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United Purpose is a Wales-based international development organisation with an innovative, community-led approach to tackling poverty and inequality and helping people move beyond aid. Working in 17 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, UP supports four million people each year to find creative solutions to poverty that last.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Country Director

Locations: Based in Calabar with travel to Abuja and Lagos or based in Abuja with frequent travel to Calabar and Lagos
Contract type: Permanent

Details

  • United Purpose seeks a Country Director to manage and further develop an existing substantial programme. The post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced and dynamic individual to make a significant contribution to the organisation’s work.
  • We seek exceptional interpersonal and strong strategic planning skills, and experience in advocacy for policy change. Working within a motivated team of staff and alongside local partners, government and private sector, the candidate will have several years representational and project management experience, ideally with a WASH focus and familiarity with participatory/community-led development approaches.
  • A positive disposition, can-do attitude, strategic, analytical and leadership skills are essential.
  • Responsible to: Chief Operations Officer Responsible for: Programmes Staff; Finance and Administration staff; Support and Office staff (approximately 20 staff and others as recruited) all based in Nigeria

Job Purpose

  • The Country Director will provide strategic leadership and management in developing the United Purpose programme in Nigeria. They will have responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of the programme are managed effectively, to ensure that United Purpose continues to play a valuable and influential role in the fight against poverty & the strengthening of civil society.
  • The following duties & responsibilities will in part be delegated or managed by other staff – however, overall responsibility for ensuring performance at all levels will rest with the Country Director.

Responsibilities
Programme Direction, Management and Development:

  • To develop the programme based on the existing country strategy and Organisational Strategy and to carry out structured strategic reviews to respond to changing circumstances.
  • To proactively seek new opportunities for funding of projects through in-country and external relationship building with donors and the submission of programme initiatives.
  • To support the continued development of Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management.
  • To ensure continued funding for the programme through well-researched proposal preparation and clear operational plans.
  • To ensure that adequate assessments are carried out in accordance with good working practice.
  • To ensure systems are in place for monitoring and evaluating impact of programme activities.
  • To prepare reports for donors, both financial and narrative, in accordance with donor requirements.
  • To write reports as required for organisational information & risk management processes.
  • To build and maintain positive and professional relationships with existing and possible new partners; meaning actively communicating and working with government, private and civil society partners and communities on programme development, proposal articulation and report writing.
  • To identify areas for capacity building with sub-grantees, such as results-based management, project cycle management, strategy development, organisational development, human resource management, financial management, governance, etc.
  • To ensure MOUs and funding-specific sub-contracts are in place with all partners for all projects.
  • To ensure systems, procedures, compliance and risk management are maintained to the highest standard.

Representation:

  • To ensure that relationships are developed with government, corporate partners NGOs, and civil society to enable the appropriate development of the programme.
  • To represent United Purpose to government, Embassies/ Delegations, the UN and other international agencies, donors and partners and other bodies including the media and the public.
  • To be cognisant of advocacy opportunities and, following internal discussion and agreement, to develop these as appropriate through the media, government, the UN, international agencies, donors and diplomatic missions in close consultation with the Chief Operations Officer.
  • To contribute to the promotion of effective co-ordination between United Purpose, Government, UN, NGO and where appropriate, other bodies.

Staff Management and Development:

  • To provide solid leadership and direct line management support to core staff.
  • To encourage staff involvement and commitment to the running of the programme through regular meetings and visits and a participatory team approach to decision making.
  • To assist in the further development and implementation of the operational structure and staffing requirement for the effective implementation of United Purpose’s activities.
  • To recruit and induct staff according to in-country and international guidelines and United Purpose policy, including equal opportunities.
  • To ensure the Employee Handbook and other relevant policies, code of conduct and ethics for national staff is reviewed on a regular basis, along with all related organisational policies and procedures.
  • To ensure that all staff have well defined and understood contracts and job descriptions.
  • To ensure that all staff participate in annual appraisals.
  • To identify the training needs of staff and ensure processes are in place to support and encourage appropriate personal and professional development of staff within the context of the organisational objectives.
  • To conduct exit interviews for line-managed staff before they leave United Purpose.

