OVERALL DESCRIPTION
General Description of the
Programme:
GOAL has been working in Sierra Leone since 1999, implementing
a Community Based Street Children's / Disadvantaged Children
and Youth Programme (DCYP) in the capital Freetown and, since
2002, health and WASH programmes in the eastern district of
Kenema.
The Integrated Child and Youth Welfare Programme (ICYWP) works
with street children and other vulnerable children and youth
including commercially and sexually exploited children. The
Disadvantaged Children and Youth outreach programme reaches
around 1,500 children every year and GOAL supports children
by providing drop in facilities, formal and non formal education
support, family tracing and reunification, health and hygiene
education (including HIV awareness), and livelihoods support
for older children and their families.
The ICYWP also includes the partnership and training unit,
which has the specific focus of developing GOAL’s partners
in Sierra Leone (including local government, local NGOs and
community based organisations). Partnership is a key element
of the GOAL approach in Sierra Leone, and our eventual exit
strategy.
Since 2008, GOAL has become more involved in the challenges
of WASH service provision in the urban environment of Freetown’s
slums. GOAL is one of five INGO partners in the DFID funded
Urban WASH Consortium, which aims to strategically partner
with the Government of Sierra Leone to deal with WASH issues
in slum areas.
Since 2002 GOAL was implementing an Integrated Health, Nutrition
and Water and Sanitation programme and Growth Monitoring Project
in Kenema which has developed from an emergency-led programme
towards longer-term sustainable development, working in partnership
with the District Ministry of Health in Kenema and local community
structures. This programme has now transitioned into a WASH
project based around the Community Led Total Sanitation approach.
It also includes infrastructure work supporting WASH facilities
in health units and schools, and school sanitation and hygiene
education. GOAL works very closely with local partners in
Kenema.
General Description of the Role:
The GOAL Country Director is responsible for the management
and ongoing development/expansion of GOAL’s work in
country. You will be responsible for ensuring that GOAL’s
work contributes effectively and efficiently towards meeting
the short, medium and long term needs of the poorest of the
poor, within the framework of the organisation’s objectives.
The development of key national staff members with particular
respect to enhancing their ability to manage effectively and,
as their capacity develops, the devolution of responsibility
and authority is critical in ensuring achieving our development
objectives.
Key duties:
Security:
The Country Director is responsible for ensuring that all-necessary
security guidelines and practices are implemented throughout
all GOAL programmes. The security procedures need to be agreed
with the appropriate UN bodies and reviewed accordingly.
Donors:
The Country Director is the principal point of contact with
the in-country donors and has responsibility for securing
funding, and providing accurate and timely reports and proposals.
Projects:
The Country Director is responsible for ensuring that all
projects are monitored and evaluated in a timely manner and
to ensure that they are appropriate, necessary, cost effective,
targeted, sustainable and in keeping with GOAL’s philosophy.
Personnel:
As Country Director you are responsible for the health and
welfare of your team of staff including expatriate and local
personnel and are empowered to use all available resources
to promote their development in line with GOAL policy:
Ensure that the policies and guidelines as laid down in the
GOAL Personnel Manual are adhered to by all.
The Country Director has overall responsibility for the preparation
and implementation of in country personnel policies in line
with overall GOAL and Government policies.
The Country Director must ensure that there are procedures
in place to support and encourage appropriate personal and
professional development of staff within the context of the
organisation objectives.
It is the Country Directors responsibility to provide support
and supervision to all staff where necessary. This includes
the provision of training for staff.
Financial Accountability:
The Country Director has ultimate responsibility for all financial
matters in the field and must:
- Ensure adherence to the financial guidelines as per Financial
Manual by GOAL, Dublin.
- Ensure that comprehensive and timely reports are produced
in accordance with schedules and provide the annual budget
and financial plan for the year ahead by 30 September every
year.
- Review and approve the monthly management accounts.
Knowledge:
All Country Directors must be fully informed regarding the
political, security and humanitarian conditions within their
country of assignment.
It is the responsibility of the Country Director to be fully
informed regarding the humanitarian and relief and development
perspective in their country of operation.
Media/PR/Visibilty:
Media and PR coverage for GOAL in a developing country is
the responsibility of the Country Director. The Country Director
must seek out and present GOAL to any international media
personnel in country, and ensure coverage of GOAL activities,
if appropriate, to the story being sought by the media.
The Country Director must also ensure that all of the GOAL
team are well briefed on the official GOAL position in relation
to various issues.
The Country Director is also responsible for ensuring that
the visibility of GOAL is promoted appropriately at field
level.
Requirements:
- Relevant post-graduate
qualification is desirable.
- Five years previous experience
in a management position with an international NGO or in a
development environment.
- Previous NGO experience as a Country Director advantageous.
- Previous experience in a management
role in development situations with an understanding and experience
of security management.
- Proven experience in proposal
and report writing.
- Good personnel skills.
Salary and conditions:
The salary offered for this post is commensurate with experience.
In-country allowances, housing and food allowance and holiday
allowance will be provided in addition to salary. GOAL will
cover medical, insurance and related expenses. The contract
length is for twenty five (25) months.
This Job Description only serves
as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right
to change this document. This is an unaccompanied position.
Interviews will be held in Dublin, London or Nairobi. Unfortunately
GOAL cannot contribute to financial costs incurred when attending
interview.
This
Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available.
GOAL reserves the right to change this document.
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