Country Director - Jordan

Overview:

War Child UK works with children whose lives are affected by conflict and who live with a combination of poverty, exclusion and insecurity. This includes children who have been displaced by armed conflict, street children, child headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, and children in conflict with the law. Our mission is to support and improve the care and protection of vulnerable children whose lives have been disrupted by conflict. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. War Child UK has worked in Jordan since early 2013 working with partners to support improvements in child protection and education, and is registered with the Ministry of Social Development. Our programmes are focussed on the needs of children and their families who have been displaced from the conflict in Syria, both in refugee camp and host community settings. As the war in Syria enters its sixth year, the prolonged humanitarian crisis shows no sign of abating. War Child has scaled up its programmes over the past two years, and we now have a staff team of over 60 in Jordan, with 5 local partners, a 2017 budget of almost £2 million, and a projected reach of up to 20,000 children, young people and their caregivers.

 The role

The Programmes Team is looking for a dynamic team builder who can engage the staff and partners to build protective environments for children. He or she must have strong programme management skills and can lead a team in a challenging operational environment.

Responsible for:

• Programmes Managers/Directors in Jordan and other field and national staff (as applicable).

• The Country Director is directly responsible for managing a team of 1 international staff member (Head of Programmes) and 1 national staff member (Head of Finance and Operations) with strong working links to 2 further national staff members (Logistics Manager and HR Manager), and daily operational links to the Amman office team, comprising of around 24 staff members.

For more info: https://www.warchild.org.uk/sites/default/files/link-files/CD%20Jordan%20-%20April%202017.pdf

PERSON SPECIFICATION – ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Significant experience of managing:

1. Child protection, education and livelihoods projects
2. Combining direct service delivery, capacity building, and advocacy
3. Through direct implementation and partnerships with state and non-state actors
4. In conflict-affected countries

• Team leadership and management
• The ability to think and manage strategically
• Rigorous budget expenditure management
• Sound knowledge of participatory approaches
• Research and development
• Development and management of partnerships with state and non-state actors
• Capacity building state and non-state actors
• Security management
• Risk management
• Excellent IT skills
• Demonstrable successful track record in securing funding from institutional donors and grant reporting
• Grant management and reporting – experience of working on EC funded projects would be an advantage
• Setting up monitoring and evaluation systems, including the use of logical frameworks

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Humanitarian Studies, International Development, Social Work, Psychology or related fields.

Legal:

• Eligible to work in Jordan and travel to the countries in which War Child operates.
• Clean driver’s license

Competencies (Soft Skills):

• Proactive
• Excellent analytical skills with a systematic approach and an eye for detail
• An effective problem solver
• Measured and responsive
• A self-starter
• A good listener and thoughtful with excellent interpersonal skills
• Sensitive to the diverse needs of a diverse team, while being able to take effective decisions and negotiate commitment to them in the face of disagreement
• Ability to be administratively self-sufficient and work in challenging operational environment and a small, dynamic organisation with limited resources
• Effective negotiator and diplomatic
• Transparent and accountable
• Willingness and ability to travel to War Child country programmes
• Commitment to War Child’s aims, values and mission
• Proficiency in Arabic is desirable.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience and knowledge of working on projects assisting survivors of sexual violence
• Experience of working in Jordan or related country
• Experience in the delivery and supervision of child protection or GBV projects in conflict and post conflict environments

Application process:

• Download the War Child application form from https://www.warchild.org.uk/who-we-are. All applications must reach recruitment@warchild.org.uk by 30 May 2017. Please note CVs will not be accepted.
• Due to limited resources, War Child HR will contact only the shortlisted candidates
• Any offer made will be conditional on receipt of 3 favourable written references, (from your most recent employer, any other previous employer and a character reference). War Child reserves the right to call the referees, in case clarification is required post the receipt of complete reference forms.
• The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a DBS Police check and/or international police check, a medical check for overseas travel purposes, be compliant and sign up to War Child’s Child Safeguarding Policy prior to a final offer being made.