Are you aiming to work for an organization where it is worthwhile investing your personality, your skills and your time? Are you looking for a job that is exciting and has clear goals? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe!

We are one of the largest and most respected private organisations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. As a politically and confessionally independent organisation, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles. Our vision is clear: "Zero Hunger by 2030" - If you want to become part of this joint mission and support us in the fight against hunger worldwide, we look forward to receiving your application as:

The position is to be filled by May 1, 2020 with an initial contract duration of two years. There are good prospects for an extension. Employment location will be Gaziantep, Turkey.

As Country Director Turkey/Syria/Lebanon, you are responsible for managing the impact oriented Welthungerhilfe (WHH) country programme. In doing so you take into consideration the overall WHH strategy and mandate and ensure adherence to WHH quality standards. You are expected to create a work environment based on trustful cooperation both within the team in the country office Gaziantep and with all relevant stakeholders at headquarter. Taking the huge programme with its high complexity in three countries into account, a professional and experienced approach towards structures and processes, strategic programming, security management and human resources management will be required.

Your responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the development and implementation of the country programme
• Represent Welthungerhilfe and coordinate programme activites with local decision-makers, partner organisations and other aid agencies and development organisations operating in the project area
• Invest in donor relation in order to maintain substantial institutional funding
• Identify potential partner organisations; develop joint strategies and project ideas
• Ensure the implenation of the Welthungerhilfe Code of Conduct
• Ensure efficient and reliable structures and processes which allow to faciliate, coordinate and improve project implementation
• Select and recruit national experts
• Manage and supervise international and national experts
• Ensure the proper planning of financial, asset and human resources as well as regular reporting to the Regional Directorate and the co-financiers
• Warrant the required flow of information and public transparency of the project work in the country of deployment

Your profile

• A university or polytechnic degree in relevant field like international development, international management, rural development or a comparable level of qualification
• A minimum of 7 years of project management and relevant leadership experience in carrying out co-financed projects of international (aid) agencies, preferably in the region
• Experience in security/crisis management
• Outstanding analytical capabilities to judge the humanitarian and politicial situation
• Coordination and organisational skills - even under a high workload
• Ability to work in a multinational team
• Excellent communication skills and intercultural sensibility
• High level of mental and physical resilience and readiness to travel to areas with volatile local conditions
• Excellent spoken and written English, German language skills would be an asset

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours as well as working from home. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under "Our benefits".