Cordaid Director Extractives

Cordaid believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for a just and sustainable society where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers. Where poverty, conflict and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities. We stand for professionalism, expertise and solidarity across borders. We make a difference where it is most needed.

Together with more than 800 organizations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America we structurally improve the living conditions of the poorest and most excluded populations - the bottom billion. We do that where natural disasters strike, where conflicts tear up communities and where underdevelopment keep families in extreme poverty. In the Netherlands we are known as Cordaid Memisa, Cordaid Mensen in Nood, Cordaid Kinderstem and Cordaid Microkrediet.

Cordaid is looking for a

Director Extractives

The Cordaid unit Extractives envisages a world in which natural resources are managed for just and sustainable development. The objective of Extractives is to ensure that the exploitation of extractives (oil, gas and minerals) contributes positively to local community development, to increase the number of companies operating as responsible corporate citizens and to increase good national and transnational governance of the benefits of extractives. To this end Extractives supports local communities and civil society to become informed, legitimate and capacitated partners in negotiations with international oil, gas and mining companies and governments. We do this via grant management, project management, advocacy, training and education, as well as advice and consultancy. The Cordaid Extractives team is based in The Hague, The Netherlands, and is active in South Sudan, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala and Colombia.

Your tasks

As Director Extractives you identify opportunities for new propositions/product development, programming, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and strategic partnerships. You translate the overall objectives of Cordaid into the unit’s strategic objectives and you are responsible for the financial results of the unit. You build an international network that is needed for achieving the unit’s desired results and you represent Extractives in various platforms, such as EITI and Publish what you Pay. You develop and maintain strong relationships with strategic donors and you have a leading role in fundraising for the unit. You manage a team of professionals.

Your profile

• You have an academic degree in development, natural resource governance, conflict studies or other related fields

• You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience with management of professionals within an international organization and have lived and worked in at least two countries.

• You have a minimum of 10 years’ experience with fundraising and managing of projects in the field of Extractives, preferably in Africa and or Latin America.

• You have proven in depth knowledge of extractives, natural resource governance and community development.

• You are familiar with international CSR standards and multi-stakeholder fora (EITI, IFC, ICMM, PWYP).

• You have a strong network of relevant civil society, governmental and private sector contacts. • You speak excellent English and French and preferably Spanish.

• You have an entrepreneurial personality with an innovative mindset.

• You are an inspirational leader with an eye for strategy.

What we offer

• a responsible position in a professional organization;

• a varied role where initiative is encouraged;

• a global organization with a focus on diversity; • good working conditions;

• a gross annual salary with a maximum of € 81.000,- based on a fulltime position, commensurate relevant years of work experience;

• for candidates from abroad arrangements for relocation, housing and schooling can be made.

More information

If you are interested in this position and you meet all the requirements, please send in your application before 21 February with the ‘’apply’’ button on http://www.cordaid.org/en/about-us/working-cordaid/vacancy-overview/, att. of Edward de Ruiter, HR advisor. An assessment will be part of the selection procedure.

For information about this position please call Henri van Eeghen, Chief Operational Officer, tel. +31703136308. For more information about Cordaid visit our website: www.cordaid.org

Acquisition regarding this vacancy is not appreciated