NCA’s presence in the Sahel dates to 1984, and presently implements programs in Mali and Burkina Faso. The main office is located in Mali’s capital, Bamako, with humanitarian and development interventions in the Malian regions Kidal, Menaka, Gao and Mopti. In Burkina Faso, the office is implementing programs in the regions Boucle du Mouhoun and Est. For the strategic period 2020-24, NCA Mali’s thematic programs are Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Peacebuilding and Strengthening Civil Society. Development programs are implemented in close cooperation with Malian civil society and faith-based organizations. For both development and humanitarian programs, NCA Sahel applies a conflict sensitive approach. The aim is to contribute to positive changes in the lives of poor and conflict-affected people regardless of their religion, ethnicity, political opinion, gender, or sexual orientation.
As our new Country Director, you will be situated in Bamako, Mali, where you will lead a regional office currently holding around 50 dedicated staff members. You will directly line manage the office’s senior management team. As Country Director, your most important task is to ensure good strategic leadership and day to day management of the country office.
As our Country Director, you will skilfully represent programme priorities to donors and partners while providing effective leadership to the senior management team. You will make use of your excellent communications skills in retaining and developing relations internally and externally, have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, and thrive in evolving and challenging environments.
In NCA, we seek leaders who are motivated by our vision, our work and our values, and who wish to take part in developing our organizational- and leadership culture. In order to reach our goals, we need leaders who are able to set direction, lead change, develop organizational culture and use our human and financial resources in the best possible way.
The position is a three-year contract, based in Bamako. NCA Mal is currently a non-family duty station. NCA will provide you with housing and comprehensive insurance for you and your fam.
Start date: 30 September 2023
We encourage all qualified persons to apply for a job with us, regardless of gender, age, disability or cultural background. Through our recruitment portal, you can register and submit your CV, write an application / cover letter and attach relevant certificates. Only applicants using this electronic portal will be considered for the position.
We kindly ask you to carefully read the ACT Code of Conduct for the prevention of misconduct, including corruption, fraud, exploitation and abuse, including sexual; and to ensure child safeguarding and the Protection from Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse and Child Safeguarding policy before you submit your application. If you are the selected candidate for this position you will be asked to complete and sign our Code of Conduct and Protection from Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse, and Child Safeguarding Policy.
In accordance with core humanitarian principles, NCA implements a range of safeguards to prevent or reduce the possibility of humanitarian aid falling into the wrong hands. This includes those individuals and groups who are subject to sanctions by the United Nations Security Council. As part of this process, NCA will screen the details of the successful candidates for this post against the sanctions lists maintained by the UN and by some of NCAs governmental donors.
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