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Career Opportunities: Country Representative for Iraq (902)
Requisition ID 902 - Posted - Iraq CP - Erbil - Country Director IRQ - Management - RDD_Relief and Development Department
Country Representative for Iraq
People in Need (PIN) is a Czech-based international non-governmental organization (NGO) that has provided humanitarian and development assistance across more than 20 countries since 1992. Today, PIN stands as one of the largest organizations of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe, supporting vulnerable communities in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. PIN empowers civil society, advocates for human rights, and promotes social inclusion both at home and abroad.
Co budeš dělat
- As PIN’s team leader for the Iraq Project Country, the CR will be directly representing PIN at meetings with authorities, financial institutions , ensuring smooth relations and compliance with legislation, registration, and financial requirements with both the Kurdish and Federal Iraqi governments. The role will also cover oversight of program and operational functions of HR, procurement and logis
- The role provides strategic oversight of programme implementation and serves as PIN’s primary representative with donors and external stakeholders. Key priorities include identifying and securing new funding opportunities, establishing strategic implementation partnerships, and guiding PIN through a critical transition as humanitarian funding declines and new opportunities emerge though tenders, g
- The Country Representative will support the programme’s alignment with the Durable Solutions and Area-Based Coordination frameworks , as well as national development priorities and the Iraqi Ministry of Planning’s strategic vision.
- The CR line manages the Program Manager & Program Coordinator, MEAL Officer, Operation Officer, Finance & Administrative Manager.
- Strategic Leadership and Coordination
Represents PIN in Iraq regional and federal authorities, donors, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, UN agencies, Alliance 2015 members, other INGOs;
- Ensures alignment of the Project Country (PC) with PIN HQ requirements, initiative, and strategies;
- Monitors and analyses the political, humanitarian and socio-economic context. Based on the analysis and in collaboration with the Field team and HQ, review the missions’ strategies, the identification of funding opportunities, and contribute to the design of initiatives and new projects;
- Ensures program, fundraising, and partnership engagement align with PC strategy within the thematic pillars of education, civic society and inclusive governance, livelihoods and economic empowerment, and climate adaptation;
- Works with the Regional Grants Focal Points and/or IFU to identify and actively pursue new funding opportunities and explore different funding mechanisms (bilateral funding, consortiums, private funding, foundations, and other non-traditional donors etc.);
- Engages in humanitarian advocacy initiatives and policy dialogues and oversees internal and external communications;
- Ensures efficient internal coordination at the mission level and with HQ, reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, and working closely with the Institutional Fundraising Unit, Program Strategy & Impact Department, Compliance, Regional Logistics Coordinator and the Regional Head of Systems and Operations;
- Leads the Iraq PC and provides senior management capacity for the PC office.
- Ensures expats who are stationed in Erbil receive the requisite duty of care while deployed on behalf of PIN.
- Program Oversight
Ensures the conditions (cooperation in between well-staffed departments in place, logistics for operations in the field, etc.) for good project management/implementation are in place and navigates Program managers/coordinators towards quality programming and program development (proper use of project tools and planning to achieve targets);
- Ensures good staffing situation in the department;
- Ensures effective coordination and communication is established between prog
Koho hledáme
- Significant previous experience with managing finance, logistics and procurement and HR;
- Experience with team management and supervision, and interest in building capacity of local staff;
- Experience of working in a humanitarian and/or development organization, including in developing and delivering processes/procedures and policies compliant with main international donors (previous experience with EU funding and UN is an asset);
- Experience leading the design and writing of high-quality proposals aligned with donor priorities and organizational strategy;
- Excellent communication skills, fluent spoken and written English;
- IT literacy, advanced knowledge of MS Excel;
- Strong coordination, critical analysis and problem-solving skills;
- Responsible and systematic, and ability to organize and plan effectively;
- Ownership, independence, proactive approach, flexibility;
- Ability to work in difficult conditions and under pressure.
Benefity
- 24/7 Medical Support available online.
