Country Director at Norwegian Church Aid ('NCA')

Duties and responsibilities

• Ensure quality development of the humanitarian portfolio including programme planning, reporting and cooperation between the consortium’s actors.
• Fundraise, network, maintain and further develop relations with external stakeholders, government representatives, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Abuja, donors and potential new donors, relevant civil society networks and private sector actors.
• Anti-corruption work.
• Commit to maintain a positive team environment and build excellent people management.

Qualifications

• Proven strong management skills.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in humanitarian responses, including first management experience in vulnerable contexts.
• Experience with institutional donors and fundraising.
• Demonstrated experience multi-tasking and success in securing funding for country programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in line-management of international and national staff.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject including but not limited to development, social sciences, humanitarian assistance and management. Extended relevant experience may compensate for an academic degree.

Personal qualities

• You’re a constructive and diplomatic relationship builder, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Structured and action oriented in your work.
• Strong analytical skills and capacity to think strategically.
• In your communication with staff, you manage to motivate, support and engage, but you’re also able to be clear and timely in your feedback when needed.
• Culturally sensitive with excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable in participating in church- and multi-religious networks but also in UN coordination.
• Good at networking and maintaining professional relationships.