Job ID
20226
Job Title
Chief Executive Officer for Aga Khan Agency for Habitat
To work for
Aga Khan Foundation
Country
Syria
City
Hamah
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Master
Responsibilities
• Responsible to deliver the annual work plans to achieve the M&E AKAH indicators on time and on budget.
• Develops and ensures coherence between the Country strategy, field unit plans and activities, and the global agency strategy and operations;
• Ensures that the thematic working teams e.g. planning/building and emergency management, work in tandem and coordinate plans and activities to ensure synergy and effectiveness to meet the demands of the population served;
• Ensures constructive and regular engagement with key community, government and donor agencies in the country and outside;
• Responsible for the quality of all construction and operational work carried out including building that are structurally resilient to earthquakes and other natural disasters;
• Responsible for all training of communities and ensuring they are as equipped as possible to cope with disaster events;
• Responsible to ensure that the unit, with the support of trained volunteers and others, is able to respond to emergency situations in an effective and timely manner;
• Fosters collaboration and consultation between AKAH unit and other AKDN units in the country as well as with the Ismaili National Council;
• Prepare and submit grant applications and funding proposals as appropriate and ensures that all donor grants are managed and reported upon appropriately, through quality reports;
• Inspires, manages and coaches local staff members in the technical and management core competency areas defined by AKAH.
Any other duties as may be required by the management.
• Develops and ensures coherence between the Country strategy, field unit plans and activities, and the global agency strategy and operations;
• Ensures that the thematic working teams e.g. planning/building and emergency management, work in tandem and coordinate plans and activities to ensure synergy and effectiveness to meet the demands of the population served;
• Ensures constructive and regular engagement with key community, government and donor agencies in the country and outside;
• Responsible for the quality of all construction and operational work carried out including building that are structurally resilient to earthquakes and other natural disasters;
• Responsible for all training of communities and ensuring they are as equipped as possible to cope with disaster events;
• Responsible to ensure that the unit, with the support of trained volunteers and others, is able to respond to emergency situations in an effective and timely manner;
• Fosters collaboration and consultation between AKAH unit and other AKDN units in the country as well as with the Ismaili National Council;
• Prepare and submit grant applications and funding proposals as appropriate and ensures that all donor grants are managed and reported upon appropriately, through quality reports;
• Inspires, manages and coaches local staff members in the technical and management core competency areas defined by AKAH.
Any other duties as may be required by the management.
Qualifications
• Education: a post graduate qualification in a relevant or related field Masters in International Development, DRR Emergency Response, Business Administration,
• Experience managing field units involved in a significant amount of programme implementation;
• Experience managing an operation with a large and diverse (ethnically, culturally, religiously) staff complement;
• Experience overseeing the preparation of large and complex budgets; and
• Proven managerial skills with written and oral fluency in English
Experience: Ideally 7 years in a management/senior leadership position with significant field experience. Preferably in post conflict areas
Skills:
Technical Skills: construction management and/or emergency preparedness and response, budget planning, decision making in an international context
Other Skills: Excellent team leadership skills, managing donor relationships and key governmental and fosters strong stakeholder relationships and partnerships within the AKDN network; Effective communicator in English both written and verbal. Local language is desirable
Personal Characteristics:
Can live by the ethos of AKDN and display the values of AKAH – integrity, inclusiveness, respect, compassion and sharing, self-reliance, meritocracy, trusteeship, spirit of enquiry and engage other to live by these values
Resilient, adaptable able to make difficult decisions and solve problems with ambiguous information.
Innovative and creative
Takes personal accountability and collaborates effectively
Strives for quality and excellence in all that he/she does
Leads change towards a shared vision
Provides thought leadership
Safeguards the Agency and AKDN from risk
• Experience managing field units involved in a significant amount of programme implementation;
• Experience managing an operation with a large and diverse (ethnically, culturally, religiously) staff complement;
• Experience overseeing the preparation of large and complex budgets; and
• Proven managerial skills with written and oral fluency in English
Experience: Ideally 7 years in a management/senior leadership position with significant field experience. Preferably in post conflict areas
Skills:
Technical Skills: construction management and/or emergency preparedness and response, budget planning, decision making in an international context
Other Skills: Excellent team leadership skills, managing donor relationships and key governmental and fosters strong stakeholder relationships and partnerships within the AKDN network; Effective communicator in English both written and verbal. Local language is desirable
Personal Characteristics:
Can live by the ethos of AKDN and display the values of AKAH – integrity, inclusiveness, respect, compassion and sharing, self-reliance, meritocracy, trusteeship, spirit of enquiry and engage other to live by these values
Resilient, adaptable able to make difficult decisions and solve problems with ambiguous information.
Innovative and creative
Takes personal accountability and collaborates effectively
Strives for quality and excellence in all that he/she does
Leads change towards a shared vision
Provides thought leadership
Safeguards the Agency and AKDN from risk
Specific Vacancy Requirements
LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY :
Budget : Yes
Direct Reports: Yes
KEY RELATIONS:
Internal relations: all other local AKDN agencies in country, diplomatic office for AKDN, AKAH leadership team
External relations
• Donors, government representatives
Deadline for applications submission is on September 18th, 2019.
Budget : Yes
Direct Reports: Yes
KEY RELATIONS:
Internal relations: all other local AKDN agencies in country, diplomatic office for AKDN, AKAH leadership team
External relations
• Donors, government representatives
Deadline for applications submission is on September 18th, 2019.
Salary and Benefits
Good Salary/ Health and Life insurance
About us
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of development agencies with mandates that include the environment, health, education, architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, and the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalization of historic cities. AKDN agencies conduct their programmes without regard to faith, origin or gender.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Sep 04, 2019
Expiry Date
Oct 04, 2019
CV Language
English