وظيفة شاغرة لدى منظمة International Alert: مطلوب مدير لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا (Middle East and North Africa Director)

Job Purpose

The MENA Director leads International Alert’s programmes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including direct management of our Lebanon and Tunisia country teams and development of our work in other countries across the region. They develop and lead delivery of the strategy for Alert’s work in MENA. The postholder oversees programme delivery and quality, ensuring our work is implemented and evaluated to deliver peace outcomes. They lead their team to collaborate equitably and supportively with partners. They are responsible for securing and effectively managing financial resources, and for security and compliance. The MENA Director ensures Alert’s teams are staffed with skilled and motivated people. The postholder leads our external representation in the region, influencing for policy and practice change to reduce structural and direct violence, ensuring our engagement is based on learning and evidence. The MENA Director is an organisational leader, participating in Alert’s governance as a member of the Executive Team on rotation with other Country and sub-Regional Directors, and serving on Alert’s Global Leadership Team.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership and management

· Lead Alert’s work and team in MENA, providing strategic direction and ensuring staff work

collaboratively to deliver effective peacebuilding in support of Alert’s mission.

· Provide effective leadership and support to a diverse team of staff, ensuring their professional

development and well-being, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

· Line manage senior staff in Lebanon and Tunisia, providing support, development and task

management.

· Lead the development of the strategy for Alert’s work in MENA, building on sound context

analysis to define our regional peacebuilding ambitions and contributions to Alert’s 2024-2030

Strategy.

· Develop and oversee implementation of annual plans and budgets, monitor and adapt these

during the year and report against the plans, with a focus on outcomes and learning.

· Foster a collaborative environment across MENA, and work with staff to ensure close

collaboration between country teams on any regional initiatives.

Programme delivery

· Ensure Alert’s current programming in MENA delivers impactful peacebuilding, including

supporting project implementation and grant management through oversight and monitoring.

· Support staff to work effectively with partners, including supporting locally led peacebuilding

and ensuring our partnerships are equitable, effective, deep and diverse. Proactively develop

and maintain partnerships with civil society actors, government, academia and private sector.

· Ensure learning and adaptation in Alert’s work, including monitoring and evaluation of projects

and cross-team biannual reflections using Outcome Harvesting.

· Ensure the MENA team undertakes frequent and effective donor liaison during project delivery.

Fundraising and programme development

· Lead the fundraising strategy for MENA, including development of programming ideas and funding bids for peacebuilding programming in countries in the region. Work collaboratively with partners to develop joint country or regional programming initiatives. · Develop and maintain a network of potential donors in countries across the region. · Oversee development of compelling new project proposals drawing on lessons learned and up to date context analysis, ensuring input of partners and Alert colleagues in the process. · Plan for Alert sustainability, ensuring sufficient coverage of country and global shared costs in all budget submissions. · Establish and sustain a network of sector contacts, including donors and potential consortium partners.

Finance and operations

· Be accountable for effective financial management, ensure efficient use of financial resources by staff and partners, and minimize the risk of fraud. Ensuring robust financial controls are in place, and all staff understand and comply with procedures.

· Oversee the MENA team’s financial reporting, budgeting and reforecasting. Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting by staff and partners to donors, authorities and within Alert.

· Ensure compliance with finance, procurement, HR and administrative procedures in line with national laws, donor requirements and Alert global policies. x

· Manage Alert’s institutional presence in countries in MENA, including ensuring up-to-date registrations and compliance with national legislation.

· Oversee the security and safeguarding of Alert’s staff, partners and participants, ensuring Alert’s policies and procedures are followed, and adapted where necessary to MENA contexts.

Advocacy and Communications

· Oversee Alert’s communications in MENA, to increase the reach, influence and effectiveness of Alert’s peacebuilding messages.

· Build and sustain relationships with key national and sub-regional stakeholders.

· Represent Alert externally at conferences, workshops and meetings to strengthen Alert’s reach and reputation in contributing to peacebuilding debates.

Organisational contributions

· As a member of Alert’s Global Leadership Team, contribute to organisational development, raising and engaging on organisational issues, policy development and strategic workshops.

· Ensure the MENA team contributes to Alert’s organisational knowledge through sharing experience and contribute to learning initiatives.

· Provide regular updates to line manager and others as requested on activities, challenges and opportunities, and oversee quarterly and annual organisational reporting.

· Collaborate with other teams to ensure alignment with organisational strategies.

· Undertake any other tasks reasonably requested by the Regional Director.

Travel requirements

Regular travel within our countries of operation in MENA, as well as occasional travel to other regions.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Experience implementing peacebuilding or related work in conflict-affected environments in MENA.

Understanding of the conflict, political, social, and cultural context in MENA.

Programme management experience, including project strategy and design, implementation, compliance, monitoring and evaluation.

Senior management experience, including remote management of teams dispersed across a region, providing inclusive and inspirational leadership.

Financial management experience, including management of budgets and understanding of donor compliance.

Understanding of the current international development funding environment and experience of successful fundraising from institutional and non-institutional donors, including proposal writing, donor relationship building and budget design.

Experience building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, civil society and donors, and engaging with diverse staff, partners and participants.

Strong emotional intelligence and self-awareness.

Spoken and written fluency in English and in a MENA regional language, and excellent writing skills, including experience of writing reports and analysis.

Existing right to work in one of Alert’s registered countries of operation.

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

Proficiency in French or Arabic.