The Hirondelle Foundation is recruiting
1 expatriate or national position based in N’Djamena – 100% – for 12 months (renewable)
Fondation Hirondelle is a Swiss non-profit organization that provides information to populations in fragile contexts, to enable them to act in their daily and civic lives. Created in 1995 and based in Lausanne, Fondation Hirondelle is currently active in 10 countries on 3 continents.
Job Objective
The national representative is responsible for setting up, developing, coordinating and managing all of Fondation Hirondelle’s operations in Chad . This is a new project and an office opening, which requires energy, experience, consistency, flexibility, rigor and strong adaptability. The Representative locally embodies Fondation Hirondelle, its values, its mission and enforces its regulatory framework. He/she implements the country strategy, for which he/she proposes the necessary adaptations within the framework of the project and the orientations provided by Fondation Hirondelle headquarters, by offering a coherent vision and strategic direction to Fondation Hirondelle’s information and dialogue promotion work. He/she ensures the establishment of constructive and effective relationships with all of the project’s local partners. He/she ensures the establishment of a coherent, respectful and effective working framework for the project team, which he/she supervises on a daily basis. He/she ensures the effective management and continuous improvement of the quality and impact of ongoing programs. He/she ensures the development of Fondation Hirondelle activities in the country, including fundraising, and ensures the adequacy and good management of human, financial and material resources. To carry out these activities, he/she works under the supervision of operational and cross-functional managers at Fondation Hirondelle headquarters.
The profile sought:
- You have at least 5 to 7 years of experience as a country director / head of mission in the field of development, governance, humanitarian, media support in Africa, ideally in Chad (please indicate the number of years of experience in your application);
- You have worked in fragile contexts;
- You are a leader and have strong team management skills (please indicate in your application the number of employees supervised directly and indirectly);
- You have a perfect command of the project cycle as well as planning and financial management (please indicate in your application the volume of budgets managed);
- You have excellent knowledge of donors and their requirements (please indicate which ones in your application);
- You have strong analytical, synthesis and writing skills;
- You have already opened an international organization office or launched new projects in the field (a plus – please specify this in your application);
- You have a perfect command of French; English, Sara or Chadian Arabic is a plus;
- You are familiar with the media sector, ideally you have already managed projects in this field;
- You have a stress-resistant, versatile and solution-oriented personality.
How to apply
Applications: please send your complete application file (CV, cover letter, work certificates) to rh@hirondelle.org (with the subject line “Chad Representative”). The application deadline is November 22, 2024. Start date: December/January 2025, to be agreed – and dependent on the signing of the financing contract currently being finalized.
Conditions: Competitive salary and support.
