Country Director ActionAid International Senegal
ActionAid International Senegal is a Country Programme of ActionAid International. In Senegal, ActionAid works in partnership with poor communities and local partners and in collaboration with Government, Inter-governmental agencies, development agencies, social movements and civil society coalitions and networks to eradicate poverty.
The Position
ActionAid International has a new strategy for the next five years (2012 – 2017) and ActionAid International Senegal is also in the process of developing its strategic focus. Therefore we are looking for a committed and inspirational Country Director: to align the two strategies, lead and implement the strategic mission and country strategy and lead on providing quality program management and accountability systems; organizational and team development; financial control and resource management; fundraising and liaison with donors to increase and diversify the resource base; policy, research and advocacy; relationship and stakeholder management at both national and international levels.
Qualification & Experience
The candidate must hold a post graduate degree in social sciences, development studies or a development related field and at least 10 years proven track record in leading and managing institutions and development programs as well as either being part of social movements or an active member of civil society. S/He should be committed to gender equity, empowering management practices, be value driven and possess strong networking, people and financial management skills. S/He will have the perspectives and competencies for fundraising and donor relations; regional and international linkages and a sound basis of organizational development. The candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills in English, French and any other of the official languages in Senegal.
Application Procedures:
Further information on this position can be obtained from attached job description.
All interested candidates should fill in the application form that is attatched hereto.
To apply, submit your application form to Vacancies.Africa@actionaid.org. Closing date: 22 June 2012. While we value all applications, we can only respond to short listed candidates and ActionAid reserves the right to retract any vacancy at its own discretion.
Whilst all applicants will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified women and people living with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
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