Vacancy title:
Country Director - Uganda & Tanzania
Jobs at:
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Deadline of this Job:
21st August 2017
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Job details:
Reports to: Regional Director
About US:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
Job Summary: The Country Director - Uganda & Tanzania will provide overall leadership and strategic management with a view to position DRC as the leading INGO in Uganda and Tanzania on protection of displaced populations, promotion of durable solutions, Armed Violence Reduction; oversee the strengthening of DRC’s programme development, quality and accountability framework and be a pro-active partner in the wider regional strategic and programme development process. The CD supervises the senior management team for Uganda and Tanzania including the Deputy Country Director based in Dar es Salaam, the DRC Head of Programmes, and the Head of Finance and Administration. In addition, the CD will oversee the work of the DDG Head of Programmes, supporting the DDG portfolio as a key pillar of the overall Uganda programme. A close working relationship will be maintained with the regional senior management team. The CD for Uganda-Tanzania reports to the Regional Director.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct managerial oversight and support: Ensure that the SMT and PMs have clear and realistic performance based management goals. Tasks include:
DRC’ five core competencies:
Job application procedure
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