Head of Support, Central Africa Republic – Norwegian Refugee Council
Category: NGO Jobs in Zimbabwe
Posted: Dec 12, 2016
Employment in the Central Africa Republic as Head of Support in the Norwegian Refugee Council
Advertiser:Norwegian Refugee Council
Ref. nr.: 3281790090
Full time
Number of positions: 1
Location: Central African Republic
Industry: Emergency Relief
Special field: Finance Logistics Executive / ManagementProtection / Human Rights HR
Role: Middle / line manager
Application Deadline: 20-12-2016
We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Head of Support for our country operation in Central African Republic. The purpose of the Head of Support position is to ensure that all support functions are providing high quality and efficient support programme implementation.
The activities of NRC in CAR include five of NRC’s core competencies: ICLA, Education, Food Security, WASH and Shelter, across four prefectures. NRC also maintains a rapid, integrated emergency response capacity. In 2016, NRC aims to assist 110,000 persons affected by displacement in CAR.
The Head of Support reports to the Country Director.
Job description
- Line management for support managers such as Finance, HR & Admin and Logistics (incl. ICT)
- Member of the Country Management Group (CMG)
- Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
- Facilitate the support function`s strategic input to the development of the Country Strategy and Plan of Action
- Provide input on operational support in proposal development, and to coordinate and align operational support with programme plans
- Responsible for ensuring quality support to project implementation.
- Facilitate the Master Support Budget, country level budgets and BPO development, including assess and monitor costs and resource allocation needs
- Responsible for the strategic development of country structures, technical systems, human resource capacity and allocation
- Responsible for development of new country specific technical SOPs, guidelines and tools
- Responsible for organisational learning related to programme support
- Responsible for technical capacity building of support staff
- Increase the efficiency of communication between support services in Area Offices and Country Office
- Oversee the development of local procurement capacity according to NRC guidelines
- Reinforce anti-corruption controls
- Facilitate IT capacity according to evolving needs
- Ensure compliance with local legislation and provide support regarding all legal issues
- Serve as acting Country Director when requested
- All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years’ experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Allocation of resources and costs expertise
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Fluency in English and French, both written and verbal
- Experience in central Africa is a plus
- Experience in Logistics, ICT, Finance and HR is essential
- Proven management experience of large, diverse teams
Personal qualities
- Strategic thinking
- Managing performance and development
- Empowering and building trust
- Managing resources to optimize results
Language
- English
- French
We offer
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s International general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
- Duty station: Bangui
- Commencement: February 2017
- Duration: 12 months
- Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the “Company name” field for both company and location
Apply here: https://goo.gl/uAgiC7