Country Director at CARE Canada

Job Details

CARE Canada is currently seeking a Country Director (CD) for its Country Office in Kenya. The Country Director has overall responsibility and leadership of the Country Office’s performance by representing the CO (Country Office) with key stakeholders, guiding program development and implementation consistent with CI’s global strategy, ensuring effective and timely humanitarian response capacity, leading strategy development, change management and operational planning, and overseeing financial, operations and human resource management, including the safety and security of all CO and visiting CARE staff. The CD reports to CARE Canada’s Director - Country Presence, Relevance and Impact and receives oversight from the International Operations and Programs team.

The CD models and ensures systematic practice of CI values and new ways of working by fostering innovation, helping to build effective teams, coalitions and networks and encouraging on-going staff development to motivate and strengthen the organization’s resilience in the face of change. S/he promotes gender equality and diversity among CO staff and in programming.

In doing so, s/he:

• Ensures that CARE's role in the country is aligned with CARE’s global program strategy and continuously evolves to achieve the greatest impact and relevance in the operating context;
• Positions CARE as a partner of choice and an influential voice in reducing poverty and social injustice;
• Leads the organizational changes required to align to the CO’s Country Presence Review outcomes and CI’s global vision and strategy;
• Leads and oversees the timely transformational changes required to align CARE Kenya CO to CARE International’s program priorities, advocacy strategy and operational models;
• Lead, promote and oversees mainstreaming of gender issues in the Country program policies, strategy and program development;
  What you offer
• University degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum of ten years of experience in international development and humanitarian assistance
• At least five years of successful experience at the senior management level in overseas postings, in countries similar to Kenya e.g. middle income country, competitive business environment; vulnerable to natural disasters (experience in Kenya is preferred)
• Proven experience in leading multi-disciplinary and multi-national teams especially in response to a major disaster;
• Solid understanding of financial and budget management, and of best practice programming (expertise by sector would be an asset)
• Leading the review and reformulation of strategic plans
• Proven abilities in decision-making and problem-solving including in emergency contexts
• Experience in security management
• Extensive experience with USAID, DFID/UK Aid, EU DEVCO, ECHO (DIPECHO), UN and private sector partnerships and contracts
• Flexibility and willingness to undertake local, regional and international travel.
• Fluent English (both verbally and in writing)
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• MS Word and Outlook
• What would make you extraordinary (Assets)
• Master’s degree in relevant discipline is an asset
• Past experience working in country
• Fluent verbal and written communication in local language
• Accounting packages such as SCALA, SUN or other
• Accumulated level of self-sufficiency with computer network basics (i.e. modems, local area networks).

What we offer

The opportunity to be a part of a great international team working together to significantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable globally, with a focus on women and girls

• International travel opportunities
• A competitive salary
• Generous leave entitlements
• Comprehensive Group Health Benefits and Insurance from start date
• Professional and confidential Employee Assistance Program services;
• Group Retirement Pension Plan benefits (conditions apply)

Learning and professional development opportunities through hands-on experience, peer coaching, as well as specialized training with CARE Academy