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Country Director at Search for Common Ground (SFCG)

Posted on Wed 29th Aug, 2018 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)


Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and a European office in Brussels, Belgium, SFCG’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 600 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 55 offices in 34 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

The organization is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with a dedicated and enthusiastic staff that is committed to its mission and values. You will be joining a highly motivated staff with a good team spirit and there will be opportunities to grow in the role.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Country Director

Location
: Abuja

Position Summary
  • The Country Director manages the overall program in Nigeria from a programmatic and operational perspective, as well as leading on fundraising and donor relations.
  • He/she leads the Leadership and Management Team (comprised of key senior staff) and leads the team in ongoing improvements.
  • This position reports to the Regional Director for West Africa and collaborates closely with various Washington and Brussels-based divisions of Search, including the Africa Team, the Institutional Learning Team, Communications, Finance and Operations.
  • The position is located in Abuja, with substantial travel to the other field offices as well as other states around the country.
Key Responsibilities
Program Development and Implementation:
  • Define programme priorities, plans and long-term strategy (in close collaboration with the Search Regional Director)
  • Oversee implementation of funded projects, collaborating with donors, partners, and other staff
  • Manage the country program with the highest quality standards and with well-documented results
  • Ensure sharing of results across different offices of Search Nigeria, across Search and with external stakeholders.
  • Responsible for ensuring lessons are learned and applied to future programming
  • Ensure that program planning and management effectively utilize available resources, and respond to gaps with fundraising and/or operational adjustments as needed
  • Report to donors according to contractual deadlines with quality narrative and financial data
  • Contribute analysis and programmatic capacities to the implementation of programming in Nigeria and other countries in the region as appropriate
  • Stay abreast of the international conflict transformation field to ensure that the program’s work remains innovative and professional
  • Be directly engaged in the continuing development of the organization, its mission and its staff, through the sharing of experience and knowledge, particularly contributing to its Institutional Learning efforts
  • Strengthen existing funding relationships and identify and pursue new potential donors in collaboration with headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium.
Financial Management:
  • Directly oversee and manage the country Finance Directors, ensuring financial compliance both with Nigerian laws, donor requirements and Search procedures across the organization.
  • Maintain regular communication with regional and HQ finance focal points on finance issues and ensure that the organization is ongoingly audit-ready
  • Identify potential shortfalls and strategize with the organization’s senior management as necessary to ensure the program’s financial sustainability.
Staff Management and Development:
  • Develop and manage a team of diverse senior staff members (expatriate, national and third country nationals) modelling effective communication and collaboration
  • Participate in the recruitment and selection of highly qualified staff, onboarding and ensuring ongoing staff opportunities for capacity development
  • Ensure adequate mechanisms for staff appraisals, staff feedback, and review of HR/operational issues
  • Strengthen the capacity of national staff and partners, contributing to Search’s legacy strategy of conflict transformation in Nigeria
  • Ensure compliance with Search Operations Manual policies and procedures
  • Ensure that country policies, contracts, and disciplinary procedures and processes conform to local labor laws
  • Ensure an updated security and evacuation plan is in place for all offices
Organizational Representation:
  • Serve as Search's country representative
  • Develop and maintain proactive, positive and professional relationships with partner organizations, other NGOS, donors, clients, key government officials, civil society groups, etc.
  • Maintain responsible media coverage of program events and issues related to Search mission
  • Maintain regular written and oral reporting to Washington and Brussels on key country, regional, program, security and staff issues
  • Establish a direct line of communication with other African Country Directors in the region for program guidance toward strategic initiatives and staff cross-fertilization opportunities
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.

Qualifications, Minimum Skills and Experience
Education:
  • Degree in relevant field (e.g. conflict transformation, security studies, media and communications, sociology, political science, or related fields)
Experience:
  • Experience in managing large projects of at least $5 million, with multiple grants and donors
  • At least five years’ experience working overseas, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa
Skills and Competencies:
  • Understanding of the conflict dynamics of Nigeria
  • At least ten years’ experience in program management, both programmatically and operationally, preferably on media and/or conflict transformation-related issues
  • Experience in managing diverse inter-cultural teams
  • Track record in successful fundraising
  • Experience with compliance to US government and EU donor rules and regulations
  • Experience in capturing results and overseeing reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems
  • Experience in managing multi-cultural teams, preferably in Africa
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • A problem-solving approach to challenging situations
  • Ability to multi-task while leading a complex team
  • Fluent spoken and written English.
Application Closing Date
12th September, 2018.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note
  • Interested candidates will send the following items to our employment portal:
    • Current resume
    • Cover letter
    • Writing sample
  • Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

  

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