At Christian Aid we have a vision of a better world, free from poverty. We value
diversity and aspire to reflect this in the workforce. We welcome
applications from people from all sections of the community,
irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual
orientation, religion or belief.
About the role
Christian
Aid is planning to scale up its operations in Myanmar, in response to
the current context and aims to work to eradicate poverty by
strengthening civil society, the development of resilient and
sustainable livelihoods and access to quality health services for all.
This is the first time that Christian Aid is recruiting a Country
Manager in Myanmar and is therefore seeking a dynamic individual to
bring strategic leadership and enable the country team to achieve high
impact in our programmes and develop innovative partnerships across
sectors. With partnership at the heart of the new corporate strategy,
the post-holder will lead an innovative programme that involves key
partnerships with local civil society organisations, private sector
entities, other international NGOs, Government and donor agencies
About you
Essential:
Substantial experience of international development work at a senior
level; experience of leading and managing teams in different cultural
settings; experience of managing partnerships with civil society
organizations and donors; significant programme delivery experience;
experience of fundraising from institutional donors as well as
experience in security management.
Preferred:
Experience of managing partnerships across the various sectors;
experience of leading organizational change processes; experience of
humanitarian and emergency assistance
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country that this position is based.
Christian
Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We
welcome applications from people from all sections of the community,
irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual
orientation, religion or belief.
Competency Questions
Please
show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following
questions. In each answer, please give details of: the context of your
scenario, your responsibility, your considerations and actions, the
results of your actions.
1. Building partnerships
Tell
us about a time when you had to build relationships with different
individuals or other organisations to further your own organisation’s
goals.
2. Delivering results:
Please
tell us about a time when you had to deliver results in difficult
circumstances which forced you make decisions that changed programme
design?
3. Strive for improvement:
Please tell us about a time when you demonstrated your openness to new and radical ideas to address an issue.