Resources and Financial Management:

  • To outline the resource requirements for the programme and ensure that systems are in place for the effective management of resources in relaton to finance, transport, supplies and capital assets, including maintenance of assets register and vehicle logbooks.
  • To ensure that effective and secure budgetary control of the programme’s finances and expenditures are established and maintained, in line with United Purpose’s financial procedures & guidelines.
  • To monitor project finances on a monthly basis and liaise with donors if necessary regarding projected under or over-expenditure.
  • To provide financial reports on a monthly basis to the UK office.
  • To monitor the funds transferred to partner organisations and to ensure partners have adequate financial systems and controls.
  • To prepare an annual budget for core costs and identify where funding will come from to cover these expenses.
  • Ensure all staff understand the cyber security guidelines and the disaster recovery plan.

Security and Health & Safety:

  • To maintain an overview of the political and security context, noting how developments may affect programme work.
  • To ensure that robust and effective security and evacuation plans and procedures are in place and regularly reviewed and updated in order to secure the safety of all staff at all times.
  • To ensure that the health and safety policy is regularly reviewed and all staff are aware of this policy and follow its guidelines.
  • To ensure all staff, volunteers and visitors are aware of and follow United Purpose’s security procedures.

Other:

  • To comply with United Purpose’s policies and practice with respect to protection of children and vulnerable adults and other relevant policies and procedures.
  • To make recommendations with regards to enhancing collaboration between the work of United Purpose in Nigeria and
  • Cameroon, as well as other Country Programmes where appropriate.

Person Specification
Qualifications:

  • Relevant Master’s level qualification or similar academic achievement.

Key skills and competencies:

  • Commitment to the values and mission of United Purpose.
  • Commitment to the capacity building of local institutions based on mutual respect and a partnership approach.
  • Positive outlook and stand-alone disposition.
  • Determined hard worker, capable of rapid and quality turn around on a high workload and multiple tasks.
  • Proactive approach to problem solving in difficult and isolated locations.
  • Outgoing personality with solid interpersonal and diplomatic skills.
  • Self-starter, capable of innovatively developing the programme.
  • Adaptable and responsive disposition relative to the demands and development of the programme.
  • Attention to detail and a flexible approach to work.
  • Excellent communication and team-working skills, with the ability to build good relations, both internally and externally.
  • Numeric skills, including proven understanding of financial management.
  • Excellent planning, co-ordination and prioritisation skills.
  • Experience of grant design, management and reporting to major donors.

Experience:

  • Interpersonal and relationship building.
  • Working with the corporate sector.
  • Evidence-based advocacy for policy change and campaigning.
  • Minimum of five years overseas experience, mainly in senior management roles, with some in a project management capacity.
  • Specific WASH experience.
  • Security management experience.
  • Finance experience and relevant qualifications desirable.

Languages:

  • Fluency in spoken and written English.
  • Some French would be desirable, but not essential.

Remuneration
Salary: £30,170 –  £36,030 PA
Benefits: Accommodation, insurance, local allowance, annual medical examination, annual flight home, dependent’s and school fees allowances.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, a short Covering Letter, and our Equal Opportunities form (voluntary) to: [email protected]

Click Here to Download the Equal Opportunities Form (doc)

Note

  • United Purpose has a Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy, which reflects our commitment to protecting the people with whom we work. All candidates will be expected to comply with this policy and its procedures.
  • All applications will be acknowledged but only successful candidates will be contacted further.

More Information

  • Job City Abuja, Cross River
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We are an international development charity, delivering the Sustainable Development Goals and eradicating global poverty and inequality.

