Country Director - Nigeria Job at Girl Hub

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Job Title: Country Director

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Employer: Girl Hub

Reporting to: General Manager

Terms of Employment: 2 Years, full-time with possibility to extend

Salary and Benefits: A competitive salary with expatriate benefits  

Job Summary:

Are you an experienced leader with an innovative touch?

Girl Hub is a strategic collaboration between DFID and the Nike Foundation. We currently operate in Rwanda, Nigeria and Ethiopia with headquarters in London.

Girl Hub's ambition is to empower the 250 million adolescent girls living in poverty to reach their full potential. Girls are a proven force for change and the catalyst to end global poverty – we call this the Girl Effect.

We want girls to be able to complete secondary school, be healthy and free of violence, be able to earn and save for the future, and only marry and have children when they are ready. Our work aims to shift the social norms that hold girls back, and drive better investments that directly benefit girls. Everything we do is based on what girls tell us they need and what will work for them.

They seek a Country Director for Nigeria to lead the delivery and demand for Girl Hub services of the girl effect at scale and in country. They are looking for a dynamic individual to act as 'Chief Catalyst' that generates investment and support from local partners by demonstrating that 'doing more for girls better' can change society.

Job Purpose:

To create and sustain a demand for Girl Hub services in Nigeria to deliver the girl effect at scale and in country.

To be the catalyst that generates investment and support from local partners by demonstrating the 'doing more for girls better' can change society.

Main Responsibilities The Country Director will:

•   Act as 'Chief Catalyst' and connector to ensure girls are fully integrated into local strategy and programmes

•   Be the Ambassador for Girl Hub and the positive impact of the girl effect on both local girls and their environment and society

•   Galvanise aligned partners and consultants to action to achieve the girl effect in country

•   Communicate with all local government and industry bodies to drive interest, action and investment for the girl effect through local country infrastructure

•   Work with all Girl Hub Directors and Implementation Consultants as required to ensure communication consistency and collaborative delivery of all relevant programmes

•   Proactively seek out new opportunities to integrate adolescent girls across local policies and programs – advise Girl Hub team as required

•   Lead the team of in country consultants to work proactively together to deliver local objectives

•   Manage, in conjunction with the functional directors, the performance and development of this team, reporting back to Girl Hub directors as relevant

•   Enable the team to think beyond policy and programmes alone, encouraging innovation

•   Work alongside all Girl Hub peers to ensure a culture of girl's voices and insight is brought to every process

•   Ensure, through listening and interpretation, that all local girl insights are considered and communicated back to Girl Hub to ensure ongoing programme relevance

•   Work constructively with change, adapting plans and informing team/key partners as required

•   Act as an adviser to Girl Hub U where invited

•   Play an active role in building local country knowledge and work collaboratively with the Communications team to create compelling content for girlhub.org

Person Specification: The post-holder will need to demonstrate evidence of strong skills and/or performance in most or all of the following:

Previous Experience:

•   At least ten years' experience in developing and managing projects in a multi-cultural environment, preferably at international level

•   Ideally experience in both the private sector and international development

•   Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure is critical

•   Experience building and leading teams in a start up environment

•   Experience working in Nigeria is highly desirable

Leadership:

•   Desire and ability to lead, direct and communicate, both up and down the line

•   Ability to inspire others to want to follow in the achievement of significant goals  

•   Ability to delegate and enable a team to deliver

•   Provides strong leadership by giving clear guidance and direction and by demonstrating accountability

•   Provides appropriate direction, resources and environment needed for success

Delivery of results and initiative:

•   Committed and works hard to achieve targets and goals

•   Ability to work under own initiative

•   Able to get things done within deadlines and to desired outcomes

•   Translates strategy into specific priorities, objectives, and action plans

•   Develops appropriate metrics to assess business performance

•   Holds self and others accountable to high performance standards

Building Relationships:

•   Cultivates relationships to advance business goals

•   Establishes critical external alliances

•   Engages colleagues across the organisation to optimise performance

•   Manages the needs of diverse stakeholders

•   Interacts well with people who have different backgrounds and work styles

Innovation:

•   Embraces change, new ideas and innovations

•   Seeks leading edge practices and innovations

•   Spots barriers and resistance to change and looks for solutions

•   The ability to modify plans and actions to respond flexibly and positively to change

Flexibility and Adaptability to Change:  

•   The ability to easily adapt to new situations

•   Looks outside the team to find new ideas and methods that work

•   Reflects a belief in Company objectives and decisions

•   Can respond flexibly and positively to change

•   Remains productive despite uncertainty

Role Split:  

•   40% – Management

•   30% – Leadership

•   20% – Partnership development

•   10% – Technical Advice

Key Working Relationships:  

•   General Manager UK

•   Nike Foundation  

•   DFID

•   Other partners

General Information All employees of Girl Hub Nigeria are expected to show commitment to the values of Girl Hub to unleash the potential of adolescent girls.

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