Primary responsibility of the Country Director (CD) is to provide leadership and strategic direction of FCA`s development, advocacy and humanitarian programs in Nepal. Key task is to grow and expand FCA's Country Program in Nepal including leading Business Development and perform within the framework of FCA's and donors' strategies and guidelines, and promote institutional learning and synergy amongst FCA and partners. Further:
Responsible for FCA's Country Office's overall security management in Nepal
Lead FCA's program work and guarantee its efficient implementation
Lead people: Lead the Senior Management Team in Nepal
Proactively create and maintain a well-functioning team atmosphere and spirit which promotes participation, equality and inclusion
Leading localization process of FCA in Nepal. FCA emphasizes this as a priority task and thus expects that candidate has expertise on establishment of local civil society and business entities.
Create an open and inspiring working culture
Identify and lead innovation opportunities to have maximum impact in programming. Take a strong role in New Business Development in Country Office
Lead financial growth of the Country Program to reach out to as many people in need as possible, with robust impact
Be responsible for compliance of the country office with set FCA standards. Be responsible for implementing FCA's Complaint Mechanism according to the rules and procedures of FCA
Lead financial management of the country office according to the applicable statutory requirements as well as ensure that policies and guidelines by FCA are followed
Act in line with FCA's vision, values and quality & accountability standards
Be responsible for FCA's country strategy implementation, which is based on FCA´s Global Strategy
Job Specification
Minimum 5-10 years of experience in senior leadership role, special emphasis on program management
Has leadership experience from Nepal or from other countries in South Asia, in-depth local contextual knowledge is valuable attribute
Documented experience on successfully attracting new donor funding
Strong asset, if the candidate has already existing networks and relationship with humanitarian and development players in country, as well as Government of Nepal, local NGO partners, civil society and the private sector
Understanding on nexus-programming and localization
Understanding of legal framework for local civil society and businesses in Nepal
Experience in FCAs thematic areas: Right to Quality Education, Right to Livelihoods and Right to Peace, particularly on Women's Economic Empowerment and Enterprise Development
Experience in leading self-implemented, partner-implemented and consortium operations
Results-oriented and effective decision-maker
Excellent communicator
Cultural sensitivity, diplomatic and constructive approach to leading people
High level of awareness and sensitivity to gender equality and social inclusion dimensions in teams and partnerships
Preferably previous experience in working with Finnish donors, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, EU, GIZ, UN, Embassies, etc.
From the 1970s, FCA funding and staff have grown steadily. FCA was part of the international department of the Church until 1995, when it became an independent foundation with a Board of Directors appointed by the Council for International Relations of the Church.
Today, Finn Church Aid is one of the largest Finnish providers of development cooperation and emergency assistance, and a member of ACT Alliance, a network of church affiliated aid organisations. Finn Church Aid operates where the conditions for life are poorest. We work for human dignity and international justice.
