Country Director, Kenya and Country Director, Tanzania and Uganda
Location:
Nairobi
with significant national travel and some international travel; Dar es Salaam
with significant national travel and some international travel
Farm
Africa is a different kind of charity, working to end hunger and bring
prosperity to rural Africa. 2012 saw the launch of our new strategy and we are
extremely proud of the successes of the past year.
The
impact that we are making with our long-term sustainable, community-led
projects in sub-Saharan Africa is enabling communities to significantly improve
their livelihoods.
As
part of our new strategy we have opened a new office in Dar es Salaam to manage
our programmes in Tanzania and Uganda.
After
a very successful period both of start-up leadership in Dar es Salaam and
interim leadership in Nairobi, we are now looking for new country directors to
lead our work in Kenya and in Tanzania and Uganda.
Country
directors are responsible for the delivery of Farm Africa’s strategy
in-country; managing all operational aspects of the country programme,
including relationships with multiple partners and being responsible for
programmatic income.
We
seek skilled senior managers who have the ability to build the capacity of
staff to achieve Farm Africa’s strategic objectives; whilst proactively
managing relationships with external stakeholders, including institutional
donors, governments, civil society partners and the private sector.
We
are looking for two people with the ability to drive and prioritise innovative
engagement with the private sector and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector
along with a proven track record of providing broader input into leadership,
contributing to the overall strategy and Farm Africa’s future growth.
You
will have a successful track record of working within the NGO sector and a
strong understanding of donor environments, working closely with communities,
government and the private sector.
You
will have lived and worked in sub-Saharan Africa, have excellent hands-on
programme, financial, strategic and human resource management experience.
Exceptional
multi-tasking, networking, relationship-building and financial management
skills are prerequisites.
If
you are interested in this role and would like to apply please visit http://www.farmafrica.org/jobs/jobs.
The
closing deadline is 5pm on Friday 21 June 2013.