Country Manager - Jordan
Manage and lead projects effectively while ensuring strategy implementation.
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Overview
Manage and lead projects effectively while ensuring strategy implementation.
You have:
- Experience in management and leadership of multi-cultural and multi-sector teams, on-site and remotely.
- Experience in program, country management, operational management including budgeting analysis & resource planning.
- Experience in risk & security management.
- Written and oral communication in English.
- Ability to negotiate and represent HI internally and externally, network and fundraise.
- Well organized, flexible, motivated, and able to work under pressure.
Description
Reporting to the Regional Director, the Country Manager contributes to the implementation of the mandate and strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in Jordan. S/he ensures optimal quality and the impact of the projects implemented in the country by means of a delegation system with appropriate oversight mechanisms. With all the other HI managers, s/he shares responsibility for the sound management and effective functioning of the global organisation through paradigm changes. The country manager manages a team of project managers in his/her country.
In this framework, as Country Manager, your main duties are :
1/ Management, strategy and direction
- You contribute to the development of the operational strategy of the program, as well as its implementation and annual monitoring in the country.
- Serving as Role Model and coach for your team, you contribute to organizational transformation. You communicate the organization's strategy, encourage innovation, and facilitate inter-departmental collaboration. You also play a crucial role in organizing operational management, ensuring performance, and fostering staff development while upholding the organization's code of conduct and policies.
2/ Standards and expertise
- You ensure implementation and compliance with hi global frameworks, institutional policies and standards.
3/ Operational implementation
- You ensure good management and supervision of projects under your responsibility.
- Take into account both potential opportunities and risks, contribute to the monitoring and analysis carried out by the line manager and propose mitigation measures when relevant.
- Develop the external influence of HI (forums, operational and strategic alliances, etc.) and the external representation of the organization (events, media) in the country.
- Support the Program Director in monitoring security in the country and ensure adequate resources according to the context
Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response
- You lead emergency preparedness actions in your department and, in case of emergency, reorganize your team's priorities according to humanitarian priority, in order to ensure a rapid and efficient response by HI.
Benefits
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team
• 24 months International contract renewable
• Position based either in Amman with regular visits across Jordan
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
o Pension scheme
o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
o Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 3’000€ gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 673 net/month - paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: according to the level of the mission Level 1: 1 day per month
• Position: open to couples and families
Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income/
payment of one yearly additional return flight
• Housing: individual taken in charge by HI
Requirements
You have experience in management and leadership of multi-cultural and multi-sector teams, on-site and remotely, in program, country management, operational management (including budgeting analysis & resource planning) and experience in risk & security management.
Written and oral communication in English
You are capable to negotiate and represent HI internally and externally, network and fundraise
You are well organized, flexible, motivated, and able to work under pressure.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to manage a crisis situation? | This question assesses your crisis management skills and ability to remain calm under pressure. | Provide a specific example that illustrates your leadership in a challenging situation. |
| How do you handle conflict within a team? | This question evaluates your conflict resolution abilities and team management skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use for successful project management? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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