Apply: IRC HeRoN Team Leader

Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Borno, Nigeria

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the role of Health Resilience of North East Nigeria (HeRoN) Team Leader.

IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development non-governmental organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall technical leadership, financial oversight and operational management of the programme
• Serve as the consortium’s representative to the donor, state Ministry of Health and other technical agencies and organisations
• Provide high quality leadership and strategic vision to the consortium with hands on management, ensuring programme activities achieve the greatest coverage and impact possible
• Supervise the senior programme management team, which includes the deputy team leader, finance lead, operations lead, and technical staff members
• Manage a team of diverse staff, cultivating and maintaining a work environment that promotes collaboration, trust, mutual respect
• Ensure culture of client responsiveness through resource allocation, advocacy, and project design and by requesting and using client feedback data to make decisions
• Ensure regular programme updates to partners and stakeholders and promote joint planning and implementation
• Implement programme in compliance with FCDO regulations, agreements signed with partners and IRC internal policies and procedures

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant health-related field
• Demonstrated expertise in health and nutrition service delivery in insecure environments and areas affected by crisis
• Ten years, minimum, of increasingly responsible experience in humanitarian and development programme management
• Validated leadership and strategic planning capabilities
• Experience in running large, geographically dispersed teams and working in tandem with local and international partners
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing inter-institutional coordinating functions within a multi-cultural operating environment
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to productively interact with a wide range and levels of organisations (government, private sector, NGOs, research institutions)
• Demonstrated good judgment and decision-making skills
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Excellent I.T. skills (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to handle a large and dynamic workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Experience in Africa (field experience in Nigeria is preferred)
• Strong internal and external communications skills

To apply and for more information, click here.

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