Based: Kabul, Afghanistan
Accompanied?: No
Salary: EURO € 66,000 p.a
Contract Term: 2 year min
(subject to funding)
The Director provides the strategic and management framework
within which INSO activities take place providing leadership, guidance and
oversight to all aspects of the organisation.
S/he will be an experienced and committed humanitarian
leader with an exemplary understanding of the country; strong intellectual and
analytical capacities; excellent diplomacy and networking skills and will be an
articulate and confident communicator.
The post will suit an NGO Country Director already deployed
in the country and with a significant motivation to join and lead the
world-class Afghanistan team.
Key Responsibilities include:
➢ Maintain the physical, legal and administrative presence
of INSO in the country to include liaison with and reporting to all relevant
national authorities.
➢ To maintain the Advisory Board and integrate its recommendations
in to the program.
➢ In close cooperation with that Board, to lead the
development, implementation and maintenance of all aspects of the required INSO
services countrywide.
➢ In close cooperation with the Board, to monitor and
review service quality, relevance and value and where necessary to undertake
the amendment, removal or addition of services.
➢ To fulfill those services specifically allocated to the
Director (CD meetings, Quarterly Reports).
➢ To maintain a status as a recognized ‘country expert’ in
order to be able to provide the highest level of strategic analysis, advice and
information to beneficiaries.
➢ To lead all aspects of grant management including annual
funding strategy, proposals, reports, budget management, forecasts and maintaining
contractual compliance in all areas at all times.
➢ To oversee the recruitment, orientation, management and
professional development of all INSO Afghanistan employees.
➢ To ensure the application all INSO global policy in both
administrative and operational areas including HR, Finance, Logistics, Security
and Service Delivery Standards.
➢ To provide high level representation and liaison for INSO
towards all third parties such as NGOs, UN, Government, Embassies, Media or any
other actor.
➢ To actively manage the public perception of INSO in order
to establish and maintain recognition of its mandate for independence,
impartiality and neutrality.
REQUIREMENTS
This is a high profile, dynamic and multi-facted post and a
key node in the humanitarian architecture of Afghanistan. Only those applicants
that fulfill all of the minimum requirements will be considered:
- Masters level education in a relevant field (please specify)
- Minimum of one (1) full year in NGO management at CD or DD level (or equivalent) anywhere.
- Minimum two (2) recent years in Afghanistan and demonstrable familiarity with the security dynamics and of INSO mandate and services.
- Minimum of five (5) years in post conflict/emergency environments in the humanitarian sector.
- Donor/contract management experience (must inc. ECHO) & policy knowledge.
- Solid and up to date understanding NGO security principles and practices
- Outgoing and confidant personality
- Excellent networking and diplomacy skills
The following are not required but will give applicants an
advantage over others. Please specify in your cover letter.
- Experience in a high visibility inter-agency role
- Existing (relevant) local information networks and contacts
- Local language ability
- Advanced political, social or historical knowledge of the country
To apply please send the following to jobs@ngosafety.org:
1. A cover letter specifying how you meet all minimum
requirements listed for the post, your motivation in applying and what you hope
to bring to INSO (2 pages max)
2. An up to date CV (5 pages max)
3. One writing sample which demonstrates your ability
to produce security analysis (5 pages max)
Please state the title of the vacancy in the subject line of
your email.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Your
application should not exceed 2MB total file size.
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