Director of the CALP Network

The opportunity

As the Director of CALP, you will have a unique opportunity to lead, innovate, and influence the future of humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA). The Director will engage in external representation with major humanitarian and private sector actors, influencing and advocating in relation to key policy debates. The Director will be keen to explore the possibilities that exist to improve aid, advocating for the best use of CVA as a means of achieving aid that is people-centred, locally-led, effective and efficient.

As well as engaging externally, the Director will oversee the delivery of the CALP strategy, ensure commitments are achieved, maintain an effective working culture, and drive continuous improvements in governance, organizational development and management.

We are looking for someone with substantial senior management and leadership experience, knowledge of the international humanitarian system and experience of working in a network environment leading a globally dispersed team.

About the CALP Network

The CALP Network is a dynamic global network engaged in the critical areas of policy, practice and research in humanitarian cash and voucher assistance (CVA) and financial assistance more broadly.

What makes the CALP Network unique is its diversity. CALP members currently include local and international non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, donors, specialist social innovation, technology and financial services companies, researchers and academics, and individual practitioners. The wider network stretches even further.

Together, the CALP Network, seeks to better meet the needs and improve the outcomes for people affected by crisis. To do this we ensure that CVA is a central, scalable component of quality, timely and appropriate humanitarian assistance, and that the need to sustain positive outcomes for people over the longer term is considered.

Location

Given the CALP team is globally dispersed, working early mornings and late evenings is sometimes needed to ensure connectedness with the whole team. However, to connect with most of the CALP team at some point during the working day, the Director should be located within 4 hours +/- UTC.

Applications are welcomed from the candidates based in any of the following countries: Kenya, Jordan, Lebanon, Senegal, Spain, UK, Canada and USA (New York) where CALP has existing hosts. Applications from other countries (within 4 hours +/- UTC) might be considered subject to CALP being able to secure employment hosting with one of our hosts. Applicants based outside of the listed locations, may contact [email protected] to check if CALP is likely to be arrange hosting in the country the applicant would be based.

This is a national/resident contract and the post holder should have the right to work (not linked to an existing job) in the country where they will be contracted/based, i.e. applicants must have existing and permanent right to work in the country where they will be based in. CALP will not sponsor work visas or international expatriate employment contracts. CALP does not have an option for remote working from a country different from the residential base.

Salary

Salary depends on host and location. The salary range reflects that this is a senior level position – graded as Oxfam A, NRC 11, AAH Spain 1, ACF-USA 12 or 13.

Application Deadline

Midnight (UTC) on 28 January 2024.