Program Director CARE Port Vila, Vanuatu

Title: Program Director

Department: International Programs

Branch/team: Country Programs

Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu

Position reports to: Coordinator Asia and the Pacific

Employment Category: Fixed term ( 30 months )

The Program Director is responsible and accountable for the overall management of CARE International Vanuatu ‘s development and program activities in-country. This includes direct line management of the Project Manager/s and Operations Manager. In addition, this role will also be directly responsible for the management and implementation of the Vanuatu NGO Climate Change Community-based Adaptation Project (CBA), a new initiative to begin in July 2012. Initially, it is envisaged that approximately 30% of the Program Director’s time will be spent on overall management and 70% on CBA project management. As the Vanuatu Program portfolio develops the allocation of roles and responsibilities may evolve, in consultation with CARE Australia.

The role will report to the Asia Pacific Coordinator and liaise regularly on project and contract management with the Senior Program Manager for Vanuatu, in CARE Australia’s Canberra office. It will also work closely with the DRR Program Manager, based at the Project Office in Port Vila, and CARE Australia’s Climate Change Advisor, based in Canberra. Frequent travel to the project location and elsewhere in Vanuatu will be required.

For further details please refer to the CARE Australia Website www.care.org.au

Applications close: 28 June 2012