INGO Forum Director Myanmar
Lead the INGO Forum in Myanmar through strategic advocacy and member engagement.
Overview
Lead the INGO Forum in Myanmar through strategic advocacy and member engagement.
You have:
- Senior management experience in a humanitarian/recovery context is required.
- INGO management experience is required.
- Track record of influencing policy change is necessary.
- Experience in advocating and engaging with high level actors is required.
- Familiarity with inter-agency coordination is necessary.
- Experience with global humanitarian and development coordination systems is required.
- Experience in representing donor and diplomatic missions is necessary.
- Involvement with multiple donor grants/contracts is preferred.
- Development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies is crucial.
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 10 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 10 (NRC) contracts.
NRC is looking for influential, interpersonal, and strategic leader, with extensive negotiation and problem-solving skills, to join the team in Myanmar as the INGO Forum Director. If you are someone who enjoys advocating and engaging with high level actors, facilitating information sharing, and influencing advocacy and coordination, then this is the role for you!
What You Will Do
- INGO Forum Strategy development, implementation, and periodic review.
- Joint advocacy initiatives.
- Member engagement promotion, ensuring the Forum meets the diverse members’ priority needs.
- Financial resource management, including overseeing proposals, budgets, and reports.
- Policy analysis on key issues affecting INGOs in Myanmar.
- Risk mitigation measures.
- Stakeholder relations.
- Information sharing facilitation.
What You Will Bring
- Senior management experience in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
- INGO management experience.
- Policy change influence track record.
- Advocating and engaging with high level actors experience.
- Inter-agency coordination familiarity.
- Global humanitarian and development coordination infrastructure and systems familiarity.
- Donor and diplomatic missions representational and diplomatic experience.
- Multiple donor grants/contracts involvement.
- Resource mobilization strategies development and implementation.
What Makes This Position Attractive?
- A highly strategic, influential, and key coordination position at Country level.
- The opportunity to join one of the most respected, largest, and best resourced INGO Forums.
- The chance to network with a diverse portfolio of stakeholders in a challenging and complex environment.
- Meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities.
What We Offer
- Yangon, Myanmar duty station.
- 24 month contract duration.
- Grade 10 in NRC’s Salary Scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
- We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
We highly encourage you to learn more about the role: please view the full Job Description here.
**Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience in your application**
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Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with high-level advocacy within humanitarian settings? | This question assesses your familiarity and past success with advocacy efforts. | Discuss specific instances where you've effectively influenced stakeholders or policies. |
| How have you managed financial resources in previous roles? | The interviewer wants to know about your experience with budgets and funding. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time when you led a successful inter-agency initiative. What were the outcomes? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies have you implemented for resource mobilization? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you approach policy analysis and its implications for INGO operations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |