Country Director, Mozambique (187)

Maputo, Mozambique - Provide overall management to Samaritan’s Purse activities in Mozambique, including project development, staff management, and implementation within organizational guidelines. Position requires commitment and understanding of SP Mission and Statement of Faith, as well as agreement and compliance with the Samaritan’s Purse statement of faith and policies.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Provide overall vision, management and leadership to SP activities in Mozambique
-Provide professional representation for SP with government officials, dignitaries, other NGOs, funding agencies, and visitors
-Maintain awareness and communicate legal and cultural requirements and ensure reasonable compliance of SP with the same
-Ensure proper financial accounting and monthly reporting of all funds and financial activity
-Monitor potential and present emergencies and keep SP informed of events, including crisis response options
-Ensure appropriate supervision, support and direction for the effective engagement of all expatriate and national staff in their various assignments
-Serve as director, executive administrator, and primary contact for country field projects.
-Monitor program effectiveness and financial accountability, and evaluate ongoing and new activities
-Implement programs within the organizational guidelines of Samaritan’s Purse
-Develop and implement staff reporting structure
-Prepare and submit monthly narrative and programmatic field reports to the Regional Director
-Conduct field assessments, identify needs, design and implement response plans, including project budgets and writing funding proposals
-Develop new programs, identifying and pursuing potential funding and other available resources for ongoing, new, or planned SP projects
-Implement field policies to ensure staff satisfaction, safety and security
-Participate in emergency response and first insertion teams as needed
-Assess, manage, and report critical physical, emotional, or spiritual concerns of supervised staff
-Manages several subordinate supervisors who supervise a number of employees in various areas of supervision
-Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit. Also directly supervises non-supervisory employees
-Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
-Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

QUALIFICATIONS:
--Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ related international work experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
--Ability to travel to field sites to monitor projects
--Excellent planning and organizational skills
--Above average communication skills – both verbal and written
--Works well in a diverse team and a pressured environment
--Flexibility and adaptability
--Spiritual maturity; Ability to keep the focus of work on the overall goal of sharing the gospel
--Ability to communicate and interact well with people of different educational, linguistic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
--Strong relational skills and financial management experience preferred
--Proven management and leadership experience
--Diplomacy, negotiating skills
--Ability to speak, write and read Portuguese, preferred

Length of contract: 24 months
Target date to the field: September 2010
Open until filled