Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Strategy Development Facilitation & Project Development Expert

You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

providing support is required during the absence of the Country Director to facilitate the Country Strategy development as well as supporting the 2016 funding strategy through the development of a set of concept notes and/or proposals.

Key activities in your role will include:

Facilitation of ACF DR-Congo 2016-18 Strategy development and drafting, based on:

• ACF mandate;
• ACF-USA Country Strategy development process and methodology;
• Current and foreseen humanitarian context in DRC.

Production of a set (nb to be determined prior to contract signature) of concept notes and/or proposal based on:

• ACF DR-Congo 2016-18 strategy;
• Donor Mapping;
• Donor strategies;
• Direct inputs and participation of Coordinators (Field and Capital)
• Latest needs assessments and explo Missions reports.

Does this description fit you?

You’re an experienced humanitarian professional

• You have a Bachelors’ degree (or higher) in Humanitarian Action, International Relations, International Development & policy, or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years’ field experience, culminating in time as a Deputy Country Director or Country Director. You’ve worked in highly political, complex emergencies or developmental & security environments.

You can successfully lead a diverse team of committed professionals

• You’ve managed senior staff from a variety of cultural & technical backgrounds. You’re comfortable coaching & developing the skills of your direct reports, adapting your leadership to professionals who may, or may not, be familiar working in humanitarian action.
• Your knowledge of the donor community ensures projects respond to the most pressing humanitarian needs & that activities remain compliant with grant requirements.
• You’re able to analyze changes in your context & discuss the implications with senior operational staff. You are comfortable communicating HQ decisions to your team & local partners.
• You intuitively adapt how you communicate context analysis, strategy, policies & procedures to suit different audiences - both verbally & in writing.

You want to lead ambitious programming that has an impact

• You are able to see past the inevitable day-to-day emergencies to set & reinforce a long-term strategic vision for the mission.
• You enthusiastically engage the mission’s technical teams & promote the development & implementation of innovative approaches to solve core humanitarian problems.
• You’re proficient using project evaluations & other PCM tools to continuously improve the quality of activities under your scope of responsibility.
• You are diplomatic but tenacious. You recognize that advocating for change & innovative programming requires building strong relationships with donors, local authorities & other partners, while retaining the space to speak confidently about ACF’s programs & our knowledge of the South Sudan humanitarian needs.

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