Deputy Country Director-Support at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Job Description

• Providing leadership and management of all the Support Services functions and systems within the mission, including Logistics, Finance and HR & Administration Management to ensure quality support to program implementation in line with Action Against Hunger's Nigeria Country Strategy, internal policies, good practice and donor guidelines.

Key Activities in your Role

• Coordinate support department work plans, projects implementation plan, departmental strategies and plans of action from development to implementation.
• Overall Management of support functions.
• Risk Management, Compliance & internal control/audit.
• General Administration
• Timely and proper reporting.

Requirements

• You have a Masters' degree (or higher) in Economics and/or Political/Humanitarian Studies or equivalent.
• You have at least 7 years’ humanitarian experience in country level senior management/coordination role, preferably in a variety of contexts and countries.
• You’ve worked in highly political, complex emergencies or developmental & security environments.
• You have proven management and coordination skills in Finance, HR, and Logistics.
• You are able to translate analysis and evaluation into operational planning and strategy
• You have practical experience and/or training in safety and security management.
• You have proven experience in proposal writing and budget development.
• You’ve managed senior staff from a variety of cultural & technical backgrounds.
• You’re comfortable coaching & developing the skills of your direct reports, adapting your leadership to professionals who may, or may not, be familiar working in humanitarian action.
• Your knowledge of the donor community ensures projects respond to the most pressing humanitarian needs & that activities remain compliant with grant requirements.
• You’re able to analyze changes in your context & discuss the implications with senior operational staff.
• You intuitively adapt how you communicate context analysis, strategy, policies & procedures to suit different audiences - both verbally & in writing.

Benefits
Action Against Hunger values its employees and offers a comprehensive remuneration and benefits package. These include but are not limited to:

• Health Insurance
• R&R Breaks
• Paid annual leave (vacation)
• Training opportunities
• Child allowance

Deadline
13th October, 2017.