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Country Director Cover Letter At Splash International
Splash International
Ethiopia
My professional journey has been shaped by deployments with IFRC
Finnish Red Cross
and CBM Global
where I led multi-sectoral emergency operations integrating protection
health
WASH
and CVA in high-risk settings. As Field Coordinator for the Sudan Crisis Response in South Sudan
I oversaw safe access strategies
conducted ISO31010-aligned risk assessments
and coordinated outbreak response across five states. These roles demanded not only technical precision but also the ability to train and mentor diverse teams in security protocols
contingency planning
and crisis response. I hold a B.Sc. in Criminology & Security Studies from Egerton University
with a focus on disaster management and emergency security
and I’m currently pursuing a Master’s in International Cooperation & Humanitarian Aid. My certifications—including HEAT
Disaster & Emergency Management
PGI & Gender
Public Health in Emergencies
and CALP—equip me to navigate complex operational landscapes with both rigor and empathy. I’ve also fac
By NICHOLAS THUO
Country Director Cover Letter At Triangle (TGH)
Triangle (TGH)
Islamabad Pakistan
Social Development expert and Head of Programs like education
health
hygiene
water supply and livelihood
By Raza Muhammad Rathore
Country Director Cover Letter At Mentors International
Mentors International
IT Specialist
MS Office
Project Operations
Media
By Nica'nor Kingsley
Country Director Cover Letter At CORUS
CORUS
By James Akot Alic
Country Director Cover Letter At Oxford International Education Group
Oxford International Education Group
By Lidishiya Peter
Country Director Cover Letter At Durell wildlife conservation trust
Durell wildlife conservation trust
By Ntui Ebob Ojong
Country Director Cover Letter At ZOA
ZOA
Burundi
Program Design and Implementation: Develop and implement innovative CVA programs tailored to the needs of affected communities
ensuring they are context-specific and address urgent needs. This includes multi-purpose and conditional cash transfers
as well as vouchers
with a focus on social protection and inclusivity. Technical Guidance and Support: Provide expert technical support and guidance to field teams and partner organizations
ensuring adherence to best practices and international standards. Monitoring and Evaluation: Establish robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess program effectiveness
conduct regular field visits
and analyze data to improve program performance. Coordination and Collaboration: Work closely with other humanitarian actors
government agencies
and stakeholders to ensure coordinated implementation of CVA programs. Represent the organization in relevant forums and clusters. Capacity Building: Strengthen the capacity of staff and partners through mentoring
coaching
and hands-on support. Foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement. Risk Management and Compliance: Identify and mitigate risks associated with CVA programs
ensuring compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies. Advocacy and Reporting: Advocate for the adoption and scaling up of CVA modalities
prepare high-quality reports for donors and stakeholders
and highlight program impact through case studies and success stories. Resource Mobilization: Support fundraising efforts by contributing to proposal development and engaging with donors. Identify and pursue new funding opportunities for CVA programs.Lerning and development including mentorship. Influential and adaptable to both Emergency and development contexts
with 18 years’ experience in disaster risk management and security management in hostile environments. Competent in designing community resilience and Coordinate assessment
design
Protection
Gender and Inclusion in Emergencies
implementation and monitoring of Cash And Voucher Assistance Programmes and leading country-specific and regional response operations for both complex and Natural disasters. Specialties: Security
Civil-Military Coordination
Risk management
Crisis and Disaster Management; Emergency and Post-Conflict Operations; Project Management and development
Emergency public Health operations (Pandemic and Epidemic) Including mass casualty and fatality management and Donor management. Champion Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Reduction
including climate-smart disaster preparedness
early warning early action.
