Country Director - Faithful+Gould

Job Description

• You?take a lead in creating?the climate for delivering technical?and?business success,?developing the?business?plan,?managing?and?planning resources?and fostering a collaborative,?professional?and?positive?working?environment. ?You?have a real sense?of?what clients?and?employees?are thinking?and feeling?about the?business?you run?and?what?you?need to?do to?drive improvement. ?An?ambassador?for the international?business,?you stimulate?profitable?growth?and?excellence?by?making the?most?of?the international?resources?available.Functions & Scope:
• Drive the?strategic positioning of our?business offering within country ensuring the operational?success and delivery of business targets to?facilitate?the?future?growth of?the business.?This?is also predominantly a?senior?client?facing?role?in?country with a?remit to develop?critical?client?relationships, win?and?deliver new?work?for the?country.?The?individual?must?be a proven work?winner and?relationship builder?in?the?Country.?Behaviours:
• A?Winning?Attitude,?you?clearly demonstrate and demand?from?your team a sense of purpose?in delivering targets,?realising opportunity and?set the tone?for?moving the?business?forward.?You are a?self?starter with high?levels of?motivation.
• Customer Driven,?you place the?customer at the?heart of business?strategy,?creating a?customer-focused?culture?in-?country and across the?region.?You?challenge?your team to?improve customers? experience.
• Meet?the challenge,?you?create and?sustain an environment?for?learning and the development of talent?within?your business.?You are a?role?model?by never?seeing?your?own development as done.
• Aware,?you understand?local and?regional global?business priorities and have?knowledge of organisational?culture.? ?You use this?knowledge to?formulate?your?own business?plan and drive?change across the wider?country?and?region.? ?You are?culturally?aware?and act with a high?level of?charisma.
• Delivers,?you?mobilise teams to translate big?ideas?and?vision?into?reality.?You work?with?senior?colleagues to?align plans and?strategies across business units,?staying?focused on?key performance?measures.
• ?Team?Player,?you build and promote a?one team approach and address performance or?communication?issues?swiftly.?You?confront?and?resolve organisational?conflict and entrenched?positions as well as?celebrating success.
• Engaging,?you?inspire and persuade,?motivate ?and energise employees ??invoking passion?and?commitment. ?You encourage and?champion honest,?two-way?feedback up, down and across the?business at the?most?senior?levels?of the?region.

• Adaptable,?you? ?are? ?positive and determined.??You drive through organisational?change?by? ?personally?communicating the?rationale. ?You?understand the wider?business environment to anticipate and prepare?for the?changes that?will affect?the business.?Key?Attributes:
• Strong?record of wining work and?maintaining?long?term?client trust.?Ensures excellence?in?service?delivery;
• Successful track?record of?leading?businesses?and projects?in?the?Middle?East?environment?including?planning?and?independently?managing?stakeholder and?client?relationships?at?senior?levels.?Lead?by example?in terms of?collaborating across?the?country?and?region?to?ensure?consistent?high?performance and?maximise?business?opportunities;
• Developing the?in country?Business?Plan?and?integration?into the wider regional?strategy;
• Culturally?aware with?strong?relationship?building /?influencing?skills?and agility across?different?relationships?and?situations;
• Demonstrable experience of working within a?matrix?structure?(countries?and?sectors);
• A?strong track record?in?financial?management?(P&L?and project) as well as?commercial /negotiation?management;
• A strong?leadership qualities?including?the?ability?to?inspire?and?motivate.?Your?Contribution:
• ?Directing?the recruitment?and?development?of?staff?in support of the?business plan.?Maximise?employee potential. Identify and?mentor?future stars.?Support?cross business?mobility?and deployment of talent.?Effectively?manage?poor performance.?Principal Responsibilities:
• Leading?the Country business unit.?Ensuring excellence?in?service?delivery.
• Carrying?out?senior?level performance?and development reviews.
• Full?responsibility?for business plan and?profit and?loss of Country business?in?line with business plan?and?being the?principal?work?winner;
• Manage and grow?long?term?relationships?with?targeted and existing clients;
• Client director on?major projects and?key?clients.?Actively participate and?influence?the?market as a?key executive;
• Develop?and?manage team?structures and?formal lines of reporting.?Re- organising?team?structures as appropriate ? be?flexible to wider?business needs;
• Hold?in-country?Power of?Attorney and signatory authority;
• Manage and?control?in-country?overheads and prioritise?discretionary?spend;
• Drive?improved?cash?management;
• Lead business?improvement?in?line with regional /?international?initiatives;
• Member of Middle?East?senior?leadership team;
• Manage and develop ?day?to?day? relationships with?country?sponsors;
• Work?with?sector?and regional?support departments to develop?business?in?line with?strategy;
• Identify?and?manage and?business risk. Support, coach, develop?and recruit?staff.

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