Head of Region: Asia and Middle East

Job posted by: Trocaire - Ireland - Mon, 30 Mar 2015

Job Details:

Organisation: Trocaire - Ireland

Deadline Fri, 10 Apr 2015

Job type: Contract

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Head of Region – Asia / Middle East

Trócaire is seeking a dynamic and strategic Head of Region to lead an exciting agenda in Asia and the Middle East. The ideal candidate will be a highly effective leader with significant experience in managing country programmes through a partnership and rights-based approach.

Trócaire carries out development and humanitarian work in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The countries in this portfolio currently include: Pakistan, Myanmar, India, Philippines, Syria & the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Over time the portfolio of countries may change. The current country programmes involve a range of interventions from humanitarian response and recovery to long-term development work.

The Head of Region is responsible for providing effective leadership and strategic direction to a group of countries, primarily through line management of and support to Country Directors and some additional staff. The Head of Region is responsible for ensuring that the countries in his/her area develop strategically in line with organisational policy, procedures and guidelines. The Head of Region makes a significant contribution to the development and achievement of organisational level strategic objectives.

Trócaire is currently developing a 5 year Strategic Plan which will dynamise and re-energise the organisation. The Head of Region will be expected to support Country Management to interpret and apply the new organisational plan in their own contexts. The new plan reaffirms Trócaire’s commitment to partnership, social justice, gender equality and the application of a rights based approach to all programme areas, including livelihoods, governance, gender and humanitarian response. The plan sets out an ambitious agenda for growth in the programmes, based on learning, innovation and quality of impact.

Closing date for applications is Friday 10th April 2015

For the full Job Description please see Trócaire website - www.trocaire.org/jobs and select the Head of Region Asia / Middle East career vacancy

Interested applicants can apply via the Trócaire website - www.trocaire.org/jobs

 



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