Country Director, Somalia (Medair)

[Admin]

Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Its staff are inspired by their Christian faith to care for people in need, providing practical and compassionate support, regardless of race, religion, or politics. Medair has achieved the ISO 9001:2000 quality certification worldwide, which denotes consistent and effective project management activities for the well-being of its beneficiaries. Founded in 1989, Medair’s unwavering commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.
Closing date: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Somalia

Role and Responsibilities
To design and manage the strategy, implementation, development and evaluation of health, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, and Emergency Response programmes in Somalia. To represent Medair for all issues related to the Somalia Programme.

Project Overview
To deliver multi-sectoral relief in Middle Shabelle Region, Central Somalia - currently due to security restrictions through remote support to a partner. To deliver multi-sectoral relief in Somaliland and to support partner(s) from there. To address additional critical needs as capacity of Medair programme grows.

Workplace: Nairobi, Kenya, South Central Somalia and Somaliland

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Contract Details: 2 years, 100%

Qualifications
•University degree and relevant professional experience

Experience / Competencies
•2 years of experience in senior management position
•3 year of overseas experience in insecure environments
•5 years management experience in relief & rehabilitation projects desirable
•Proven conflict management skills, very good educational & coaching skills
•Excellent negotiation skills, especially in the context of the Somali culture
•Experiencing in dealing with donors, government officials, NGOs and local partner desirable

Medair standard working requirements for the field
•Committed to Medair values
•At least one year of professional experience in a relevant field (more experience preferred)
•Minimum 3 months inter-cultural overseas experience
•Willing to commit to Medair for a minimum of one year
•Single, or married (without dependent children)
•Aged 25 - 55 generally preferred
•Strong English communication skills (oral and written)
•Familiar with Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
•Able to live and work with a multicultural team under difficult conditions
•Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit
•Successful completion of Medair Relief & Rehabilitation Orientation Course (ROC)

How to apply
For more information on this and other positions, please follow this web link: http://www.medair.org/work-with-us and check the Experienced Relief Worker section followed by Field Vacancies.

We request that you complete all applications on-line at www.medair.org. Only English-language applications and CV’s will be reviewed. We will not review email applications. Medair does not set closing / deadline dates for applications; recruitment is ongoing until the position is filled. We review every online application. Applicants will be contacted only if they are selected as a potential candidate.

Reference Code: RW_8B8HKW-41