Country Director - Nigeria

 Job description

• Job Title:  Country Director - Nigeria       
• Contract: Permanent, Full time Contract
• Salary: $52,000 - $65,000 per annum DOE (plus accommodation and benefits), 
• Principal Location: Abuja, with regular travel within Nigeria

Street Child has a rare opportunity for an impressive, resourceful professional to drive forward our flagship Nigeria programme.  We are a rapidly developing international children’s charity with exceptional programming in 20 of the world’s lowest income and most crisis-affected countries.  Our high-impact projects chase gains in education and protection outcomes for the most marginalised children - through signature integrated education, child protection and livelihoods initiatives. Working alongside excellent local NGOs is at the heart of Street Child’s approach globally. In Nigeria, we are recognised as an outstanding INGO for championing and strengthening local partners.

The crux of this role is to build on our excellent track record in the North East, and lead on geographic expansion, with an immediate focus on the North West. The Country Director will lead a 30+ country team and 10+ local partner network to achieve these goals, with a strong personal focus on resource mobilisation and strategic level external representation with our partners, UN agencies, donors and governmental authorities. Specifically, this role-holder will be directly accountable for the strong management and delivery of Street Child’s c.$4m p/annum programme portfolio.

This is a terrific opportunity for someone who has country-level leadership experience already, or for a senior programmes leader who is hungry for the next step.  We are looking for someone with the experience, drive and inter-personal relationships to take ownership of our Nigeria portfolio.  You will have the management and operational skills to drive excellent, evidence-driven programmes, with a strong background in humanitarian contexts and ideally experience in education (and/or protection and livelihoods). This is not an ‘ivory tower’ role; you will be hands-on and agile across multiple programmes and budgets, and deeply involved in building profile and strategic relationships with donors, government and local partners.

We are particularly interested in qualified national candidates, interested in a long term commitment to this role.  Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Please refer to the attachment to see the full role description and person specification. To apply for the role please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability and motivations to our recruitment email address as set out in the attached job description, no later than Friday 6th May 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

 Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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