United Purpose (UP) is an international development charity with an innovative community led approach to eradicating global poverty and inequality.For over 40 years we have helped deliver fundamental life changing impact for over 35 million people across 13 countries in Africa, Asia and South America. We are head quartered in the UK and have an annual turnover of £20 million.We are recognised experts in community-led development and our high quality intelligent development provides tangible solutions to poverty that last.UP is at the cutting edge of our sector, innovating for better solutions to the global problems we seek to solve.Through disruptive innovation we are trialling truly innovative development approaches that have the power to fundamentally and permanently change the face of development.By enabling independence we are ensuring that the balance of power remains with the communities with whom we work. We are challenging the dependency culture and creating self-sustaining entities that carry on beyond us.Our unique approach that combines intelligent development, disruptive innovation and enabling independence makes us a powerful agent of change. UP lifts people out of poverty for good creating strong, resilient and hopeful communities that exist independently long after we’ve gone.Our group includes CUMO, a highly successful Malawi based micro finance organisation, Village Aid, a UK based fundraising charity, International Inspiration, the London Olympic legacy operation promoting sport for development and CarbonUP a not for profit enterprise trading our gold standard carbon offset credits.

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0 USD Abuja, Cross River CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week United Purpose

United Purpose is a Wales-based international development organisation with an innovative, community-led approach to tackling poverty and inequality and helping people move beyond aid. Working in 17 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, UP supports four million people each year to find creative solutions to poverty that last.We are recruiting to fill the position below:Country DirectorLocations: Based in Calabar with travel to Abuja and Lagos or based in Abuja with frequent travel to Calabar and Lagos Contract type: PermanentDetails

  • United Purpose seeks a Country Director to manage and further develop an existing substantial programme. The post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced and dynamic individual to make a significant contribution to the organisation’s work.
  • We seek exceptional interpersonal and strong strategic planning skills, and experience in advocacy for policy change. Working within a motivated team of staff and alongside local partners, government and private sector, the candidate will have several years representational and project management experience, ideally with a WASH focus and familiarity with participatory/community-led development approaches.
  • A positive disposition, can-do attitude, strategic, analytical and leadership skills are essential.
  • Responsible to: Chief Operations Officer Responsible for: Programmes Staff; Finance and Administration staff; Support and Office staff (approximately 20 staff and others as recruited) all based in Nigeria

Job Purpose

  • The Country Director will provide strategic leadership and management in developing the United Purpose programme in Nigeria. They will have responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of the programme are managed effectively, to ensure that United Purpose continues to play a valuable and influential role in the fight against poverty & the strengthening of civil society.
  • The following duties & responsibilities will in part be delegated or managed by other staff – however, overall responsibility for ensuring performance at all levels will rest with the Country Director.

Responsibilities Programme Direction, Management and Development:

  • To develop the programme based on the existing country strategy and Organisational Strategy and to carry out structured strategic reviews to respond to changing circumstances.
  • To proactively seek new opportunities for funding of projects through in-country and external relationship building with donors and the submission of programme initiatives.
  • To support the continued development of Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management.
  • To ensure continued funding for the programme through well-researched proposal preparation and clear operational plans.
  • To ensure that adequate assessments are carried out in accordance with good working practice.
  • To ensure systems are in place for monitoring and evaluating impact of programme activities.
  • To prepare reports for donors, both financial and narrative, in accordance with donor requirements.
  • To write reports as required for organisational information & risk management processes.
  • To build and maintain positive and professional relationships with existing and possible new partners; meaning actively communicating and working with government, private and civil society partners and communities on programme development, proposal articulation and report writing.
  • To identify areas for capacity building with sub-grantees, such as results-based management, project cycle management, strategy development, organisational development, human resource management, financial management, governance, etc.
  • To ensure MOUs and funding-specific sub-contracts are in place with all partners for all projects.
  • To ensure systems, procedures, compliance and risk management are maintained to the highest standard.

Representation:

  • To ensure that relationships are developed with government, corporate partners NGOs, and civil society to enable the appropriate development of the programme.
  • To represent United Purpose to government, Embassies/ Delegations, the UN and other international agencies, donors and partners and other bodies including the media and the public.
  • To be cognisant of advocacy opportunities and, following internal discussion and agreement, to develop these as appropriate through the media, government, the UN, international agencies, donors and diplomatic missions in close consultation with the Chief Operations Officer.
  • To contribute to the promotion of effective co-ordination between United Purpose, Government, UN, NGO and where appropriate, other bodies.

