Chad: Country Coordinator

Role and Responsibilities

The Country Coordinator bears the overall responsibility for the development, coordination, and implementation of the country program. It is a pioneering role building up new structures, developing new projects, finding new partners and personnel. The Country Coordinator has also some Program Management responsibilities for a limited period.

Specific tasks:

· Establish and manage a new Country Office

· Develop, support and safeguard the implementation of specific projects by working with new project managers within the country program framework

· Build up, coordinate and manage an evolving country program

· Representation of WHI in Chad

· Make a special efforts to acquiring institutional funding for the Chad program

Requirements

· Professional in the field of Public or Community Health and Management

· Familiar with clinical aspects of health services

· Familiar working with a human rights based approach.

· Minimum 3 years of international working experience in Public/Community/Clinical Health in Africa

· Minimum 5 years of experience in the management of program teams and offices

· Fluent in French, English and preferably German

· Demonstrates analytical and strategic planning skills including proficiency in project cycle management, narrative and financial reporting as well as monitoring and evaluation.

· Proven skills in capacity development, coaching and leadership

· Ability to network, coordinate and cooperate with partners, staff, government authorities, local communities and other NGOs and build strong mutual relationships

· Sensitivity to cultural differences, ability to adapt to the context and work under pressure

Three-year contract, extendable, starting January 2017 or according to mutual agreement. Adequate salary, social insurances, travel and accommodation expenses provided.

Please submit your application to Women’s Hope International in English via e-mail to: countrycoordinator@womenshope.ch . While we appreciate all responses, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.