Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Director - Kinshasa, Congo, DR

You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

Leading a dynamic and committed team in the implementation of the strategy adapting Action Against Hunger activities to the transitional context of DRC with attention to the changing needs, donor priorities and Action Against Hunger competences.

Key activities in your role will include

• Developing Action Against Hunger’s program strategy to maximize the impact of our response to the changing needs of vulnerable populations in DRC.
• Monitoring results in all long-term project sites while also directing assessments in other locations in DRC for possible emergency interventions.
• Managing security in a highly insecure & changing environment, analyzing, identifying, & mitigating risks to the safety & security of ACF’s teams.
• Liaising & negotiating with partners & other actors, building relationships with authorities & community leaders throughout DRC.
• Collecting & analyzing data related to the socio-economic & humanitarian issues in DRC.
• Overseeing the mission’s HR, financial & logistics management, assessments & response planning activities.

Do you meet the profile required criteria ?

You’re an experienced humanitarian professional

• You have a Masters degree in Humanitarian Action, International Relations, International Development & policy, or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years’ field experience, culminating in time as a Deputy Country Director or Country Director. You’ve worked in highly political, complex emergencies or developmental & security environments.

You can successfully lead a diverse team of committed professionals

• You’ve managed senior staff from a variety of cultural & technical backgrounds. You’re comfortable coaching & developing the skills of your direct reports, adapting your leadership to professionals who may, or may not, be familiar working in humanitarian action.
• Your knowledge of the donor community ensures projects respond to the most pressing humanitarian needs & that activities remain compliant with grant requirements.
• You’re able to analyze changes in your context & discuss the implications with senior operational staff. You are comfortable communicating HQ decisions to your team & local partners.
• You intuitively adapt how you communicate context analysis, strategy, policies & procedures to suit different audiences - both verbally & in writing.

You want to lead ambitious programming that has an impact

• You are able to see past the inevitable day-to-day emergencies to set & reinforce a long-term strategic vision for the mission.
• You enthusiastically engage the mission’s technical teams & promote the development & implementation of innovative approaches to solve core humanitarian problems.
• You’re proficient using project evaluations & other PCM tools to continuously improve the quality of activities under your scope of responsibility.
• You are diplomatic but tenacious. You recognize that advocating for change & innovative programming requires building strong relationships with donors, local authorities & other partners.

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