Annoncør: Save the Children Denmark (SCD),
Ansøgningsfrist: 05/11/2017
Job: Save the Children Denmark (SCD)is looking for an Area Representative, Middle East & North Africa
Area Representative, Middle East & North Africa
Head of Unit
International Department / Country Engagement
If you are a strategic thinking, influential leader with substantial knowledge of the situation for children in the Middle East & North Africa; we might be the workplace for you.
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of children in some of the most challenging contexts? Are you looking for a position where you can use your skills and experience to ensure high impact programming in such contexts? Then here is your opportunity to become part of the world’s largest independent organization for children.
LEAD RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING
At Save the Children Denmark (SCD), a member of the Save the Children alliance, we focus on programs for children in fragile states. In the role of Area Representative for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), you will lead a team of three employees at our offices in Copenhagen. Together, you will ensure that SCD upholds significant contextual understanding of the regions so that our programming remains relevant and effective. Through solid management and maintenance of SCD’s regional portfolio, you will be directly influential in keeping SCD well positioned in the humanitarian landscape to carry out this programming.
BECOME PART OF AN ENGAGED AND DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION
You will become part of a dynamic organization with a strong drive to make a change. You will find countless opportunities for networking and close collaboration with engaging colleagues both within the section of Country Engagement, in the wider International Department, across SCD and throughout the global membership, and in Save the Children International (SCI) and its country and regional offices.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will be responsible for SCD’s engagement with SCI country and regional offices in the MENA region. Examples of tasks are:
Strategic:
- Ensure that SCD’s efforts align with our International Strategy and agreed goals, that the efforts are clearly formulated in periodically updated Regional and Country Engagement Plans, and that these Plans are effectively and timely communicated in SCD and SCI and executed.
- Support, as appropriate, SCI country and regional strategies and work plans to address the actual conditions in the context and for specific priority target groups: Among other things, this includes working closely with SCD’s Humanitarian Section.
Financial:
- Assume accountability for all aspects of the regional engagement in MENA, which comprises the largest part of the overall international portfolio. This includes ensuring that efficient and productive collaboration between Country Engagement Managers and Financial Controllers takes place.
Representation/communication:
- Represent SCD as a credible spokesperson with government bodies, donors, the media, and other relevant audiences (including in-house) on issues and trends emerging from the assigned region. (Predominantly, the “Senior Donor Strategist” will handle donor presentations and other funding negotiations.)
Strategic and daily team leadership:
- Lead and inspire your team to deliver results on both short- and long-term objectives.
- Ensure that your team delivers on the Section’s strategy, thereby contributing directly to the strategies of the International Department and the wider SCD and SCI.
YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
- A Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area.
- Min. 10 years of working experience within the humanitarian sector.
- Min. 5 years of managerial experience of leading direct reports.
- Substantial experience working and living in at least one of the countries within the assigned region.
- Successful operational and personnel management at country and/or regional level, including documented experience building a portfolio and a team.
- Detailed understanding of living conditions and prospects for our target group(s) in the assigned region and how developments in the context influence those conditions.
- Detailed understanding of strategic and operational processes of cooperation in large aid organizations and movements.
- Fluent in English and Danish, with strong communications skills, verbally and in writing.
- Arabic language skills would be an added bonus.
YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE
You have a high level of professional expertise. You solve problems and make decisions by analyzing external needs and trends whilst also gathering expertise across the organization; keeping the strategic direction in mind. You lead improvements in standards internally and promotes best practice in your team and amongst stakeholders.
Communication is a key strength of yours, both in the 1:1 dialogues with employees and on a strategic level where you confidently deliver influential advice and briefings to internal and external audiences to persuade and achieve better results.
You are a strong networker who actively builds relations and spots opportunities for new working alliances in the sector and beyond to continuously strengthen the impact of our work with children.
CONDITIONS & RECRUITMENT PROCESS
You will be employed according to the terms of individual leader contract agreement between Save the Children Denmark and the AC organizations and HK. The position is without limited working hours. Travel is required for an estimated 10 weeks per year. Preferred start in January 2018.
Deadline for applications is 5 November 2017.
Please apply here:
First and second interviews will be held on 16-17 and 27-28 November 2017, respectively.
Please note that we do not accept applications outside of our recruitment system.
CONTACT
For further information, please contact Director of Country Engagement, Maria Kristensen at [email protected], +45 24947222
Save the Children Denmark wants to promote equality and diversity. We encourage all qualified to apply for the position – regardless of ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or age.
Save the Children Denmark (Red Barnet) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization working to realize children’s rights in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Save the Children Denmark is a member of the Save the Children International, which works in 120 countries.
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