Country: Iraq
Closing date: 09 Feb 2020
We are a growing organisation, working with children and partner organisations in some very challenging places. We’re focused on child protection, education and livelihoods and our projects range from providing short term psychosocial support to children affected by conflict to supporting the development of sustainable child protection systems. The conflict settings where we work range from acute emergencies in Yemen and Iraq to the protracted humanitarian crises of DRC and Afghanistan.
We are seeking a new leader for our programme in Iraq, which has grown rapidly in the last two years to reach a 2020 budget of £4.5 million, with 250 staff across 7 project sites, an expanding donor base and an exciting range of projects supporting children’s rights in protection and education.
We need an experienced NGO leader who is familiar with the particular challenges of operating in a setting such as Iraq. Our CD will ensure that the War Child team remains safe, and that our security and child safeguarding protocols are well maintained. We want to continue to build the programme, and central to this role will be the ability to build networks and alliances with local and international partners and to represent effectively with a wide range of donors. With a growing grant portfolio, a strong track record in ensuring donor compliance and excellence in grant management is essential. We place a very strong emphasis on national and global advocacy as part of our theory of change, and the Country Director will need the representational and relationship skills to ensure that War Child is connected to the appropriate national and local authorities across our areas of operation, as well as active on UN, cluster and peer agency networks. Our Iraq programme places a strong emphasis on youth and child participation in advocacy. War Child has developed a clear vision and approach to programme quality, and our Country Director will have a track record in ensuring effective monitoring, accountability and learning.
Leadership and team building skills are paramount. Working with a cross cultural and dispersed team the Country Director will inspire results and performance across the team. The post also forms part of War Child’s dynamic and experienced Country Director Group, with the ability to share experience across our country programmes.
How to apply:
For more info about this opportunity, a JD and an application form, please go to our website: https://www.warchild.org.uk/who-we-are/jobs/country-director-iraq-jan2020