Regional Director East and Southern Africa at Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

 

Regional Director East and Southern Africa

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldProject Management 

What you will do

  • People leadership responsibilities (performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, induction, duty of care, resource and budget management, etc.)
  • Strategic direction priorities development.
  • Country strategies and compliance approval against direction, policies, and standards.
  • Duty of care. Promoting a safety, security, and risk management culture.
  • Accountability, ethics, and humanitarian principles promotion.
  • Advocacy and NRC representation nationally, regionally, and internationally.
  • Fundraising for programme and business development. Maintenance and development of partner and donor relations. 
  • Emergency assessment and response oversight.
  • Contextual understanding, ideas, and actions contribution and engagement.
  • We highly encourage you to learn more about the role, please review the full Job Description here.

What you will bring

  • Senior leadership experience.
  • Humanitarian/recovery/emergency response context experience.
  • International humanitarian community connections.
  • Representation track record across various levels.
  • Change management experience.
  • Start-up experience is an added advantage. 
  • East and Southern Africa Region context exposure and knowledge.
  • Complex and volatile context exposure.
  • English fluency, both written and verbal.

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Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Norwegian Refugee Council on ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com to apply

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