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Country Director job in Zambia

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ActionAid is an international organisation, working with over 25 million people in -45 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice. ActionAid Zambia is as Associate member of the ActionAid International Federation, and has been operating in Zambia since 2006.

Country Director

The Country Director (CD) provides vision, leadership, management and effective high-level national representation for ActionAid International in Zambia, in line with the established policies, principles and operating practices of ActionAid International, as well as good management practice and the political, social, cultural and economic environment of the country. The CD is also responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the ActionAid Zambia strategic focus in alignment with the global strategy and informed by the local context. The CD role requires broad organisational experience, thus enabling to manage large teams as well as deep knowledge across a professional discipline in development that enable the role holder to make significant improvements to policies and processes that lead to long-term success of ActionAid in Zambia.

Qualification and experience
The candidate must hold a post graduate degree in social sciences, development studies or a development related field. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a top management position in development work with proven leadership and management track records in Zambia is essential for the role. Other key requirements include but not limited to the following:

Demonstrated senior management expertise, including proven ability to develop the capacities of multi-disciplinary professional teams supporting the development and implementation of a comprehensive poverty alleviation strategy.

  • Proven experience in managing complex financial control and management systems with the budget size of at more than one Million GBP.
  • Demonstrated expertise in strategic and long term planning and the ability to ensure that operational plans and activities meet targets and appropriately reflect longer term perspectives. .
  • Proven experience of working and negotiating with Government officials and/or donors at all levels in the Zambian context.
  • Excellent negotiation and communication skills, including demonstrated ability to handle sensitive government level negotiations on matters affecting ActionAid Zambia.
  • Sound awareness of the political, social, economic and historic environment in which ActionAid’s programme and policy work is operating at both national and community levels in Zambia.
  • Proficiency in English and a familiarity with the context of the country as it affects development strategies.
  • Strong leadership and management skills
  • Strong analytical/Problem solving and crisis management skills and experience.
  • Fundraising skills with proven track record in contract management from bilateral and multilateral donors
  • Fluency of local language is an advantage to the role
  • Commitment to the vision, mission and values of AAI

Application Procedures
All interested candidates should fill in the application form as accessed from the application pack. The application pack contains the Vacancy Announcement, Job Description and Application form. The application pack can be accessed from our website at www.actionaid.org/jobs.

To apply, submit a completed application form to [email protected]  by no later than 30 November 2015. Please clearly indicate “Application for AA Zambia Country Director” in your email subject.