Director of Clinical & Medical Affairs at CORCYM providing leadership for Global Clinical & Medical Affairs. Overseeing clinical strategy, clinician engagement, and medical education in compliance with regulations.
About the role
- Country Director managing IRC’s strategy and operations in Somalia. Leading diverse humanitarian efforts while ensuring high-quality program delivery and stakeholder engagement.
Responsibilities
- Lead the country program by maintaining open and professional relations with colleagues, promoting a strong team spirit and providing guidance, oversight and resources to enable staff to perform successfully.
- Develop and carry out strategies that result in strong representation with: Somalia Government authorities at various levels; donors including OFDA, DFID, ECHO, CHF, Europe Aid, UNICEF, Irish Aid, Start Fund and other international organizations; international and local NGOs; and networks such as the INGO Forum.
- Ensure that the IRC remains a partner of choice for major international donors.
- Develop and maintain a high level of understanding of donor priorities and planned funding.
- Initiate and sustain strong, mutually beneficial and authentic partnerships with Somalia organizations.
- Seek out and pursue opportunities to raise the profile of the work of the IRC and its partners in Somalia, as well as the lives and the needs of the people the IRC seeks to serve.
- Play a leadership role in efforts to improve humanitarian response coordination in Somalia.
- Lead country program collaboration with colleagues in the IRC’s HEAZ to deliver regional programming and advocacy.
- Set the strategic vision and direction of the country program to serve more people with the most responsive and highest quality programming possible and secure the resources necessary to do so.
- Align programming to the country program strategy action plan, sectoral expertise and technical standards.
- Ensure program quality through consistent use throughout the country program of: rigorous assessment, design, and proposal development and review processes; comprehensive monitoring and evaluation, accountability and learning systems; staff development investments; and partner organization capacity strengthening.
- Remain current on national and regional issues impacting the country program and partners and develop responsive strategies to ensure the IRC mission can be carried out appropriately in rapidly changing contexts.
- Ensure country program alignment with and involvement in meeting regional objectives.
- Identify opportunities for appropriate expansion and growth of programs, supported by the acquisition and investment of human resources.
- Ensure timely submission of competitive, responsive and high-quality proposals, and support colleagues in negotiations with donors.
- Take primary responsibility for overall management of safety and security for the country program.
- Oversee the management of all security issues, including appropriate response to emergency situations as they arise.
- Create and maintain a culture of safety and security throughout the country program, including training and briefings that prepare all country program staff for security incident prevention and response.
- Keep security, evacuation and contingency plans current and accessible to country program staff.
- Maintain close coordination and communication with the Regional Safety and Security Advisor on safety and security concerns and evolving issues that could adversely affect IRC staff or operations.
Requirements
- Graduate degree in a relevant field.
- At least 10 years of progressive international work experience, including leadership at the Country Director level of multi-site, multi-sectoral operations in a complex operating environment, supervising large teams.
- Experience working in conflict/post-conflict or disaster response situation.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English.
- Experience managing security in a complex and rapidly changing security context.
- Confirmed ability to negotiate and work with partner organizations. Experience with organizational capacity strengthening and partnership building is helpful.
- Strong budget and fiscal oversight capacities.
- Extensive representation and fundraising success, including prior experience with European, US, private and other international donors.
- Established capacity to handle stressful situations in a healthy, constructive manner.
- Ability to respond to multiple priorities in a timely manner, producing high-quality outcomes.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Working knowledge of file sharing protocols such as Dropbox, SharePoint, etc., an advantage.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Professional development opportunities
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
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