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OVERALL DESCRIPTION
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The GOAL Country Director is responsible for the planning,
management and appropriate development of GOAL’s work
in country. The CD is 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 GOAL’s organisational
and regional objectives, in a co-ordinated manner and in accordance
with GOAL’s guidelines and principles. The position
is based in Juba, South Sudan with regular visits to the three
field sites.
PROGRAMMES:
The Country Director is responsible for ensuring that all
programme activities are implemented, monitored and evaluated
in a timely manner, to ensure that they are appropriate, necessary,
cost effective, targeted, sustainable and in keeping with
GOAL’s mission and philosophy.
Duties
• The County Director will work closely with the Assistant
Country Director – Programmes on all aspects related
to programmes.
• The Country Director must ensure that GOAL programmes
meet the highest national and international standards, and
comply with Codes of Conduct and agreements to which GOAL
is a signatory
• The Country Director must provide ongoing review and
development of overall country strategy, and of individual
programme objectives. They must undertake, with the Senior
Management Team, continuous review, monitoring and evaluation
of the effectiveness, impact and direction of each programme.
• The Country Director will review all programme proposals
prepared by the Assistant Country Director – Programmes
and the Programme team before their submission to Donors.
And ensure that all proposals and reports are submitted to
GOAL Dublin and approved prior to submission to donors
• The Country Director will ensure that all country/project
agreements to be signed with Government / Donors must to be
sent first to the GOAL Dublin office for approval before signing.
• The Country Director must ensure that there are regular
effective communications within the country programme and
with GOAL Dublin. This includes the submission of weekly and
quarterly reports to GOAL Dublin.
• The Country Director must ensure that GOAL complies
with all the relevant legal requirements of the country.
DONORS:
The Country Director is the principal point of contact with
the in-country donors.
Duties
• The responsibility for securing adequate funds to
support GOAL South Sudan programmes is shared between the
Country Director and GOAL Dublin.
• It is the responsibility of the Country Director to
secure programme funding from donors in-country where possible.
• The Country Director must be familiar with all relevant
donors present in-country.
• The Country Director is responsible for liaising with
donors regarding all matters related to programmes; including
facilitating visits to GOAL programme sites.
• The Country Director should be familiar with the requirements
of the donors providing support to GOAL’s programmes.
• The Country Director has responsibility to inform
Head Office of budgetary overspends or underspends as they
affect programmes and plan appropriate interventions.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY:
The Country Director has ultimate accountability for all financial
matters in the field and must review and approve the monthly
management accounts.
Duties
• The County Director will work closely with the Financial
Controller on all aspects related to finance.
• The Country Director must ensure adherence to the
financial guidelines as per the GOAL Dublin Financial Manual.
• The Country Director must ensure that comprehensive
and timely reports are produced in accordance with schedules
agreed by GOAL HQ.
• The Country Director must ensure that donor financial
reports are submitted in accordance with specific donor requirements.
PERSONNEL:
The Country Director is responsible for the health and welfare
of staff including expatriate and local personnel and are
empowered to use all available resources to promote their
development in line with GOAL policy.
Duties
• The County Director will work closely with the Assistant
Country Director – Operation on all aspects related
to Personnel.
• The responsibility for securing adequate qualified
international staff to support GOAL South Sudan programmes
is shared between the Country Director and GOAL Dublin.
• The Country Director must ensure that the policies
and guidelines as laid down in the GOAL Personnel Manual are
adhered to by all.
• The Country Director, with programme staff, is to
ensure that all staff responsibilities are defined and understood.
This includes the provision of clearly defined job descriptions
and up to date contracts. GOAL Dublin must be provided with
all copies of job descriptions / contracts and contract extensions
related to expatriate staff.
• The Country Director has overall responsibility for
the preparation and implementation of in country personnel
policies in line with overall GOAL and government policy.
The Country Director must ensure that all local staff contracts
must:
a) Respect local labour laws.
b) Be consistent with GOAL policy.
• The Country Director must ensure that all incidents/warnings
etc. relating to personnel are clearly documented, and signed
by the relevant parties.
• 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’s objectives.
