Country Director Cameroon – Yaoundé
Norwegian Refugee Council
Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
·Apply ASAP
·Unspecified
·Humanitarian
·Others
In this role, you will be expected to lead the Development and Execution of Country Strategy, oversee quality humanitarian programmes implementation, ensure Safety and security of all staff focusing on contingency planning and security management. Additionally, with the 3 complex humanitarian situations, having good knowledge of the context and central Sahel will be key as well as cultural sensitivity to balance and navigate the complexity of the context.
- Duty station:Yaounde Cameroon
- Contract:24months with possibility of extension.
- Travel:up to 35% internal travel
- Salary/benefits: grade 12 on NRC’s scale with family duty station full package
- Analyse the political and humanitarian context and adapt the NRC programme ensuring relevance and strategic growth within the evolving context in Cameroon
- Motivate and coach staff in order to create effective teams, with particular attention to ensuring an efficient and empowered Country Management Group
- Promote accountability, the highest standard of ethics, including safeguarding, and adherence to the Humanitarian Principles
- Responsible for all NRC advocacy efforts in Cameroon and ensure that contributions are made to NRC regional and global advocacy efforts
- Develop and enforce policies to promote and maintain diverse staff at all levels
- Provide vision, promote ideas, gain agreement and act as a role model
- Serve as a proactive member the Extended Regional Management Group, promote collaboration with other Country Offices and the Regional office and contribute to the development of the Central and West Africa Region as a whole
- Actively engage with the Nigeria Country Office as part of the Lake Chad Basin crisis as well as the CAR Country Office to ensure holistic advocacy and programming
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working in Senior Management and/or as Country Director in humanitarian/recovery context
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented/proven results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal
- Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- Knowledge of the context in the Central Sahel
- Experience from advocacy work
- Experience with change management processes
- Strategic thinking
- Handling insecure environments
- Empowering and building trust
- Influencing
» Years of work experience: Between 5 years and 8 years
