Country Director

Success in this position requires an individual with exemplary, demonstrated leadership abilities who deploys strong communications and interpersonal skills effectively, both internally and externally. The successful candidate will enjoy contextual analytical skills with an ability to translate the impact of geopolitical events to our day-to-day operations. They will build a network of partnerships and diversify program resources. They will be directly responsible for the overall coordination and strategic direction of the country program; providing oversight and coaching for directly supervised senior managers; leading country program teams to identify, design and deliver responsive, high-quality programs; ensuring efficient management of public grants and private funds for results, compliance, and focused, timely reporting; and oversight of financial management and compliance systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the country program by maintaining open and professional relations with colleagues, promoting a strong team spirit and providing guidance, oversight and resources to enable staff to perform successfully.
• Ensure that the IRC remains a partner of choice for major international (institutional and non-institutional) donors.
• Initiate and sustain strong, mutually beneficial, and authentic partnerships with Syrian organizations.
• Proactively represent IRC in external fora and coordination mechanisms and actively pursue leadership roles within the humanitarian architecture to strengthen IRC’s influence and strategic positioning in the Syria response.
• Provide direct oversight and guidance to multi-disciplinary teams across cross-cultural settings, ensuring performance excellence and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Seek out and pursue opportunities to raise the profile of the work of the IRC and its partners, as well as the lives and the needs of the people IRC seeks to serve.
• Effectively manage staff across various functions and locations, including setting clear expectations, performance monitoring, and accountability frameworks.
• Lead sensitive and complex staff-related conversations (e.g., performance issues, conflict resolution) with professionalism, empathy, and respect.

Job Requirements:

• Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills, and ability to deploy strong communications effectively, both internally and externally. Develop networks to build partnerships and diversify program resources.
• Graduate degree in a relevant field preferred.
• At least 12 years of dynamically responsible international work experience, including leadership at the Country Director level of multi-site, multi-sectoral operations in a complex operating environment, with preference for experience in the MENA Region.
• Prior experience working within organizational structures in transition.
• Experience working in conflict/post-conflict or disaster response situation.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English. Arabic is a preferred asset.

Source: https://reliefweb.int/job/4148577/country-director-syria-country-program