Staff Management and Development:

  • To provide solid leadership and direct line management support to core staff.
  • To encourage staff involvement and commitment to the running of the programme through regular meetings and visits and a participatory team approach to decision making.
  • To assist in the further development and implementation of the operational structure and staffing requirement for the effective implementation of United Purpose’s activities.
  • To recruit and induct staff according to in-country and international guidelines and United Purpose policy, including equal opportunities.
  • To ensure the Employee Handbook and other relevant policies, code of conduct and ethics for national staff is reviewed on a regular basis, along with all related organisational policies and procedures.
  • To ensure that all staff have well defined and understood contracts and job descriptions.
  • To ensure that all staff participate in annual appraisals.
  • To identify the training needs of staff and ensure processes are in place to support and encourage appropriate personal and professional development of staff within the context of the organisational objectives.
  • To conduct exit interviews for line-managed staff before they leave United Purpose.

Resources and Financial Management:

  • To outline the resource requirements for the programme and ensure that systems are in place for the effective management of resources in relaton to finance, transport, supplies and capital assets, including maintenance of assets register and vehicle logbooks.
  • To ensure that effective and secure budgetary control of the programme’s finances and expenditures are established and maintained, in line with United Purpose’s financial procedures & guidelines.
  • To monitor project finances on a monthly basis and liaise with donors if necessary regarding projected under or over-expenditure.
  • To provide financial reports on a monthly basis to the UK office.
  • To monitor the funds transferred to partner organisations and to ensure partners have adequate financial systems and controls.
  • To prepare an annual budget for core costs and identify where funding will come from to cover these expenses.
  • Ensure all staff understand the cyber security guidelines and the disaster recovery plan.

Security and Health & Safety:

  • To maintain an overview of the political and security context, noting how developments may affect programme work.
  • To ensure that robust and effective security and evacuation plans and procedures are in place and regularly reviewed and updated in order to secure the safety of all staff at all times.
  • To ensure that the health and safety policy is regularly reviewed and all staff are aware of this policy and follow its guidelines.
  • To ensure all staff, volunteers and visitors are aware of and follow United Purpose’s security procedures.

Other:

  • To comply with United Purpose’s policies and practice with respect to protection of children and vulnerable adults and other relevant policies and procedures.
  • To make recommendations with regards to enhancing collaboration between the work of United Purpose in Nigeria and
  • Cameroon, as well as other Country Programmes where appropriate.

Person Specification Qualifications:

  • Relevant Master’s level qualification or similar academic achievement.

Key skills and competencies:

  • Commitment to the values and mission of United Purpose.
  • Commitment to the capacity building of local institutions based on mutual respect and a partnership approach.
  • Positive outlook and stand-alone disposition.
  • Determined hard worker, capable of rapid and quality turn around on a high workload and multiple tasks.
  • Proactive approach to problem solving in difficult and isolated locations.
  • Outgoing personality with solid interpersonal and diplomatic skills.
  • Self-starter, capable of innovatively developing the programme.
  • Adaptable and responsive disposition relative to the demands and development of the programme.
  • Attention to detail and a flexible approach to work.
  • Excellent communication and team-working skills, with the ability to build good relations, both internally and externally.
  • Numeric skills, including proven understanding of financial management.
  • Excellent planning, co-ordination and prioritisation skills.
  • Experience of grant design, management and reporting to major donors.

Experience:

  • Interpersonal and relationship building.
  • Working with the corporate sector.
  • Evidence-based advocacy for policy change and campaigning.
  • Minimum of five years overseas experience, mainly in senior management roles, with some in a project management capacity.
  • Specific WASH experience.
  • Security management experience.
  • Finance experience and relevant qualifications desirable.

Languages:

  • Fluency in spoken and written English.
  • Some French would be desirable, but not essential.

Remuneration Salary: £30,170 -  £36,030 PA Benefits: Accommodation, insurance, local allowance, annual medical examination, annual flight home, dependent’s and school fees allowances.How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, a short Covering Letter, and our Equal Opportunities form (voluntary) to: [email protected]Click Here to Download the Equal Opportunities Form (doc)Note

  • United Purpose has a Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy, which reflects our commitment to protecting the people with whom we work. All candidates will be expected to comply with this policy and its procedures.
  • All applications will be acknowledged but only successful candidates will be contacted further.
2019-05-02

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