Country: Mozambique
Closing date: 18 Mar 2019
Based in Maputo - Mozambique, Oxfam seeks a dynamic, charismatic and credible leader to take on the role of:
COUNTRY DIRECTOR
The Country Director will be accountable to the Oxfam Regional Director for Southern Africa (SAF) for the delivery, effective management (which includes budgets and planning), monitoring and evaluation, and learning from the program.
The Country Director must possess a Master’s Degree. Other requirements for this challenging executive position include:
• Significant senior leadership and management experience in the development and delivery of high quality program, influencing and humanitarian strategy, with and through partners or directly, in one or more challenging locations
• Demonstrated experience in mobilising resources
• Commitment to a rights-based approach including an active commitment to putting women’s rights as well as the rights of other marginalised people in all aspects of the organisations work
• Experience in leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams, operating in geographically remote locations
• A high degree of self-awareness and an understanding of how to drive and support excellent team performance and individual development in line with Oxfam’s values and policies
• Experience of managing complex change processes and relationships involving a wide range of both internal and external multi-cultural stakeholders across a variety of disciplines and geographical areas
• Proven track record of success in representing an organisation with partners; government agencies, private sector organisations, media and donors at senior level; national and globally
• Knowledge and understanding of how local institutions work and how these impact on Oxfam’s work in Mozambique
• Proven track record of applying new technologies to programming or make use of existing technologies to innovatively influence program design and delivery
• NGO Sector experience in Mozambique and in the Southern Africa Region is an asset
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Portuguese
How to apply:
*View the full job description and application instructions on the Vacancies page at www.actionappointments.co.za and email your application by Monday 18th March 2019 to* lisa@actionappointments.co.za