Country Coordinator in Papua New Guinea

Job posted by: CBM International - Wed, 18 Mar 2015

Job Details:

Organisation: CBM International

Deadline Sun, 19 Apr 2015

Job type: Contract

Location: Papua New Guinea

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CBM is an international development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. Based on its values and over 100 years of professional expertise, CBM addresses poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability, and works in partnership to create a society for all. CBM’s vision is: “an inclusive world in which all persons with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential”.

CBM works with persons with disabilities, their families, local partner organisations, alliance partners including UN agencies, global organisations, and Disabled Persons’ Organisations (DPOs).

CBM has been involved from the outset with "VISION 2020: The Right to Sight", a global initiative with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020, and other global initiatives such as the provision of affordable hearing aids, education for all and community mental health.

CBM is also recognised as a collaborating organisation by the World Health Organization (WHO) and has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Together with its partner organisations, CBM is active in more than 600 projects in 68 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and in 2013, reached more than 24 million people.

CBM’s International Office in Bensheim, Germany, is accepting applications for

Country Coordinator in Papua New Guinea

 

Location: Goroka, Papua New Guinea

 

Contract Duration: 2 years (with possibility of extension)

 

Contract Start: As soon as possible

 

Objective

The Country Coordinator shall lead CBM’s establishment in Papua New Guinea as an important actor in Disability Inclusive Development.

 

Main tasks

 

Country Office Management

  • Actively manage and support a tri-partite relationship between Regional Office, CBM Member Association(s) and Country Office

  • Establish and lead a small, efficient and motivated country office team

  • Act as the main contact point for the Regional Office and CBM partners in PNG on CBM support related concerns

  • Make recommendations to the South East Asia & Pacific Regional Office (SEAPRO) with regard to future support strategies for Papua New Guinea

     

    Programme Management

  • Lead CBM’s Country Programme in Papua New Guinea

  • Support CBM supported projects in planning, management, implementation and monitoring of CBM supported activities

  • Provide/facilitate capacity building activities to CBM supported projects to address weaknesses identified

  • Support the restructuring of CBM support to work through (a) strategic partnership(s)

  • Provide regular reports to SEAPRO on important developments in PNG and relevant developments in the CBM fields of work

  • Support existing funding agreements and ensure that the projects are carried out in compliance with CBM and or CBM co-funding requirements

     

Public Relations

  • Liaise and network with important stakeholders in PNG (local and international) and represent CBM in the country

  • Identify potential future partnerships and support potential partners in developing proposals for support through CBM, including legally contracted designated funding (LCDF)

  • Upon request, help partners to provide Human Interest Stories and provide input/content for the CBM webpage

  • Upon request, organize and accompany visits of SEAPRO, MAs and donors

  • Support and foster synergies in the work of CBM partners and between CBM partners and other organizations

 

 

Professional Profile and Requirement

 

  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in development work, including overseas experience in a developing country
  • University degree in Development Studies, Business Administration, Social Sciences or related issues. An advanced university degree would be an asset
  • Good financial and management skills
  • Experience in project/programme management
  • Experience in donor relations and coordination with stakeholders from different background
  • Proven experience in grant management of legally contracted designated funding (LCDF)
  • Knowledge of working on disability issues, or with other marginalised groups
  • Good reporting skills
  • Proven good organisational and coordination skills as well as a high level of autonomy and flexibility
  • Working knowledge of English (both oral and written), knowledge of Pidgin-English would be an asset

 

Personal Profile & Competencies

 

  • Intercultural knowledge and sensitivity
  • Positive development oriented attitude/Problem solver
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Diplomacy
  • Good communicator with a proven ability to motivate people
  • Proven ability to perform in a multicultural working environment
  • Experienced in working and/or travelling in occasionally insecure areas following strict safety & security protocols

 

 

The future job holder adheres to CBM’s values and commits to CBM’s Child Safeguarding Policy.

 

CBM encourages persons with disabilities to apply for this position.

 

Candidates with the required profile and proven experiences, who are meeting these qualifications, are invited to submit, in English via e-mail, a meaningful letter of motivation, stating why he/she wishes to work for CBM, CV, copies of diplomas, three professional references and salary expectations to recruitment@cbm.org



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