Country Director - Afghanistan

Kabul

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Kabul
Grade: Senior level - Senior - Internationally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Operations
- Protection / Human Rights
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: Closed

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been working in Afghanistan since 2003, assisting Afghan IDPs and Refugee Returnees with Information, Counselling and Legal Aid (ICLA), Emergency NFI/ Temporary Shelter Response, Water, Sanitation and hygiene, Food Security and Livelihoods, Camp Management and Education. The Afghanistan programme employs approximately 20 international staff and over 1,100 national staff with a budget in the region of NOK 206 million with operations in 5 areas of the country.

NRC is seeking a Country Director for our Afghanistan program that is able to meet the challenges of a complex humanitarian situation and contribute to the continuation of an exciting and challenging program. The country director will provide vision and leadership to guide the strategic direction of the programs as well as being responsible for a sound financial management of funds and for the acquisition of additional funding. Furthermore the country director will have responsibility for security management to assure the safety and security of all employees. Moreover, NRC Afghanistan is searching for a dedicated and experienced leader to achieve the task of providing assistance to those in need. A creative thinker regarding issues of access is a must as well as experience from managing programs in insecure environments.

The Country Director reports to the Regional Director Asia Europe

Job description

National representation and coordination
Development and execution of country strategy
All in-country activities, personnel and the Country Management Group (CMG)
Safety and security of all staff
Country level advocacy
Resource allocation and mobilization
Cost efficiency and quality, including implementation of control mechanisms
Adequate country structures and systems
Learning, training and development of all staff, including a strategy for national staff development
Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years experience from working as a Senior Manager/Country Director in humanitarian/recovery context
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Knowledge of the context in Afghanistan is an asset
Documented/proven results related to the position’s responsibilities
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
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: December 2017 or befor
Contract period: 18 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s international general directions
Duty station:The position will be based in Kabul Country Office, with regular travels to the NRC field offices in Afghanistan. This is an unaccompanied post/non family duty station, with shared housing/accomodation of moderate standard.
Due to the unstable security situation, recreational and social facilities are limited.
All international staff working and residing in Afghanistan are obliged to pay income tax to the Afghanistan authorities.
Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.
Selected candidate need to provide certified University diplomas prior to applying for visa to Afghanistan
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