Regional Director – Horn and East Africa
Competitive salary and benefits package
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Interview dates:w/c 4th March 2013
A once-in-a-career chance to make your mark
A once-in-a-career chance to make your mark
Us
VSO is a development organisation that’s been working through
volunteers to fight poverty for more than fifty years and we are the leading
organisation in the field.
We work in 34 countries and we’re constantly exploring new ways
to use the time, energy and skills of people to make a difference.
Right now, we have an exciting and challenging opportunity for a
Regional Director to lead the Horn and East Africa regional programmes through
an exciting period of change when we are implementing our new global
strategy.
It gives you an opportunity to shape the way that VSO works in
the region for years to come.
This is a significant strategic management role with ultimate
responsibility for the quality and success of programmes in the six countries
that make up our Horn and Eastern Africa Region.
The Role
Working together with a highly-motivated team of Country Directors
and their teams, you’ll lead the team and their performance to deliver their
new strategies to achieve lasting, meaningful improvements in the lives of the
region’s poorest people.
Working through others, you will ensure that VSO has a high
impact in the region by maximising funding opportunities and ensuring that our
development programmes are robust and innovative and link to our organisational
strategy “People First”.
You’ll also ensure that the potential of the region to
contribute to impact is harnessed.
You
- You
will have successfully managed development or humanitarian programmes at
this level before and possess excellent leadership, negotiation and
relationship-building skills.
- You
will have solid expertise in fundraising, donor compliance and will have
worked with a diverse donor base.
- You
will have experience of developing quality regional programmes and using
advocacy initiatives to make impact.
- Your
leadership ability will mean that programmes across the region will be
planned, resourced and implemented effectively and your financial
strengths and experience of securing significant external funding and
grants will also be key to your success.
In return, as well as a competitive salary, the package includes
comprehensive health and pension benefits.
You will be well supported with any relocation needs including
accommodation, children’s education and costs if you are recruited from another
country.
Ready to Apply
To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter to HR at
recruitment.international@vsoint.org.
Please quote the job title on the subject line.
The cover letter should detail the reasons you believe you are
most suitable for the role and outline your current salary, benefits package
and your salary expectations.
Please include telephone and email contact and details of two
referees (one of whom should be your current or most recent employer).
VSO is an equal opportunity employer, values inclusion and seeks
to have a diverse workforce.
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
Due to anticipated interest in this post, only short-listed
candidates will receive a response.