Ukraine: Country Director

Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Country: Ukraine
Closing date: 30 Nov 2014

In light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, causing displacement of civilians and increasing pressures on resources and host communities, NRC is about to start up an emergency response programme.
In the coming months, main focus is for NRC to provide support to mitigate the impact of harsh climatic conditions.

For 2015 NRC’s plan is to establish a long term Country Programme, in line with NRC’s mission statement and core competencies development of additional programme.
NRC is therefore seeking a Country Director to expand, develop NRC Ukraine in 2015.

The Country Director reports to the Head of Region Asia

Job description

• Develop and establish a long term NRC Country Programme
• Development and execution of country strategy Overall responsible for all activities, personnel and the country management team (CMT)
• Overall responsibility for developing and managing programmes in all 5 sectors of NRC’s expertise’
• Safety and security of all staff
• National representation
• Country relevant advocacy issues at national and international levels
• Responsible for overall resource allocation, mobilization and control
• Responsible for cost efficiency
• Ensure adequate country structures and systems
• Learning, training and development for all staff, including a strategy for national staff development
• Adherence to NRC policies

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience from working as a Senior Manager/Country Director in humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience with start up of Country Programmes is an asset
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented/proven results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Knowledge of the context in Iran would be an asset
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer

• Commencement: March 2015 or before
• Contract period: 1 years
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s International general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
• Duty station: Kiev with extencive travel to the field. Kiev is not a family duty station, due to that this is a new country programme.
• •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.

How to apply:

To apply and for more information go to: www.nrc.no/vacancies or https://www.webcruiter.no/wcmain/advertviewpublic.aspx?oppdragsnr=2409107519&company_id=23109900&Link_source_id=&use_position_site_header=0