Specific responsibilities: 

• Provide oversight and support to Country Directors in collaboration with the Global Support Office (HR, finance, operations, programs and training, fundraising, representation).
• Lead the start-up of new country offices with the Country Office Liaison (COL)  team, recruit new Country Directors, and ensure a high-quality onboarding process for new country leadership.
• Lead the performance management system for Country Directors and COL.
• Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration across country offices.
• Ensure country offices are helping to deliver on CorpsAfrica’s strategic plan.
• Identify potential obstacles and risks and engage the relevant staff to mitigate and solve the issues.
• Identify potential continent and regional development partners to support country office programs.
• Attend conferences and meetings on behalf of the organization.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least ten years of increasingly responsible work experience, five in the NGO sector, including as a Country Director, with good knowledge of budget management, HR systems, program design and implementation, and representation.
• Outstanding participatory leadership skills and experience in coaching and mentoring.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage up and down an organizational structure.
• Highly collaborative style and demonstrated ability to work across cultures.
• Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, presentation, and creative problem-solving skills
• Fluency in English is required, and French is highly desirable.
• A strong commitment to the mission of CorpsAfrica and a desire to support youth leadership and participatory community development.