Job Details:
Organisation: CARE - Canada
Deadline Sun, 26 Apr 2015
Job type: Contract
Location:
Zambia
CARE Canada
Country Director, Zambia
CARE Canada is currently seeking a Country Directorfor our Country Office in Zambia.
The position encompasses the leadership and overall responsibility of the CO’s performance, improving program quality and communication with donors, CARE Canada and other CARE International members, strengthening of the financial management system; enhancing internal controls, ensuring the CO’s financial viability, enhancing staff capacity. As with CARE Canada’s COs worldwide, the CD reports to CARE Canada’s Vice President for International Operations and receives support and oversight from the International Operations team, in the areas of contract management, finance and risk management, global human resources, management systems and tools, and staff safety and security.
The CD models and ensures systematic practice of CI values and new ways of working by fostering innovation, helping to build effective teams, coalitions and networks and encouraging on-going staff development to motivate and strengthen the teams’ resilience in the face of change. S/he promotes gender equality and diversity among CO staff and in programming.
In doing so, s/he:
- Ensures that CARE`s role in the country continuously evolves for maximum impact and relevance to the environment
- Positions CARE as a partner of choice and an influential voice in reducing poverty and social injustice.
- Lead the changes aligned to the CO Country Presence Review outcomes, as per CI global program strategy and 2020 vision
Country Office Highlights: Founded in 1945, CARE International is a leading humanitarian organization committed to defending dignity and fighting poverty around the world. We began operating in Zambia in 1992 at the invitation of the Zambian government, in response to the severe drought of the early 1990s and the effects of escalating inflation and extreme poverty in urban areas.
Since then, the emphasis of CARE’s work has shifted to sustainable, community-based development programming. Today, we provide long-term development and economic empowerment to communities facing challenges of HIV and AIDS, poverty, under-nutrition, gender inequality, low agricultural productivity, inadequate water and sanitation and natural disasters.
We place special focus on working alongside women because, equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE`s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources.
CARE Zambia has been registered under the Societies Act since July 12, 1994, operating under a three-year renewable country agreement / memorandum of understanding between CARE International and the Government of Zambia and its Ministry of Finance. The total number of country staff as of March 2015 stands at 70, spread across its head office in Lusaka, one regional sub-office in Chipata (Eastern Province) and several project-based representations throughout the country. The Country Office manages contracts and grants from a range of institutional and private donors in the areas of maternal/child health and nutrition (MNCH); HIV/AIDS; livelihoods; water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH); gender-based violence; and social enterprise formation.
CARE’s programming focuses on four core areas:
- Vulnerable women and adolescent girls facing social injustice or exclusion, limited access to productive resources and education, burden of ill health, lack of voice and gender-based violence.
- Children from poor households (under five) who are vulnerable to chronic morbidity and early mortality.
- Poor households whose members are vulnerable to chronic food insecurity caused by natural and human induced factors and inequity (ex. access to productive assets).
- Populations most susceptible to life-threatening health issues such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhea and malnutrition.
About CARE
Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. In over 80 countries, CARE works with the poorest communities to improve basic health and education, enhance rural livelihoods and food security, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity, help vulnerable people adapt to climate change and provide lifesaving assistance during emergencies. CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls, living in poverty, because, equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. To learn more, visit www.care.ca
If you are someone who thrives on challenge, loves to be part of a dynamic team and you are passionate about making a difference, then this opportunity is for you. Please apply directly at: www.careersunited.orgbefore April 26th, 2015.
Country Director, Zambia
Job posted by: CARE - Canada - Fri, 10 Apr 2015Job Details:
Organisation: CARE - Canada
Deadline Sun, 26 Apr 2015
Job type: Contract
Location: Zambia
CARE Canada
Country Director, Zambia
CARE Canada is currently seeking a Country Directorfor our Country Office in Zambia.
The position encompasses the leadership and overall responsibility of the CO’s performance, improving program quality and communication with donors, CARE Canada and other CARE International members, strengthening of the financial management system; enhancing internal controls, ensuring the CO’s financial viability, enhancing staff capacity. As with CARE Canada’s COs worldwide, the CD reports to CARE Canada’s Vice President for International Operations and receives support and oversight from the International Operations team, in the areas of contract management, finance and risk management, global human resources, management systems and tools, and staff safety and security.
The CD models and ensures systematic practice of CI values and new ways of working by fostering innovation, helping to build effective teams, coalitions and networks and encouraging on-going staff development to motivate and strengthen the teams’ resilience in the face of change. S/he promotes gender equality and diversity among CO staff and in programming.
In doing so, s/he:
Country Office Highlights: Founded in 1945, CARE International is a leading humanitarian organization committed to defending dignity and fighting poverty around the world. We began operating in Zambia in 1992 at the invitation of the Zambian government, in response to the severe drought of the early 1990s and the effects of escalating inflation and extreme poverty in urban areas.
Since then, the emphasis of CARE’s work has shifted to sustainable, community-based development programming. Today, we provide long-term development and economic empowerment to communities facing challenges of HIV and AIDS, poverty, under-nutrition, gender inequality, low agricultural productivity, inadequate water and sanitation and natural disasters.
We place special focus on working alongside women because, equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE`s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources.
CARE Zambia has been registered under the Societies Act since July 12, 1994, operating under a three-year renewable country agreement / memorandum of understanding between CARE International and the Government of Zambia and its Ministry of Finance. The total number of country staff as of March 2015 stands at 70, spread across its head office in Lusaka, one regional sub-office in Chipata (Eastern Province) and several project-based representations throughout the country. The Country Office manages contracts and grants from a range of institutional and private donors in the areas of maternal/child health and nutrition (MNCH); HIV/AIDS; livelihoods; water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH); gender-based violence; and social enterprise formation.
CARE’s programming focuses on four core areas:
About CARE
Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. In over 80 countries, CARE works with the poorest communities to improve basic health and education, enhance rural livelihoods and food security, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity, help vulnerable people adapt to climate change and provide lifesaving assistance during emergencies. CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls, living in poverty, because, equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. To learn more, visit www.care.ca
If you are someone who thrives on challenge, loves to be part of a dynamic team and you are passionate about making a difference, then this opportunity is for you. Please apply directly at: www.careersunited.orgbefore April 26th, 2015.