The purpose of the Head of Support position is to ensure that all support functions are providing high quality and efficient support for programme implementation.
Requirements
• Minimum 6 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.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Holds strong soft skills.
• Being a creative and solutions-oriented person.
• Demonstrates dedication/accountability and transparency.
• The HOS will function as the Head of the internal Country Support Department which is responsible for compliance and implementation of efficient and effective support systems, polices and processes, to ensure standardized and high qualitative support to all programme and field departments in the country.
• Contribute actively and ensure solutions are reached in strategic and key operational matters in budget management, logistics, and Human resources.
• Accountable for providing input on operational support to Country Strategy and Contingency Plan
• Lead NRC internal policy and procedures development and reviews and contribute to strategic planning processes, including the development of efficient systems to achieve the set objectives in the country strategy.
• Accountable for input on operational support in proposal development, and to coordinate and align operational support with programme plans.