Job Title: Country Director

Job Description

Ensure the SMT delivers the leadership, management structures, staffing skills and approaches, and operational systems required to ensure a coherent one IRC approach to achieve country objectives.Find opportunities for appropriate expansion and growth of programs, supported by the acquisition of and investment in human resources.Safety and Security ManagementTake primary responsibility for overall management for the country program.Oversee the management of all security issues, including appropriate response to emergency situations as they arise.Maintain a culture of safety throughout the country program, including trainings and briefings that prepare all country program staff for security incident prevention and response.Keep security, evacuation and contingency plans current and accessible to country program staff.Maintain close coordination and communication with the Regional Safety and Security Advisor on relevant concerns and evolving issues that could adversely affect IRC staff or operations.Staff Management, Learning and DevelopmentOversee the management, coaching and development of national and international staff to build a team of skilled, committed and motivated staff. Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting quarterly performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and offering guidance on career paths.Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least bi-weekly.Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests of direct reports to ensure adequate departmental coverage.As part of succession plan and nationalization goals, identify, train and develop capability and capacity of a national staff to successfully transition role and responsibilities, by end of assignment.Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.Offer leadership support for successful adherence by all staff to IRC s country, regional and Global HR Operating Policies and Procedures.Work with regional HR staff to identify and implement recruitment and retention strategies.Undertake regular reviews of labor and salary markets in the area for the purpose of enhancing the competitiveness of the IRC s overall compensation package for national staff.Stewardship and Operational ManagementDrive operational excellence to achieve optimal efficiency and cost-effectiveness in all functions and operations of the country program.Oversee the development, deployment and utilization of financial and operational policies, procedures, and systems to deliver compliance with IRC and donor requirements.Ensure responsiveness and appropriate levels of in-person and remote support to all offices, especially in the areas of HR, finance and supply chain.Provide timely and effective oversight of the country program s financial position.Maintain effective and coordinated budget monitoring processes for grant funds and discretionary funds.Seek opportunities to introduce efficiencies and eliminate redundancies in existing business processes.CommunicationsModel and encourage active practice of the principles of the IRC Way Global Standards for Professional Conduct throughout the Yemen country program.Maintain a healthy and empowering office environment that encourages open, honest and productive communication among IRC staff and with partner organizations.Maintain open communications with regional management staff, regional technical advisors, and HQ departmental staff.QualificationsYou should have strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills, and be able to deploy strong communications effectively, both internally and externally. You should enjoy developing networks to build partnerships and diversify program resources.Graduate degree in a relevant field.At least 12 years of dynamically responsible international work experience, including leadership at the Country Director level of multi-site, multi-sectoral operations in a complex operating environment.Prior experience working within organizational structures in transition.Experience working in conflict/post-conflict or disaster response situation.Professional fluency in written and spoken English. Fluency in Arabic is a plusDemonstrated Technical Skills:Experience managing security in a complex and rapidly changing security context.Confirmed ability to negotiate and work with partner organizations. Experience with organizational capacity strengthening and partnership building is helpful.Strong budget and fiscal oversight capacities.Extensive representation and fundraising success, including prior experience with European, US and international donors.Established capacity to handle stressful situations in a healthy, constructive manner.Ability to respond to multiple priorities in a timely manner, producing high-quality outcomes.Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.Working knowledge of file sharing protocols such as Dropbox, SharePoint, etc., an advantage.Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies:Experience building personal networks at a senior level, resulting in securing new opportunities for the organization.Demonstrated successful leadership and management experience with a multi-disciplinary teams in cross-cultural settings, including active mentoring and coaching.Effective in developing high-potential staff to achieve career growth and maximum contribution.Confirmed experience delivering suitable levels of oversight of a portfolio consisting of a variety of complex, high-value donor-funded projects.Opportunity-awareness. A successful innovative approach to unpredictable programming, operational, and funding contexts.Ability to dispassionately represent program context, constraints, and successes to media, government, and other senior audiences.

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Country Director