Country Director/Programme Director (Flexible Roster)

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. 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.

The GOAL Global Surge Team (GGST) is a flexible roster of highly qualified, senior humanitarian professionals who deploy to emergency and non-emergency contexts to support GOAL’s mission. Members of the GGST provide specialist support where talent is most needed for both short and longer-term deployments (6-12 months).

GOAL currently has 14 countries of operation (see list below) across Africa, Middle East and Latin America, often in complex and conflict affected areas. As such we are seeking highly qualified professionals with experience in similar environments who can support our teams when required.

GOAL Countries of Operation: 
Africa: Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan Sierra Leone, Niger, Zimbabwe and Uganda
Middle East: Syria, Türkiye, Iraq
Latin America: Colombia, Haiti, Honduras

Job Purpose

We are currently seeking Expressions Of Interest from experienced Country and Programme Directors to join our roster on an ongoing basis.  You’ll be deployed where we have specific requirements and gaps across our portfolio of programmes, using your extensive experience and leadership skills to increase GOAL’s capacity to respond to rapid onset disasters and support with the ongoing complex emergencies and fragile settings.

Main Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Vision:
• Donor Management
• Compliance and Financial Accountability:
• Safety and Risk Management:
• Representation/Visibility
• Management and Employee Development

The Person

• Significant and Proven Experience at Country/Programme Director level of multi-site, multi-sectoral operations in a complex operating environment (ideally in one of our Countries of Operation)
• Prior experience working within organizational structures in transition phase
• Experience working in conflict/post-conflict or disaster response situation.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English.
• Working knowledge of French, Spanish and /or Arabic is a distinct advantage
• Demonstrated leadership experience with multi-disciplinary teams in dynamic settings
• Experience delivering suitable levels of oversight of a portfolio consisting of complex, high-value donor-funded projects.

Additional Technical skills:

• Experience managing security in a complex and rapidly changing security context.
• ability to negotiate and work with partner organizations. Experience with organizational capacity strengthening and partnership building is helpful.
• Strong budget and fiscal oversight capacities.
• Representation and fundraising success, including prior experience with European, US and international donors.
• Established capacity to handle stressful situations in a healthy, constructive manner

What we offer
The opportunity for meaningful work with direct impact.
Contributing and responding to complex crises
Short and long-term deployments (6-12 months) for surge missions
Platform to apply your significant expertise in complex and rapidly changing contexts

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.