Country Director - Uganda

Job description

• Development and execution of the Uganda Country Strategy
• Overall responsibility for all in-country activities, personnel (including staff safety & security) and the Country Management Group (CMG)
• Country level advocacy
• Cost efficiency and quality, including implementation of control mechanisms
• Ensure effective collaboration with government and donors at national and sub-national level to ensure mutual learning and influencing for greater impact of programme investments.
• Development of partnerships and collaborations with external actors, including National NGOs, the private sector and academic institutions.
• Oversee the development of appropriate new strategies that will ensure new routes to impact at scale, including the incorporation of technology, media and institution building.
• Lead teams in ensuring programmes are designed and negotiated to deliver in Hard to Reach area
• Oversee and coordinate the programme portfolio to ensure the highest level of project quality, accountability and developing innovative programme interventions.
• Represent NRC in Uganda and be responsible for the management of host country relations and NRC interests in dealing with government, international and local organisations, networks and media
• Ensure effective implementation and compliance with all procedures as required in the organisation
• Oversee adequate implementation of the performance management system including performance objectives and planning, review, appraisal and staff development

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience of working as a Senior Manager/Country Director in humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience of leading teams to deliver obligations whilst developing new routes to impact.
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Sound understanding of both programme and business support practices.
• Experience of working with displaced populations and/or large scale humanitarian responses.
• Proven results in improving the working context of an organisation or the wider sector through deliberate influencing strategies.
• Experience of representing an organisation or humanitarian context with the press and/or media as well as incorporating the use of new and traditional media in delivering impact.
• Experience of promoting innovation, with a clear understanding of how cash/market based programming and the exploitation of digital tools can maximise efficiency and impact.
• Excellent interpersonal & negotiation skills, including ability to effectively lead and build a team, communicate a vision, make timely and transparent decisions, solve problems and manage conflict
• Proven people management skills in a multi-cultural environment and strong track record of developing people and the role of female staff in particular.
• Demonstrated Leadership and Management skills that effectively motivate staff and support team building; demonstrated ability to manage a professional team in a multi-cultural environment; and build teams.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake high-level representation and advocacy.
• Knowledge of the Uganda context and/or region.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Education level

• College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal qualities

• Strategic thinking
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Influencing
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with only remote supervision
• Experience of working in a fast changing environment
• Decision-making and problem solving skills

We offer

• Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
• Contract Duration: 24 months
• Travel: 30%
• Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary & benefits package
• NRC may be required to verify the identify of its partners and check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activity. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

**Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply**