Information Systems Director (Chief Information Officer) - Switzerland

Job posted by: Medair - Switzerland - Thu, 27 Nov 2014

Job Details:

Organisation: Medair - Switzerland

Deadline Fri, 9 Jan 2015

Job type: Permanent

Location: Switzerland

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Role and Purpose

This is an exceptional opportunity to become part of the leadership team of a highly regarded international humanitarian organisation which brings emergency relief and recovery to people caught in crisis situations in countries such as Afghanistan, D.R. Congo, the Philippines, South Sudan and the Syrian crisis.

 

The purpose of this role will be to develop and implement a successful IS strategy that will support the vision ‘to relieve suffering for the world’s most vulnerable and difficult‐to‐reach people so they have the hope of a better life’. You will be part of the Executive Leadership Team responsible for maximising the effectiveness of Medair’s information systems, within the constraints of a developing world context, and for capturing the information required to make intelligent management decisions, to control the business, developing tools and IS platforms to serve the needs of all stakeholder users in our field programmes, in our international Swiss headquarters and affiliate offices, as well as to provide evidence of programme impact to donor communities and other external stakeholders.

 

Medair

Medair focuses on the world’s most vulnerable communities that tend to be one step beyond the majority of media-focused responses offered by other humanitarian agencies.  Founded in 1989, Medair is still a young organisation with a reputation for attracting highly talented professionals. It has maintained its entrepreneurial, flexible and pioneering spirit and gained the respect of institutional and public donors which has allowed its annual income to grow to over USD 45m.

 

Your Profile

You will be a senior Information Services professional with experience in leading change in complex environments and preferably within an international context. You will be an outstanding communicator and people manager, with the ability to lead and inspire the confidence of a talented team. You will have a passion for the work of Medair and its mission to help people in crisis situations in the world’s most challenging countries, and share whole-heartedly in our core values.

 

Workplace         

Based in Medair Headquarters, Ecublens, near Lausanne, Switzerland.

 

Applications Deadline

Applications must be received by 9th January 2015.

 

Contract Details

Full time, open-ended contract

 

Application Process

For detailed information on the position, the application process and Medair, please see the accompanying Information Services Director full profile pdf (http://relief.medair.org/assets/uploads/documents/Medair_Information_Services_Director_Nov2014_LR.pdf).

 

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Grazyna Coulter at grazyna(dot)coulter(at)medair.org.



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