Country Director

About Us
GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 14 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

About Programme
GOAL has been operating in Haiti since the country was devastated by a major earthquake in January 2010. GOAL is transitioning to a much longer-term programming approach linking relief and recovery to development through an integrated community-led development programme approach. GOAL Haiti has developed a strong focus on urban development and building of resilience within urban communities.

Job Purpose
The Country Director is responsible for the planning, management and appropriate development of GOAL’s work in-country. Based in Port-au-Prince and reporting to the Regional Director for Latin America/Caribbean, you’ll contribute to the strategic development and delivery of our Programme in Haiti and provide overall senior leadership for the team. This is a critical role and requires an inspiring leader with a proven track record of successfully managing a large country programme in complex and crises affected environments -this role is initially offered as 12 month FTC
We are looking for

• an experienced humanitarian leader who leads with purpose, clarity and integrity
• with proven experience in adapting to complex environments
• who can demonstrate their experience in fostering inclusion, collaboration and high performance whilst ensuring compliance, security and resilience.

Key areas of responsibility:

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of the country strategy.
• Build and nurture strategic partnerships with donors, government and other stakeholders.
• Focal point for GOAL HQ liaison and reporting at a senior level including risk management, funding and business development, finance, compliance and high level systems reports.

Business Development

• Design and implement resource mobilisation strategies to secure diversified funding streams.
• Represent GOAL externally, positioning the Haiti office as a credible and influential partner.

Programme management

• Oversee the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes consistent with GOAL's technical standards.
• Foster accountability and ownership, empowering employees make decisions that support strategic objectives.

People and Culture

• Manager and motivate the senior country management team (6 employees) and wider team of approx. 60 staff.
• Foster a positive, empowering and inclusive organisational culture.
• Ensure robust application of GOAL's accountability framework.
• Support regional integration and collaboration with GOAL teams across the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Finance and Operations

• Manage country-wide financial exposure and lead annual Country Budgeting process to ensure effective forecasts and resourcing.
• Provide solid financial management and compliance with donor and organisational policies.
• Ensure appropriate and effective support functions for programme implementation, including supply chain processes; appropriate and compliant procurement functions; fit for purpose IT systems; and safety/security management and appropriate duty of care of the country programme staff.

Safety and Security

• Working with Global Safety and Access team, ensure robust security protocols are in place
• Lead on GOAL Haiti crisis management and risk mitigation planning.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience at Country Director Level in the overseas humanitarian or development environment
• Demonstrable experience in security and crisis management – experience in Haiti is ideal but not essential
• A record of successful engagement with institutional donors and securing funding including Donors such as USG, DOS, OCHA , ECHO and Irish Aid
• Experience leading a large and geographically dispersed team and working in highly insecure locations
• Fluent English and French (written and spoken)

Desirable

• Prior experience working in Haiti
• Experience directly managing multi-sector programmes across multiple grants and/or experience in managing qualified programme managers implementing multi-sector activities across multiple grants
• Prior experience in programming in food security, resilience, humanitarian response, sustainable urban development, market systems development.

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. If you would like more information or have any special requirements or needs that would support you during the recruitment process then please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.hq@goal.ie

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed. At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment.hq@goal.ie

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.