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  • Posted: Mar 3, 2015
    Deadline: Mar 31, 2015
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    The Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa), formerly known as the Niger Delta Professionals for Development (NIDPRODEV),is a Nigerian non-governmental organization (NGO) operating in the Niger Delta since 1999. Its current programs focus on three thematic areas: Governance & Human Rights, Sustainable Livelihoods & Hea...
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    Associate Executive Director

    Reports to: Executive Director Organization: leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa) Headquarters: Ugbolokposo-Warri, Delta State

    Main Tasks

    •     Provides strategic leadership and management of UTE-Africa's program in country indudlng all development, advocacy, and humanitarian programming to maximize our influence and impact, and leads the design, and Implementation of LITE-Africa's regional strategy efforts;
    •     Creates and supports an environment which results in strong partnerships, Influence, knowledge sharing and
    • Innovation;
    •     Accountable to the Founder and Board of Trustees for strategic oversight, program accountability and affiliation
    • process where appropriate;
    •     Manages LITE-Afrlca's Senior Management Team and line manages the work in the organization: staff, budget,
    • funding and program;
    •     Ensures that HR Management in the organization is organized with best practices;
    •     Takes the lead In representing LITE-Africa nationally and globally by building Influential relationships and developing
    • networks for Impactful change and committed to maximizing our influendng capability;
    •     Accountable for all donor relations and contract management in country. Works with the Founder and Board of
    • Trustees to create a strategy to maintain and seek new funding sources to support program implementation

    OUR IDEALCANDIDATE HAS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

    • Senior management experience in leading the development and ensuring the delivery, of program strategy in challenging locations;
    • Proven analytical skills and ability to think strategically, Induding the ability to think beyond the country program context and to act within a regional and global framework;
    • Experience offundraisingfrom diverse institutions, both local and international;
    • Demonstrates good judgment, willingness to take risk, based on analysis; experience In leading and motivating multl-{flsdplinaryteams; a high degree of self-awareness;
    • Background In law, speclflcally human rights law and international/national laws
    • Experience of managing complex change processes and relationships Involving a wide range of both internal and external multi-cultural stakeholdersacrossa variety of disciplines experience In representing an organization with partners, government agendes, private sector organizations, and donors atsenior level: locally, regionally and globally on Nigeria;
    • An active commitment to promoting gender equity and the Interests of marginalized people in all aspects of an organizations work;
    • High level of financial management skills to steer the operational budget;
    • Understanding of managing security and risk within an NGO context;
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to motivate,lnfluence, and negotiate.

    Method of Application

    A competitive, fair pay and benefits package that is Justifiable. Interested applicants are invited to send their application by email with the subject Associate Executive Director: including a motivation letter and curriculum vitae with three professional references to jobs@lite-africa.org , before March 31, 2015. Visit www.lite-africa.org capacity statement is available on request.

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