Position Summary
Position Summary
Position Summary
The Country Director provides strategic leadership and overall management of the organization’s operations, programs, partnerships, compliance, and resource mobilization efforts in Afghanistan. The position ensures that the organization's vision, mission, and strategic objectives are effectively implemented while maintaining high standards of governance, accountability, and donor compliance.
The Country Director provides strategic leadership and overall management of the organization’s operations, programs, partnerships, compliance, and resource mobilization efforts in Afghanistan. The position ensures that the organization's vision, mission, and strategic objectives are effectively implemented while maintaining high standards of governance, accountability, and donor compliance.
The Country Director represents the organization with donors, government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders and provides guidance to the senior management team to ensure quality program implementation and organizational sustainability.
The Country Director represents the organization with donors, government authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders and provides guidance to the senior management team to ensure quality program implementation and organizational sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership
1. Strategic Leadership
1. Strategic Leadership
- Provide overall strategic direction and leadership to the organization.
- Lead the development and implementation of organizational strategic plans.
- Ensure alignment of programs and operations with the organization's mission and objectives.
- Identify opportunities for organizational growth and expansion.
- Support the Board of Directors in achieving governance objectives.
Provide overall strategic direction and leadership to the organization.
Provide overall strategic direction and leadership to the organization.
Lead the development and implementation of organizational strategic plans.
Lead the development and implementation of organizational strategic plans.
Ensure alignment of programs and operations with the organization's mission and objectives.
Ensure alignment of programs and operations with the organization's mission and objectives.
Identify opportunities for organizational growth and expansion.
Identify opportunities for organizational growth and expansion.
Support the Board of Directors in achieving governance objectives.
Support the Board of Directors in achieving governance objectives.
2. Program Oversight
2. Program Oversight
2. Program Oversight
- Provide oversight and guidance for all programs and projects.
- Ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.
- Review project performance and ensure achievement of project objectives.
- Promote accountability, learning, and continuous improvement across programs.
- Support development of new project concepts and proposals.
Provide oversight and guidance for all programs and projects.
Provide oversight and guidance for all programs and projects.
Ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.
Ensure quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.
Review project performance and ensure achievement of project objectives.
Review project performance and ensure achievement of project objectives.
Promote accountability, learning, and continuous improvement across programs.
Promote accountability, learning, and continuous improvement across programs.
Support development of new project concepts and proposals.
Support development of new project concepts and proposals.
3. Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations
3. Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations
3. Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations
- Lead fundraising and business development efforts.
- Establish and maintain relationships with donors and funding agencies.
- Review and approve funding proposals before submission.
- Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.
- Represent the organization during donor meetings and coordination forums.
Lead fundraising and business development efforts.
Lead fundraising and business development efforts.
Establish and maintain relationships with donors and funding agencies.
Establish and maintain relationships with donors and funding agencies.
Review and approve funding proposals before submission.
Review and approve funding proposals before submission.
Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.
Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.
Represent the organization during donor meetings and coordination forums.
Represent the organization during donor meetings and coordination forums.
4. Representation and External Relations
4. Representation and External Relations
4. Representation and External Relations
- Serve as the principal representative of the organization.
- Maintain strong relationships with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, clusters, and NGO networks.
- Participate in strategic coordination meetings and forums.
- Enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization.
Serve as the principal representative of the organization.
Serve as the principal representative of the organization.
Maintain strong relationships with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, clusters, and NGO networks.
Maintain strong relationships with government authorities, UN agencies, donors, clusters, and NGO networks.
Participate in strategic coordination meetings and forums.
Participate in strategic coordination meetings and forums.
Enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization.
Enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization.
5. Organizational Governance
5. Organizational Governance
5. Organizational Governance
- Support the Board of Directors in governance functions.
- Ensure implementation of board decisions and policies.
- Provide periodic reports to the Board on organizational performance.
- Strengthen organizational systems, policies, and procedures.
- Ensure transparency and accountability throughout the organization.
Support the Board of Directors in governance functions.
Support the Board of Directors in governance functions.
Ensure implementation of board decisions and policies.
Ensure implementation of board decisions and policies.
Provide periodic reports to the Board on organizational performance.
Provide periodic reports to the Board on organizational performance.
Strengthen organizational systems, policies, and procedures.
Strengthen organizational systems, policies, and procedures.
Ensure transparency and accountability throughout the organization.
Ensure transparency and accountability throughout the organization.
6. Financial Oversight
6. Financial Oversight
6. Financial Oversight
- Oversee organizational financial management systems.
- Review and approve annual budgets and financial plans.
- Monitor organizational financial performance.
- Ensure compliance with donor and regulatory financial requirements.
- Support financial sustainability initiatives.
Oversee organizational financial management systems.
Oversee organizational financial management systems.
Review and approve annual budgets and financial plans.
Review and approve annual budgets and financial plans.
Monitor organizational financial performance.
Monitor organizational financial performance.
Ensure compliance with donor and regulatory financial requirements.
Ensure compliance with donor and regulatory financial requirements.
Support financial sustainability initiatives.
Support financial sustainability initiatives.
7. Human Resource Management
7. Human Resource Management
7. Human Resource Management
- Provide leadership and supervision to senior staff.
- Support recruitment of key management positions.
- Promote staff development and capacity building.
- Foster a positive and inclusive work environment.
- Ensure compliance with HR policies and labor regulations.
Provide leadership and supervision to senior staff.
Provide leadership and supervision to senior staff.
Support recruitment of key management positions.
Support recruitment of key management positions.
Promote staff development and capacity building.
Promote staff development and capacity building.
Foster a positive and inclusive work environment.
Foster a positive and inclusive work environment.
Ensure compliance with HR policies and labor regulations.
Ensure compliance with HR policies and labor regulations.
8. Compliance and Risk Management
8. Compliance and Risk Management
8. Compliance and Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with donor regulations and legal requirements.
- Oversee organizational risk management processes.
- Ensure safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud, and ethical standards are maintained.
- Address significant organizational risks and operational challenges
Ensure compliance with donor regulations and legal requirements.
Ensure compliance with donor regulations and legal requirements.
Oversee organizational risk management processes.
Oversee organizational risk management processes.
Ensure safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud, and ethical standards are maintained.
Ensure safeguarding, PSEA, anti-fraud, and ethical standards are maintained.
Address significant organizational risks and operational challenges
Address significant organizational risks and operational challenges
