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**Job Title:** Country Director
**Reports to:** Regional Director
**Department:** International Programmes Department
**Terms:** Two-Year Fixed Term, Accompanied terms
**Location:** Nairobi, Kenya
**Salary:** GB8: €63,461 – 70,513
**Requirements:** At least 40% travel to programme sites
**About Concern:** Established in 1968, Concern is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organisation, dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Concern’s vision, our mission and our work are all defined by one goal – ending extreme poverty, whatever it takes. Concern strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression.
Our culture is values driven and we believe that our people are central to all that we do and are key to delivering on our goal of Reaching the Furthest Behind First. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where everybody feels valued and are enabled to succeed in their work and contribute to delivering on our mission.
**Role Purpose:** You will have overall responsibility for the strategic development and management of the Concern Kenya country programme. You will ensure the programme meets objectives as set out in the strategic plan, annual plans and programme proposals. You will also ensure the country programme is in line with Concern Worldwide policies, procedures and meets Core Humanitarian standards. You will lead the Country Management Team (CMT) and represent the organisation with government, donors and other international organisations.
**Responsibilities:**
**Leadership**
- Develop and implement a coherent country programme that contributes to achieving Concern’s global strategy and objectives, in particular addressing the emergency needs of disaster-affected populations.
- Provide leadership in the overall effective planning and direction of Concern’s programme and operations at country level.
- Build a strong and committed team of national staff adhering to Concern policies and procedures and applying key principles of transparency, accountability, good stewardship and participation.
- Create and maintain shared vision, amongst all Concern staff, of Concern’s programme aims and objectives and their role in achieving these.
- Lead and support the strengthening of coordination and collaboration within teams and across all teams, maintain and ensure constructive communication, and contribute to a positive working environment.
**Representation and networking**
- Represent Concern in and establish/maintain coordination and networking relationships with the government, local authorities, donors and other national and international humanitarian actors including Alliance 2015 members in the country.
- Ensure compliance with Concern’s statutory obligations in relation to registration compliance, including submission of mandatory reports to the authorities.
- Ensure that relationship and formal agreements with the government are established, maintained and updated as appropriate.
- Represent Concern at various coordination forums.
- Promote the humanitarian principles of Concern in external settings, ensuring that the organisation’s neutrality, impartiality and independence is well communicated and consistently presented, and that we are perceived as an independent humanitarian organisation addressing the needs of the most vulnerable.
**Programme Development and Management**
- Lead the strategic development and implementation of programmes in line with Concern’s organisational strategic plan and following the Concern Project Cycle Management policy, including proposal writing and sourcing funding.
- Ensure effective coordination of technical inputs (e.g. Head Office advisors) in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating programmes.
- Take the lead in ensuring the targets of the country-level funding strategy are met, establish productive working relationships with donors, and be responsible for undertaking country-level negotiations related to securing funding, programming contracts, and reports.
- Develop partnerships with local NGOs and CBOs through the application of Concern assessment tools
- Manage the country programme effectively including allocation of resources and ensuring that appropriate monitoring and controls are established and maintained at all levels by working with programme and systems managers, staff and where relevant partners.
- Provide adequate leadership and support to area coordinators and programme leaders in setting up high quality standards and implementation of programmes.
- Ensure that all programmes are implemented and completed according to programme documents including agreed plans and budget, and in compliance with donors and internal policies.
- Maintain effective communication and liaise with Concern Head Office in Dublin, and ensure that high-standard internal and donor reports are produced and submitted in a timely manner and in line with relevant ta
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