Information about the Role:

Job Title: Director of the Central African Region

Location: Negotiable but probably in a regional capital (Bangui, Yaoundé or Ndjamena) with
extensive travel
Reporting to: Chief Executive, based in the UK
Supervising: Line management of the Regional Head of MEAL, the Regional Office Manager, the
Research Manager and the Country Managers for CAR, Chad and
Cameroon. Responsible for teams in the three country offices in Bangui, Yaoundé and
Ndjamena, and in at least six local offices in the borderlands
Duration: Full time, subject to probationary period and 3 months notice
Salary: €65,000 gross of tax. 33 days of annual leave
Peacebuilding charity Concordis International seeks an experienced Regional Director to lead a growing
programme in the borderlands of Central African Republic, Cameroon and Chad. The Regional Director
will be part of Concordis’ Senior Leadership Team.
Atier six years of impactiul work, promoting peaceful transhumance to mutual economic benefit in the
borderlands of the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Chad, the donor has invited Concordis to
scale up this programme. The Regional Director will take on a high-performing team and invest in their
growth, both numerically and developmentally, over the coming four years and beyond.
Applicants will only be considered if they have professional level verbal and writen English and French,
and have held senior leadership roles in similarly complex and conflict-affected environments.
Role Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for the strategic direction of Concordis in the region, both delivering the
programme as currently funded and working with the team to design, develop and
source funding for additional programming that will a deliver measurable change for
peace
• Lead on delivering an ambitious but realistic regional programme to time and to budget,
meeting all contractual requirements of the donor.
• Develop opportunities to use the significant flexibility built into this contract to maximise
impacts for peace, beyond pure contractual terms.
• Inspire the team of staff and community volunteers to a vision that is deeper than delivery of
activities, and translates into measurable atitudinal and behavioural change.
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• Visionary leadership with the staff team, key stakeholders and international donors to identify
gaps in peacebuilding provision, and to develop and source funding for opportunities for future
work that will meet identified needs, be locally owned and deliver measurable impact.
• Build and maintain operational systems that ensure proper administrative support for
programmes as well as segregation of duties between finance and operations.
Represent Concordis and be its primary focal point in the region, with high-level
engagement with local, national, regional and international decision makers, using
evidence from the programmes to influence policymaking .
• Build and maintain relationships with key decision makers, then use this access to amplify voices
that are otien ignored, engaging with:
i. Government officials, supporting them with locally owned policy recommendations that
will promote effective governance and address root causes of conflict.
ii. Diplomatic staff, supporting them with analysis and evidence-based programme design
that will meet local needs.
iii. Regional bodies that support Central African countries (eg COMIFAC, ECCAS, CEMAC
etc)
iv. UN and multilateral agencies
v. Humanitarian and developmental staff, building consortia and promoting collaboration
to yield multi-disciplinary approaches to complex problems.
• Participate actively in regional conferences and negotiations to ensure that the voices of people
in the borderlands are heard at the highest level, and that locally-led and conflict sensitive
solutions are reflected in strategic decision-making.
Leadership of the Central African Regional Leadership Team, investing in a staff team of
over 100 people, as they invest in building sustainable peace
• Chair and line manage this Regional Leadership Team, made up of the Regional Head of MEAL
(Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning), the Research Manager, the Regional Office manager and
the Country Managers. Accountable for their work and responsible for building a cohesive team
working together effectively across departments.
• Mentor, support, supervise and manage the wider staff team, including at least three Country
Leadership Teams in the capital cities and at least six teams in local hubs in the borderlands,
inspiring them in their roles and focusing their efforts to deliver rapid and sustainable results,
whilst ensuring that staff development needs are met. Create and sustain an organisational
culture of mutual respect and accountability, where team members strive to achieve
excellence.
• Promote clear lines of communication between staff members and offices, both across the
Central African Regional programme and with other regional programmes (eg in Sudan and
South Sudan) and with staff in the UK. Lead or participate in a system of team meetings, one-to-
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ones, appraisals and informal gatherings, avoiding silos, generating synergies and leading to 360
degree sharing of information, analysis and technical expertise.
• Report directly to the Chief Executive and into Concordis’ Senior Leadership Team.
Person Specification:
Essential:
• >10 years of relevant peacebuilding / international development experience working in more
than three different fragile and conflict affected country contexts.
• >5 years in senior leadership, managing programmes and budgets in excess of $1m per year.
• >5 years of leading, managing and inspiring culturally diverse teams in complex and challenging
environments.
• Proven track record of leading on securing and successfully delivering grants from institutional
donors such as the EU, USAID etc.
• Proven experience of leading a high performing and growing team.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the Central African context, including history, geography, legal
frameworks etc.
• Professional level writen and spoken English and French, with experience of making
presentations and dratiing technical documents in both languages.
• Willing, able and available to spend extended periods of time in the region, both in the capitals
and in towns and villages in the borderlands.
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and negovate patiently and
effectively with potentially suspicious / hostile actors.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Resourceful, proactive, flexible and kind, able to manage and prioritise competing tasks.
• Commitment to Concordis’ mission, principles, values (available
at htp://concordis.international/our-mission-and-values/.
Desirable:
• Fluency in Arabic, Sango, Fulfulde etc.
• Demonstrable personal experience of peacebuilding, facilitation of complex dialogues and
conflict analysis.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation of peacebuilding processes.
• Practical experience and/or training in NGO Security Management.
• Masters degree in international relations, development studies, conflict resoluvon or a related
discipline.
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Application Information:
How to Apply:
Applications will only be considered if they are submited as follows:
Submit your CV and a covering leter as two separate documents. The cover leter should be no more
than two pages long and explain:
• Why you are interested in the post and why you’d like to work for Concordis
• How your skills and experience make you a good fit for the person specification
• What languages you can use to a professional level, including verbally and in writing.
• Your relevant peacebuilding / international development experience working in different fragile
and conflict affected country contexts
• Your track record of leading on securing and successfully delivering grants from institutional
donors such as the EU, USAID etc.
• Your experience of leading a high performing and growing team.
The document should be saved in PDF in the following format:
Your First Name-Your Last Name–Document Name–Date(mmyy) eg, John-Smith-CV-0524
Please send both documents to hr@concordis.international
Timeline:
Closing Date: We will fill this role when we find an ideal candidate and recommend early application.
Selection Process:
All submited applications will receive an automatic response acknowledging receipt but we regret that
we will not be able to enter into individual correspondence with unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews are expected to take place online.