Country Director- Niger

Position Country Director

Location Niger

About RI: Relief International (RI), an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development, currently seeks Country Director for our Niger office.

POSITION & REQUIREMENTS:

The Country Director (CD) is responsible for overall management and development of Relief International’s (RI) country program and ensuring that activities are in line with RI’s philosophy and strategy and meet the needs of beneficiaries. The CD is also responsible for:

• Developing, in cooperation with other staff, short, medium and long-range strategic plans • Maintaining effective communications with donors, tracking trends and aggressively pursuing new opportunities for program growth and start-up • Representing RI in meetings with partners, donors, and constituents • Negotiating contracts and agreements • Managing project implementation, including allocation of resources • Overseeing the leadership and management of national and expatriate staff • Ensuring the continued safety of all personnel and establishing and implementing emergency security evacuation plans as appropriate • Meeting technical and financial reporting requirements • Evaluating and monitoring country program implementation to ensure that it is meeting milestones, goals and objectives and, if not, determining action needed to improve achievements • Ensuring that all program activities are completed within time, on budget and achieve their objectives • Effectively representing RI with stakeholders and donors • Initiating RI's response to disasters and emergencies when appropriate • Ensure Directory is bi-weekly updated as per SOP

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment.

• Strong verbal and written skills as well as ability to multi-task effectively • Experience living overseas and ability to adapt and work comfortably in culturally unfamiliar environments • Higher education degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a relevant field of study • Minimum of 10 years of field program experience including at least 5 years of senior management experience • French or Arabic language abilities are a plus • Outstanding interpersonal skills, particularly when dealing with national staff and multi-cultural teams • Solid programmatic, financial, and organizational planning skill • Proven initiative and resourcefulness • Excellent oral communication skills and writing ability • Knowledge of USAID grantee regulations • Demonstrated record in collaborating with local governments, rural communities, other NGOs, and United Nations organizations • Fluency in spoken and written French/English is mandatory.

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Application Procedure: To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, 3 professional supervisory references (whom we may contact after a second interview) with the date of availability to . Incomplete applications will not be considered. The email subject line should include the following: Country Director, Niger.