Tracking Code: 302227-818
Job Description
ChildFund International works in 31 countries, assisting
approximately 17.8 million children and their family members. Our distinctive
approach focuses on working with children, throughout their journey from birth
to young adulthood, as well as with families, local organizations and
communities globally to create the environments children need to thrive. What
began in 1938 as a modest effort to sustain orphanages has evolved into a
global force working for children.
Today, we have a strategy that reflects boldness and
ambition similar to that of our founders which is rooted in a renewed clarity
of purpose and grounded in an extended view of children’s potential to not only
survive and improve their own lives but to thrive as leaders of positive change
for others.
ChildFund began working in The Gambia in 1984.
ChildFund currently works in 32 communities in the Western Region over 200,000
children and their families through partnership with six legally registered
Community Based Organizations. Programming covers: Early Childhood Care
and Development, Health and Nutrition, Basic Education, Water and Sanitation,
Livelihood Skills and Youth Development. While ChildFund enjoys a long
and trusted relationship in The Gambia, opportunities exist to further engage
and mobilize communities.
The ideal candidate for National Director will have a proven
track record of leadership in the expansion of partnerships, programs and
funding streams. S/he will be adept at stakeholder engagement, program
evaluation and capacity building.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Accountable
for strategic plan development, implementation , monitoring and reporting,
resource planning and mobilization, human resources, programs and overall
management of the country’s operations;
- Maintain
the highest level of ethical standards internally and externally.
Immediately address occurrence or suspicion of impropriety;
- As a
member of senior leadership, contribute to regional and organizational
initiatives to support achievement of core intent and outcomes and the
evolution of ChildFund;
- Build
and enhance a ChildFund values-led culture which permeates ChildFund
offices, programs and relationships;
- Provide
a strong and accountable management structure for staff with clarity of
expectations, consequences and rewards; build a succession plan to ensure
a consistent talent pool for key positions;
- Implement
measures to ensure compliance to internal and donor policies and
regulations and to protect assets and resources;
- Develop
programs that further ChildFund’s impact on the well-being of children and
their communities through technical leadership, resource acquisition and
partnership building;
- Ensure
a single ChildFund presence throughout national office and grant funded
programs;
- Ensure
the organization is recognized by stakeholders and the development
community as a strong child development organization and credible
reference point on children’s issues;
- Provide
leadership for the country program through strategic planning, strategic
alliances, learning, research and documentation;
- Ensure
appropriate financial and human resource management and quality standards.
Required Skills
- Minimum
7 years’ experience managing development programs in a senior management
position;
- College
degree in community development, social science or relevant
discipline. Master’s degree is desirable;
- Experience
in child focused programming and emergency programs and/or community
development; ability to grow a development agency by attracting resources
and building alliances
- Experience
managing large institutional grants preferred;
- Proven
track record of strong management skills with complex programs and large
staff;
- Fluency
in English;
- Strong
leadership skills in such areas as: fostering teamwork; critical thinking
and decision-making; conflict resolution; initiative and flexibility;
- Ability
to support innovation and organizational change needed to improve
effectiveness; help others to successfully manage organizational change;
- Ability
to recognize, react, and adjust to rapidly changing conditions and to lead
the resources in appropriate direction with cohesiveness and a sense of
urgency;
- Ability
to make difficult decisions to safeguard the ethical and financial
integrity of the organization; demonstrated experience establishing a zero
tolerance environment for policy violations;
- Effective
under pressure, results oriented and proactive with the ability to
multi-task;
- Demonstrated
high-level interpersonal skills including the ability to build
collaborative relationships with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social
and political issues;
- Ability
to solve problems pragmatically, plan a course of action using analytical,
conceptual, strategic and forward thinking abilities.
Job Location: Banjul, Gambia
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