By NICHOLAS MUTHUO THUO
country Director Cover Letter At Childfund Japan
Childfund Japan
By saroj chhatria
Country Director Cover Letter At Children of Grace
Children of Grace
Jinja-Uganda
CHILDREN OF GRACE COUNTRY DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND ROLE PROFILE TITLE: Country Director TEAM/PROGRAMME: UGANDA LEADERSHIP TEAM LOCATION: Jinja
Uganda GRADE: Senior Management CONTRACT LENGTH: 2 year renewable CHILD SAFEGUARDING: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process for staff. ROLE PURPOSE: The Country Director will have an overall responsibility for strategic management
program development
leadership on policy and advocacy
fundraising
safeguarding and child protection
financial management
security and operations management of the Uganda Country Programme
in compliance with Children of Grace global and regional relevant policies and procedures. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: CEO Staff directly reporting to this post: 5 including 2 directors (Director of Program Operations
Director of Finance)
and 3 senior managers (Systems Manager
Head of Safeguarding and Child Proetction Manager
Agribusiness Manager). Role Dimension: Children of Grace has been operational in Uganda sinde 2001. We have 1 central management office located in Jinja
Uganda
and work across the Jinja District. Our Headquaters is in San Fransisco
California
United States. Our program is implemented in various sectors including education
protection
mentorship and discpileship
and medical health programming. With a full-spectrum Christain world-view approach
we engage in both humanitarian and longer term development work through acces to quality education
and family and community strengthening. The Uganda Country Office employs 43 staff
and the organisation has an annual operating budget of $1
000
000.00. We work directly with families and communities
foster the participation of children
and partner with local organizations
local NGOs
and the Government of Uganda to deliver results for children and families. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY : As a member of the Senior Leadership Team
contribute to strategic development and delivery of international programming
in both humanitarian and development contexts
in line with the Children of Grace mandate
strategy and Theory of Change. Strategic Leadership • Provide vision and direction for the Uganda country programme. • Effectively build and lead a high performing SMT to deliver against strategy and to model behaviours and Christain values expected of staff. • Accountable for the leadership and management of staff and programme in Uganda. CHILDREN OF GRACE COUNTRY DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND ROLE PROFILE • Develop the Country Strategy and ensure ongoing review progress against key country and organisational level objectives
indicators and targets in line with the Exeuctive direction
and the organisational vision and mission. • Ensuring that the focus of the organisation remains on the rights and needs of children • Contribute to regional and global knowledge and learning. Human Resource Management • Ensure that Children of Grace attracts and retains high calibre staff. • Pro-actively develop and coach staff to optimise their potential in pursuit of Childrein of Graces’ objectives. • Implementation of HR policies and procedures at country level
in line with HR policies
procedures and guidelines and local labour law. • Ensure consistent implementation of strong performance management systems throughout the country team. • Foster a collegial
supportive and respectful culture within the team reflecting organtional values. Programme Development and Management • Ensure programme interventions are in line with technical best practice
CoG common approaches
and emerging national policies as well as with country and strategic objectives
strategies
policies and approaches. • Ensure that effective monitoring and evaluation systems are implemented in line with policies
systems and guidelines. • Preparing for and implementing rapid and effective responses to major emergencies affecting children
including building relationships with key humanitarian and development decision-makers and partners in-country. • Delivering programmes and advocacy in line with the country strategy
operational plans
budgets and requirements that result in significant impact for children. Safeguarding As a Country Director
you will hold a key leadership position within the organization
responsible for overseeing and ensuring the effective delivery of programs in line with our mission and values. In this role
safeguarding is of utmost importance. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of children
vulnerable adults
and all beneficiaries of our programs
and we expect all employees
partners
and stakeholders to share this commitment. As a senior leader
you will be responsible for fostering a culture of safeguarding throughout the country office
ensuring that appropriate policies
procedures
and practices are in place to prevent abuse
exploitation
and harm. You will be expected to: • Lead by Example: Demonstrate and promote the highest standards of safeguarding within the organization and externally with partners. • Policy Oversight: Ensure that all safeguarding policies
including child protection and the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)
are adhered to
and regularly reviewed. CHILDREN OF GRACE COUNTRY DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND ROLE PROFILE • Staff Training and Development: Ensure that all staff and partners are adequately trained and supported to recognize
report
and respond to safeguarding concerns. • Incident Response: Take swift and appropriate action in response to any safeguarding incidents or concerns
ensuring the safety and well-being of those involved. • Risk Management: Identify and mitigate safeguarding risks within the country program and external partnerships. We take safeguarding seriously and expect all employees to uphold the highest ethical standards and adhere to our safeguarding policies at all times. Any violation of these policies will result in disciplinary action
up to and including termination of employment. Financial and Admin Management • Ensure effective financial budgeting and management systems
processes and controls are in place and are fully compliant with operating standards and local legal requirements. • Ensure effective Children of Grace and donor compliant procurement and asset management systems
processes and controls are in place. • Ensure that partner organisations are assessed in relation to financial management and governance standards and are supported to address capacity weaknesses. Audit and Corporate Governance compliance • Ensure compliance with all host government requirements in relation to registration
