Country Director Syria

The Country Director (CD) is the maximum responsible of Action Against Hunger in the mission. In coordination with the desk officer, he/she will ensure the correct management of resources in order to achieve the strategic objectives of the organization. He/she will ensure the definition of a clear strategy for the mission and it’s coherent follow up, maintaining quality and relevance of the carried-out actions, always aligned with the organization’s mandate.

He/She will represent Action against Hunger before donors, authorities, international organizations, other NGOs, private sector and whichever institution of interest. The CD is the spokesperson of Action against Hunger before national and international media, under the coordination of the Communication Area of the organization.

The CD, through his/her leadership, will motivate the team, anticipating and managing possible conflicts. He/She will encourage innovative focus and will supervise the coordination team, ensuring appropriate overall HR management and participation to the programs and overall strategy.

The CD is in charge of ensuring the financial viability of the mission in coordination with HQ and of ensuring an efficient management of available resources of the mission. He/She will direct the implementation of the fundraising strategy of public and private funds, designed in coordination with HQ. Likewise, he/she will be responsible of promoting technical innovative focus and fostering best practices and their replicability.

Key activities

• Objective 1: Holds the overall responsibility for the mission’s strategy with the development of its programmatic approach and the Emergency Response
• Objective 2: Develops and strengthens the relation with stakeholders (NGOs, Donors, UN, Institutes and authorities, partners), through enhanced advocacy and coordination, maintaining high visibility of AAH and the mission
• Objective 3: Oversees the Financial performance of the mission, ensuring appropriate and efficient use of resources according to the strategy and the yearly objectives, and enhancing the application and follow up of the Organization’s procedures and guidelines, in coordination with the team and the HQ
• Objective 4: Holds the overall responsibility for the mission’s HR management and coordination, focusing on the optimal design of the structure and its organogram and ensuring that development plans are in place for all bases and coordination
• Objective 5: Holds the overall responsibility for assessing the risk exposure, its management and the security situation, for providing general security guidance and for taking appropriate action in case of particular security incidents

Candidate description

• Humanitarian knowledge, negotiations skills for conflict environments
• Strong networking and representational skills and capacity of acting as spokesperson
• Security management in complex security situations with context and Risk Analysis and Management.
• Cultural and conflict sensitivity approach.
• Knowledge in International Cooperation/Development and key (public and private) donors of the sector
• Strategic and operational planning capacity and team management and leadership
• English fluent, Arabic language skills is a plus
• National and international mobility

Remuneration package

Incorporation into a multicultural, professional and innovative organization with the possibility of participating in projects with high social impact.

• Contract length: Indeterminate
• Base: Damascus (Syria)
• Family duty station NO
• Compensation Package consisting of:
  • Salary: From 62.200 euros euro/gross/year (depending on candidate experience)
  • Benefits package estimated about 20.000 euros/ year paid directly by the organization that includes
    • Insurance for the expatriate (health, life, repatriation, travel etc.)
    • Emotional care service at the service of the employee and family.
    • Travel for breaks
    • Per Diem de 215 euros for each break (paid at mission level in local currency)
    • Housing or similar acommodation
    • Return ticket to the mission
• Adapted professional career where talent and motivation are recognized.
• Continuous training in both technical skills and competencies.
• 25 days paid leave per year