• The Country Director is responsible for ensuring staff
receive the necessary support and supervision they require.
This includes the provision of training for staff in tasks
such as project proposal preparation; report writing etc.
• The Country Director has the mandate to recommend
repatriation of any international staff member in line with
the GOAL personnel policy.
• The Country Director must ensure that ongoing informal
review/evaluation of staff performance, and formal written
evaluation of each of the international staff is prepared
on a six monthly basis, and sent to GOAL Dublin in confidence.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT/LOGISTICS:
It is the responsibility of the Country Director to ensure
that all available and appropriate resources are accessible
in their country of assignment.
Duties
• The County Director will work closely with the Assistant
Country Director – Operation on all aspects related
to Logistics.
• The Country Director must ensure that the policies
and guidelines as laid down in the GOAL Logistics Manual are
adhered to by all.
• The Country Director must ensure that the reporting
requirements outlined in the GOAL Logistics Manual are fulfilled
in a timely fashion.
• The Country Director must ensure that there are appropriate
systems in place for the effective utilisation and management
of finance, personnel, supplies, transport, capital assets
etc.
SAFETY & SECURITY:
It is the responsibility of the Country Director to be fully
informed regarding the political and security environment
within their country of assignment. And for ensuring that
all reasonable measure are taken to minimise/mitigate the
safety and security risks faced by the programmes and programme
staff.
• The Country Director is accountable
for the overall safety and security of staff.
• The Country Director is accountable for ensuring that
the policies and guidelines, as laid down in the GOAL Safety
and Security Manual and the site specific Security Guidelines,
are adhered to by all staff at all times.
• The Country Director is accountable for ensuring that
policies and guidelines related to Safety and Security are
reviewed periodically and revised to reflect relevant changes
in the operating environment.
• The Country Director must ensure that Area Coordinators
adequately monitoring the safety and security situation in
their programme sites and that all incidents or adverse conditions
affecting staff safety or project operations are notified
to the Country Director in a timely Fashion.
REPRESENTATION/VISIBILITY:
The Country Director has the responsibility and mandate to
represent GOAL within their country of assignment this included
Media and visibility.
Duties
• The Country Director must ensure that there is appropriate
liaison and negotiation with the relevant Government partners,
regional and local authorities; donors; local agencies etc.
at all levels of project implementation.
• The Country Director has sole responsibility for dealing
with the media/press in country. All (political) statements
to be issued, and/or policy positions, must be approved by
GOAL Dublin.
• The Country Director has the responsibility to provide
feedback to Dublin on the possible implications, on programme
and staff security, of any comments or statements being prepared
by GOAL Dublin.
• The Country Director is also responsible for ensuring
that the visibility of GOAL is promoted appropriately at field
level.
KNOWLEDGE:
All Country Directors must be fully informed regarding the
political, security and humanitarian conditions within their
country of assignment.
Duties
• 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.
• Appropriate information should be collected, collated,
analysed and forwarded to the GOAL Dublin office on a regular
basis.
NORTH – SOUTH COORDINATION:
The Country Directors of GOAL North and GOAL South are jointly
responsible for ensure good coordination between their respective
countries. In particular in relation to:
1. Sharing of security information / political developments.
2. Areas when one programme can effective support the other
3. Strategic planning, including Medium term planning for
Abyie and Blue Nile
4. Donors, including management of shared funding
Requirements: (educational, language,
etc.):
• 5+ years of previous overseas management experience
in humanitarian assistance programmes in complex emergency
situations
• Experience of managing security, as it related to
staff and programme activities, in a volatile post conflict
environment
• Experience of staff management
• Good inter personal skills
• Experience in liaising with government officials and
a variety of donors
• A willingness to accept basic living conditions
• A willingness to regularly travel to programme sites.
• Experience in proposal and report writing with a proven
ability to secure donor funding
• Budgetary control and financial management skills
• To be familiar with and abide by the NGO Red Cross
Code of Conduct, the People in Aid code and Sphere Minimum
Standards
This Job
Description only serves as a guide for the position available.
GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Interviews
will be held in Dublin or London. Unfortunately GOAL cannot
contribute to financial costs incurred when attending first
interview.
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