Country Director – Central Africa Republic

Position description

Tearfund is looking for a Country Director (CD) for its Central Africa Republic
Programmes, to play a vital role in our mission of following Jesus where the need is
greatest, responding to crises, and partnering with local churches to bring restoration to
those living in poverty.

The Country Director (CD) is responsible for leading, managing, funding applications,
representing, and setting the overall direction of Tearfund’s strategy, partnerships,
programmes, networking, advocacy, and influencing work in line with key attributes
forTearfund’s work in the Central African Republic. Based in Bangui, the CD ensures
that the country’s strategy implementation is in line with Tearfund’s vision, corporate
priorities, policies, and procedures. As the most senior representative of Tearfund for the
country, the CD is responsible for high-level representation to other NGOs, UN
agencies, the Government, the Church, donors, and strategic networks. The CD is also
responsible for envisioning and strengthening the Church, advocating with national
authorities, participating in Integral Mission, and influencing change in churches,
government, society, and countries in line with Tearfund’s vision, strategy, and corporate
priority areas. The CD has overall responsibility for security management and health
and safety for Tearfund staff within the country.

Key accountabilities, among others, include:

• Provide strong strategic and visionary leadership to the country teams by
  promoting a management culture that is supportive, empowering, and
  collaborative.

• Build, lead, and manage high-performing and diverse teams by creating an
  environment that enables staff to maximise their full potential and facilitates
  high performance

• Understand the local and global funding context and identify appropriate and
  strategic funding opportunities to increase income for the delivery of the
  country programme Strategy.

• Accountable for the effective and efficient use of Tearfund’s financial
  resources; transparent management and reporting of all income streams and
  compliance with restricted funding processes and contractual obligations

• High-level representation to other NGOs, UN agencies, Government, the
  Church, donors, and strategic networks.

• Envisioning and strengthening the Church, advocating with national authorities,
  participation in Integral Mission, and influencing change in churches,
  government, society, and countries in line with Tearfund’s vision, strategy, and
  corporate priority areas

Qualifications

• To be successful, you’ll need the following:

• Degree and/or equivalent qualification in a development or management-related discipline

• Extensive proven experience of working at a very senior level with strategicleadership, people management, and financial accountabilities. A track recordas a leader of a Country Programme in an international developmentorganisation is desirable.

• Fluent in written and spoken English and French

• Track record of developing strategic and operational partnerships with differentlevels of government, donors, the private sector, INGOs, and other actors inthe sector.

• Track record of securing funding from high-compliance donors (standaloneand/or in consortia), and working with the donor throughout grant delivery

• Proven application of good practice standards: SPHERE, Core HumanitarianStandard, and Red Cross Codes of Conduct.

• Experience in managing organisational growth and change, andguiding/leading an organisation through a period of transition

• Ability in working with local church-based organisation and humanitariandisaster management

  If the above describes you, we will love to hear from you. Please find the JobDescription attached.

  Applicants must be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs. The recruitment processwill include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personalidentification information will be submitted against a watchlist database to check againstcriminal convictions as a counter-terrorism measure.

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