Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 10 Jan 2016
Country Director, DRC
The total salary package for this position is £51,960 - £56,424 per annum* (circa $**78,646** - $84,402 USD) including basic salary, hardship allowance, programme management allowance and cost of living allowance**.**
About MAG:
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
About the DRC Programme:
Between 1996 and 2003, the Democratic Republic of Congo was the site of the most deadly conflict since World War Two, which led to as many as 5.4 million deaths and left the country contaminated by landmines and unexploded ordnance. MAG has been working in DRC since 2004 removing and destroying landmines and carrying out risk education work with communities, to raise awareness of the problems and promote safe behaviour. We are also the only non-governmental organisation accredited to carry out arms management and destruction initiatives in the country, which began in 2006.
About the role:
As Country Director, you will have overall responsibility for the successful delivery of MAG’s work in DRC. Working in a complex and challenging environment, you will lead a diverse team of international and national staff. You will network and interact with donors and other stakeholders, having ultimate responsibility for the programme’s budget, for raising funds for future programming and for security management. You will be the senior manager in country, providing leadership to programme support functions, including logistics, human resources and finance. The position is based in Kinshasa, reporting to the Regional Director, Sahel and West Africa.
About you:
As Country Director, you will work independently, pro-actively and across a broad range of activities. You will have excellent programme management and leadership skills, experience in a similar context, and be comfortable working independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You must be fluent in French and have a professional working knowledge of English. As MAG’s senior representative in country, this is a high-profile position that will also require excellent people management, liaison and diplomacy skills.
How to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG by the closing date of 10 January 2016. Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be carried out on an ongoing basis, therefore we advise you submit your application as soon as possible.
Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.
