Vision experience
• Previous National Director Experience
• Exposure to conflict and post-conflict contexts
• Experience with Boards and Advisory Councils

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