taxation
labour law
auditing
fraud etc. • Ensure follow-up on recommendations arising out of audits of operations and take appropriate actions where necessary. Institutional Funding • Ensure full compliance with donor requirements in relation to awards secured for the country programme. • Network actively and play a lead role in management level dialogue with members
donors and other INGOs on accessing and managing awards. • Maintain and grow the funding base for the country program and liaise with the bilateral and multilateral donor community in Uganda. Security Management • Develop
establish and manage Uganda programme security plans and procedures in line with policies
systems and guidelines. • Maintain
document and communicate up to date analyses of the changing security context. • Ensure all staff adhere to security guidelines. Representation
Communications and Advocacy: • Develop and maintain good relations with Members and their donors. • Represent Children of Graces’ interests in Uganda including Government Institutions
UN agencies
donor delegations
international & local NGOs. • Ensure the timely provision of internal and external communications material as required. CHILDREN OF GRACE COUNTRY DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND ROLE PROFILE Other • Any other duties as assigned by the Executive. BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability: Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit
providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. Ambition: • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team
takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same. • Future orientated
thinks strategically and on a global scale. Collaboration: • Builds and maintains effective relationships
with their team
colleagues
Members and external partners and supporters. • Values diversity
and sees it as a source of competitive strength. Creativity: • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions. • Willing to take disciplined risks. Integrity: • Honest
encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
lives out Christian values in all areas of operations and leaderships. QUALIFICATIONS • Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g. social work
psychology
MBA
development studies). EXPERIENCE AND SKILL • Experienced (7 years +) Christian leader who has held senior positions in complex/high profile/ multinational organisations. • Experience (7+ years) of working with large
complex donors (USAID
EU
FCDO etc.) to secure and/or manage new large-scale and/or competitive funding. • Experience in designing and managing complex programmes with large budgets across multiple domains flowing complex MERL systems. CHILDREN OF GRACE COUNTRY DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND ROLE PROFILE • Understanding of key trends in international and humanitarian development. • Demonstrable ability to recruit
lead and develop high calibre specialist senior staff with a range of backgrounds and expertise. • Strong track record in building high performance teams and future successors/leaders. • Ability to manage and motivate self and others to respond to a significant and complex crisis situation in extraordinary circumstances
requiring swift action and rapid changes in priorities. • Sophisticated networker and experienced in imitating and managing relationships across stakeholders
including government ministries
leaders
and donors. • Innovative approach to solving a range of highly complex issues and galvanising buy-in to the solutions at all levels. • Experience (7+ Years) and knowledge of context and actors in the East Africa Region. • Fluency and speaking and writing in English. • Commitment to the Children of Grace vision
principles
mission and values. • Experience (7+ years) in designing
implememntiung and running humanitarian programs and ability to work in a volatile environment preferred. Additional job responsibilities The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the Children of Grace Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process
which includes rigorous background checks
reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with Children of Grace Health and Safety policies and procedures.
By Osborn Agwii
Country Director Cover Letter At Conservation International
Conservation International
By Ntui Ebob Ojong
Country director Cover Letter At The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
By Winnie Nkatha
Country Director Cover Letter At FAO
FAO
By Prince
Country Director Cover Letter At HOPE Worldwide Zambia
HOPE Worldwide Zambia
By Liato Kashweka
Country Director Cover Letter At SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
By SAHI FULGENCE MAH
Country Director Cover Letter At Emergency
Emergency
By Marco Taccione
Country Director Cover Letter At your Company
your Company
By Irene Christopher Ebeute
Country director Cover Letter At Danish RedCross
Danish RedCross
By Didus Ruhombe
Country Director Cover Letter At Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
remote
Program Planning and Evaluation
Stakeholder Engagement
Public-Private Partnership Negotiation and Establishment
Proposal Development
Process Improvement and Change Management
• Financial Management
By Denis BAKA Asiimwe
Country Director Cover Letter At A M E Y A
A M E Y A
Strategic Parnerships
Collaborations
By A M E Y A
COUNTRY DIRECTOR Cover Letter At BRITISH COUNCIL UGANDA
BRITISH COUNCIL UGANDA
By EMMANUEL KARUHANGA
Country Director Cover Letter At Finnish Refugee Council (FRC)
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC)
South Sudan
I am a seasoned humanitarian professional with over 18 years of experience in disaster and emergency management
organizational development
and project management. I have worked in the Horn of Africa
responding to complex and natural disasters
such as the Sudan conflict population movement emergency
where I led and supported the operation's implementation and coordination as a Field Operations Coordinator at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). My core competencies include movement coordination
relief
shelter
WASH
health and care
PSS
cash transfer programming
and OD in emergencies. I have also provided strategic leadership in regional development
governance capacity
and youth and volunteer development as a Regional Manager at the Kenya Red Cross. My mission is to contribute to the assistance of vulnerable people through a movement-coordinated approach
ensuring proper technical support and high-quality humanitarian services. I am passionate about crisis management
migration and displacement
and anticipatory action
and I seek to apply my skills and expertise in challenging and dynamic environments.
By Nicholas THUO