AVOCATS SANS FRONTIERES IS LOOKING FOR A REGIONAL DIRECTOR
EAST AFRICA
Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) is an international nongovernmental organisation founded in Belgium in 1992. ASF supports access to justice, the realisation of human rights and the fight against injustice in countries where human rights are threatened. ASF has offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tunisia, Morocco and the Central African Republic and plans to open two new offices in 2023. General coordination is done from the Brussels office.
More information on WWW.ASF.BE.
Job description
The mission of the Regional Director is to ensure the development of a coherent, relevant, contextualised and qualitative action of ASF in the East African region, in close collaboration with the region's actors.
His/her main responsibilies are
The definition of a regional multi-annual intervention strategy and the contribution to the steering of the institutional strategic framework on the basis of a continuous contextual analysis;
Representation of ASF in the region to local, national and regional authorities, donors, civil society and other stakeholders;
The development of networks and collaborative dynamics to contribute to the promotion of human rights in the region;
The development of projects and the financial means to implement them
Quality control of ongoing actions and contribution to the development of expertise
Managing the regional team and supervising the Country Directors in the region
Good management of funds and compliance with the organisation's procedures and policies
Coordination of relations between national teams and international coordination
Global context analysis and monitoring of the security situation in the countries of the region
Profile
Master's degree in a relevant field (Law, Development, Political Science, etc.)
Minimum 10 years professional experience in strategic analysis, development and team management
Minimum 5 years experience in the international cooperation, civil society or research sector
Good knowledge of access to justice and human rights issues
Knowledge of international solidarity issues
Experience in fundraising and knowledge of project development and management
Excellent oral and written skills in French & English
As an INGO that values autonomy and collaboration and gives its employees the means to learn and innovate, ASF will value the following skills in its candidates
Political and contextual analysis
Drafting of position papers and projects
Networking and fostering collaborative professional exchanges
Design and operationalisation of an advocacy strategy
Public speaking
Animation of (inter)national and remote teams
As well as the following soft skills:
Sharing ASF's values: commitment, integrity, justice, collaboration, sustainable management
Assertive and caring leadership
The ability to unite teams around a common goal
The ability to facilitate and encourage collective intelligence
Excellent interpersonal communication, both verbal and written
We offer
A 12 month contract (renewable)
Gross monthly salary between 3473,40€ and 4221,90€ depending on our salary scale and your level of experience
Expatriation allowance
Monthly housing allowance + fixed installation allowance for the first month
Health care and repatriation insurance covered by ASF
25 days paid holiday per full year worked
To apply
Please send your CV, covering letter and availability to job@asf.be, specifying "Regional Director East Africa" in the subject line, before 10 April 2023.
ASF reserves the right to close the recruitment process before the deadline for applications.
ASF will only respond to successful applicants.
In accordance with our data protection policy, applications will be deleted once the recruitment process is closed.