Location: For Both Positions - Nairobi , Kenya.
Save the Children is a global child rights organisation with a dual mandate to deliver world-class, quality programming in health, education and child protection and to be the leading INGO for children in emergencies.
Save the Children:
Save the Children is a global child rights organisation with a dual mandate to deliver world-class, quality programming in health, education and child protection and to be the leading INGO for children in emergencies.
Save the Children:
- reaches
50 million children every year
- raises
$1.4 billion for children every year
- has
29 national organizations in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia
- works
in more than 90 countries and has over 15,000 employees
We are looking to recruit two key roles for our East Africa
Region.
Country Director, Kenya
Scope of Role: Kenya is a multiple entity country, with a budget of around US$9million, requiring a vigilant focus on staff safety and security management.
Country Director, Somalia
Scope of Role: Somalia is a single entity country, with a budget of around US$11million, requiring a vigilant focus on staff safety and security management.
As a member of the East Africa Senior Leadership team, the Country Director will have shared accountability for Save the Children’s international development and emergency programming in the region of approximately $200 million each year through an organisation of over 1,000 people.
To achieve our ambitious goals and breakthroughs for children, the leadership team will, in collaboration with Save the Children Members and in conjunction with the other regional
organisations, aim to drive growth to $2 billion by 2015.
The Country Director will lead the transformation of the country to a new operating model, whilst also delivering Save the Children’s strategy within the country through:
Country Director, Kenya
Scope of Role: Kenya is a multiple entity country, with a budget of around US$9million, requiring a vigilant focus on staff safety and security management.
Country Director, Somalia
Scope of Role: Somalia is a single entity country, with a budget of around US$11million, requiring a vigilant focus on staff safety and security management.
As a member of the East Africa Senior Leadership team, the Country Director will have shared accountability for Save the Children’s international development and emergency programming in the region of approximately $200 million each year through an organisation of over 1,000 people.
To achieve our ambitious goals and breakthroughs for children, the leadership team will, in collaboration with Save the Children Members and in conjunction with the other regional
organisations, aim to drive growth to $2 billion by 2015.
The Country Director will lead the transformation of the country to a new operating model, whilst also delivering Save the Children’s strategy within the country through:
- Delivering
quality programmes, including advocacy, for children; and
- Serving
Members and their donors
Qualifications and Experience for the 2 Vacancies:
- Experience
of building, leading and developing a team of senior staff with different
backgrounds and expertise
- Experience
of managing a crisis situation requiring quick changes to priorities and
rapid action to respond
- Experience
of leading change in an organisation which has led to considerable results
for the organisation and its stakeholders
- Experience
of building personal networks at a senior level, resulting in securing new
opportunities for the organisation
- Experience
of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way
forward and ensuring buy-in
- Good
understanding of programme, financial and operational management processes
- Good
understanding of key trends in international and humanitarian development
- Fluency
in speaking and writing in English
- Commitment
to the Save the Children values
Application process
If you meet the above requirements, please send your detailed CV together with a cover letter and current contacts of three referees including immediate supervisor to SCIRecruitment@savethechildren.org not later than 19th April 2012.
For more information, please visit our website www.savethechildren.net
If you meet the above requirements, please send your detailed CV together with a cover letter and current contacts of three referees including immediate supervisor to SCIRecruitment@savethechildren.org not later than 19th April 2012.
For more information, please visit our website www.savethechildren.net