Country Director, Democratic Republic of the Congo

About the role

World Relief, a global Christian humanitarian organization, is looking for a Country Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for the country program portfolio and its day-to-day activities, including financial management, team security and donor relations, so that humanitarian and development responses are high-impact and sustainable. The postholder must be able to relocate to and live in the country.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement a revised country strategy aligned with World Relief's mission, vision and values, the Core Humanitarian Standards, and the organization's implementation strategies
• Recruit personnel, develop policies, structures and systems, and monitor programs and the quality of Monitoring and Evaluation processes
• Create a staff capacity-building plan and supervise staff, including performance tracking, timesheets and HRIS entries
• Lead the senior management team, drive business development and represent the organization with government, donors and local and international partners
• Take part in U.S. and international resource development and build strategic partnerships with local institutions, government, UN agencies, cluster systems and implementing partners
• Travel frequently to project field sites within and outside Goma

Required profile

• Mature and personal Christian faith, with a commitment to World Relief's mission, vision and values
• Experience administering U.S. government and UN grants
• Proven leadership of international donor support programs, with strategic planning, resource mobilization, proposal development, personnel management and budgeting in a multi-project, multi-funding environment
• Able to manage multicultural teams and communicate strongly in French and English
• Minimum of 5 years in international relief and development with progressive leadership, or 7 years in business management and leadership
• University degree; business management highly valued, master's degree preferred

Required skills

• Swahili and Lingala knowledge preferred
• French and English

What we offer

• Competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees
• Compensation commensurate with experience