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Job in Abuja at IPAS Nigeria for a Country Director
Ipas is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths
and disabilities from unsafe abortions. Through local, national and
global partnerships, Ipas works to ensure women can obtain
safe,
respectful and comprehensive abortion care; including counseling and
contraception to prevent unintended pregnancies.
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of:
Job Title: Country Director
Job ID: 2015-1524
Location: Abuja
Overview
- The Country Director provides leadership, oversight and
strategic guidance for the Nigeria staff and program. Functions as a
primary organizational representative for the Nigeria country office and
ensures strong collaboration with local government, international and
local funders and partners.
- Builds partnerships with government and other private and social
sector organizations, at the national level, and advocates for policies
and programs that maximize impact and resources to further women’s
reproductive health and the Ipas mission.
- In addition, this position may represent the organization when
advocating for Ipas’s missions and programs at regional events, donors
meetings and partner NGO gatherings.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and vision in development and implementation
of Ipas’s initiatives and acts as a spoke-person of the organization.
- Assess opportunities and develops projects by obtaining inputs
from other team members, Ipas programs, technical and operations unit
colleagues.
- Builds partnerships with government and other private and social
sector organizations, both at national and regional level, and
advocates for policies and programs that maximize impact and resources
to further women’s reproductive health and the Ipas mission.
- Builds awareness of the organization and promotes communication of issues and accomplishments to the public.
- Accountable for the Ipas Nigeria country office’s alignment to
Ipas’s standards for work environment, workplace culture, ethics,
safety, and overall employee morale.
- Identifies and evaluates risk to the organization's staff,
property, finances, goodwill and image, and works with the appropriate
colleagues in the operations and programs units to implement measures to
manage and reduce risk.
- Provides leadership in organizational fund raising efforts
through identification and pursuit of funding opportunities for Ipas
Nigeria in line with Ipas Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives.
- Represents Ipas with donors at the regional and/or country level
and oversees and coordinates the resource mobilization strategy.
- Represents Ipas and advocates for women’s reproductive health
and rights at national, regional and international conferences and
events.
- Ensure the implementation and delivery of the Ipas Nigeria
portfolio of projects by leading the in country team(s), working with
Ipas programs, technical and operations unit colleagues and other
parties as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
- Master's Degree or higher (or an International Equivalent) in Public Health or a Related Field.
- Certification in project management. Qualification in
Humanitarian action and/or Project Cycle Management and/or Monitoring
& Evaluation.
- Ability to travel up to 30% locally and periodic international trips
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years with project/portfolio/country management
experience and previous experience as a Country Manager or Director or
equivalent role in scope and responsibility for an international NGO.
- Must be familiar with and committed to women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.
- Familiar with government health system, policy, strategy, and guidelines related to reproductive health
- Comprehensive knowledge of theories, concepts, and practices in project management, process development and program execution.
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills to
strategize, plan, and manage resources for successful completion of
projects.
- Ability to motivate, influence and collaborate with others.
- Ability to build positive working relationships with
district/state/national government officials, UN and other multilateral
bodies and donor representatives.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English and fluent in host country language(s).
- Experience operating in challenging environments.
- Demonstrated experience in fundraising and maintaining relationships with donors.
- Demonstrated experience in successfully overseeing sector specific or multi-sector project management and implementation.
- Demonstrated strategic planning, staff development and capacity building experience.
- Established experience in leading and managing complex projects
that are strategic in nature and national/international in scope.
- Proven public relations, fundraising, policy, representation, and diplomacy skills required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong consultative and negotiation skills.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online