Country Director

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience from working as a Senior Manager/Country Director in humanitarian/recovery context
  

• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  

• Documented/proven results related to the position’s responsibilities
  

• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
  

• Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal
  

• Analyse the political and humanitarian context and adapt the NRC programme ensuring relevance to the evolving context in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin
  

• Prioritize continuous improvement and innovation to ensure the highest quality of humanitarian and protection programming with a focus on timely delivery
  

• Motivate and coach staff to create effective teams, with particular attention to ensuring an efficient and empowered Country Management Group
  

• Promote accountability, the highest standard of ethics, including safeguarding, and adherence to the Humanitarian Principles
  

• Responsible for all NRC advocacy efforts in the country and ensure that contributions are made to NRC regional and global advocacy efforts
  

• Develop and enforce policies to promote and maintain diverse staff at all levels
  

• Provide vision, promote ideas, gain agreement and act as a role model
  

• Serve as a proactive member of the Regional Management Group, promote collaboration with other COs and the Regional office and contribute to the development of the Central and West Africa Region as a whole
  

• Actively engage with other COs, engaged in the Nigerian refugee response to ensure holistic advocacy and programming
  

• Ensure that all staff retention and rotation is discussed with Regional Director.