Are you passionate about making the world a better place for people displaced by war and conflict? Are you an influential leader that can build-up structure and includes others within a great collaboration?
Background
The Asia Europe and Latin America Region (AELA) is led and overseen from the regional team based in Oslo and including roving specialists, and covers country operations in Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Ukraine and Latin America The Regional Office provides a range of strategic and operational oversight and support to countries within the Region. The Regional support staff work with core support functions of Finance, HR and Logistics to ensure compliance with NRC global strategy, policy and standards, and provide support with development of capacity. They work collaboratively and in a matrix structure with both the Global Function departments in, and with Country Directors, Heads of Support and managers in the support functions in country operations.
Duties and responsibilities
- Ensure strategic development of Finance, HR, Recruitment, Logistics, IT and Administration functions to maximise support and oversight of the Country Offices.
- Ensure development and implementation of adequate control mechanisms to minimise risk within the support functions.
- Facilitate guidance, support and capacity building related to the support functions in the region
- Liaise with CDs and Country Offices Heads of Support to ensure constructive communication between related Regional functions and Country Offices
- On behalf of the Regional Director, act as the main focal point for the region on new global strategies and global change projects relating to support functions (eg HR,
Finance), at the development, implementation and review phases. Ensure implementation of, and adherence to NRC's global policies, initiatives and donor commitments relevant to the support functions. - To enhance organisational learning, explore and create synergies between Country Offices related to Finance, HR, Logistics, and Administration
- Manage performance and staff development of the Regional Support staff.
- Ensure support staff maintain compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
- Upon request Deputise for the NRC Asia Europe Regional Director
For details,please see Job Description in We Can Offer section.
Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of relevant leadership/management experience within the humanitarian field
- Background in a relevant professional discipline combined with broad experience of operational management
- Knowledge of the support functions; Finance, HR, Logistics and Administration
- Experience of effective change management
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented/proven results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Personal qualities
To be successful in this role, you need to be an influential leader who can build up strong collaboration and a positive working environment for others.
You are highly experienced in managing resources to optimise results and managing performance&development. You possess a natural authority and you take pride in evaluating the situations efficiently and understanding the needs.
We can offer
This is a permanent position located in Oslo/Norway.
Travel to be expected, approximately 25 %.
Challenging, meaningful and varied work!
A strongly committed, international team in a well-known humanitarian knowledge organisation.
Salary by agreement, good pension and insurance schemes
Only CVs and applications submitted in Webcruiter will be considered. NRC reserves the right to conduct a full background check on candidates.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation's values;To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and beliefs that shall guide our actions and relationships.