Country Director

• Create, monitor, and review the country's strategic plan, ensuring alignment with regional and ADRA network plans through adequate consultation with country office leadership and the regional director.
• Consult with the relevant church leadership to explore strategies for alignment of ADRA and church mission.

• In consultation with the finance director (if applicable), ensure that the country office operates within the established budget.
• In consultation with the finance director (if applicable), ensure the country office achieves long-term sustainable operations and practices good financial management.
• In consultation with the finance director (if applicable), safeguard the financial stability and income streams through donor management, corporate partnerships and entrepreneurial strategies.

• Build appropriate synergies and active consultation between the Church and ADRA’s programs.
• Be available for speaking engagements at camp meetings and churches and to meet with those who have special concerns or interests.

• Ensure all staff have relevant and up-to-date job descriptions with key competencies and clear responsibilities.
• Implement a process for regular performance assessments of all staff against agreed outcomes and responsibilities as required.
• Provide the opportunity for all staff to develop and maintain professional capacity and currency within their assigned fields of responsibilities and expertise.
• Affirm and support staff through personal and professional growth.
• Coordinate the recruitment of country office staff through standardized ADRA network recruitment procedures and within relevant employment legislation.
• In consultation with the regional office, provide opportunities for education and training of members of the country office governing board/committee in the areas of governance, accreditation, and development practice.
• Identify and train/mentor potential individuals for country office leadership.

• In consultation with the Program Director (if applicable), oversee community development programming that is in-line with the country office strategic plan and with activities in-line with accepted industry standards and best-practice.
• In consultation with the Program Director (if applicable), lead and support the development and submission of grant proposals for funds from private foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
• In consultation with the regional office, facilitate effective disaster response and recovery activities.
• Implement emergency planning and preparedness.
• Strengthen the capacity of the office to develop and implement successful programs.
• Facilitate information exchange and partnerships between/among other ADRA country offices to strengthen program implementation across the network.
• Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation capacity of the country office.

• Communicate regularly with all staff to ensure consistency of message and alignment of operations.
• Engages in all appropriate communication mediums to spread the message and work of ADRA in the country.
• Conduct cultural and church-appropriate advocacy where possible.
• Seek opportunities for advocacy campaigns.

• Actively engage with the ADRA network through collaborative and coordinated strategies and partnerships.
• Contribute resources (human, financial, knowledge etc.) as available and appropriate, to other ADRA offices to build the quality of coordinated programs, humanitarian response, strategy and management processes.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned by the governing board or management committee.

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