{"id":6323,"date":"2011-12-04T19:09:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-04T19:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=6323"},"modified":"2011-12-04T19:09:55","modified_gmt":"2011-12-04T19:09:55","slug":"christian-childrens-fund-of-canada-country-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/christian-childrens-fund-of-canada-country-director.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian Children’s Fund of Canada: Country Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC)<\/strong> creates a future of hope for children, families, and communities by helping them develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and pursue justice. For more than 50 years, we have followed the example of Christ by serving the poor regardless of their faith, cultural, and ethnic background.<\/p>\n

Headquartered in Markham, Canada, CCFC currently has thousands of children receiving sponsorship and we are involved in child centered community programs through 8 program countries in Africa, South America and South Asia.<\/p>\n

Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are looking for a Country Director with passion and expertise to move us to the next higher level in our child sponsorship and development programs in Ghana.<\/p>\n

Country Director Overview:<\/strong>
\nThe Country Director (CD) is CCFC\u2019s senior representative in the country of operation and is responsible for the overall leadership and ensuring the success of CCFC\u2019s work in that country. This contributes to the CCFC vision inspired by the example of Christ by serving the poor regardless of their faith, cultural and ethnic background.
\nFor more than 50 years, CCFC has worked on creating a future of hope for children, families, and communities by helping them develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and pursue justice.<\/p>\n

Scope of the Position:<\/strong>
\nThe Country Director is accountable for the overall leadership and operations of the Country Office and for achieving 100% of strategic plan results, meeting all CCFC standards, and mitigating known risks by:<\/p>\n

Making decisions aligned with strategic goals and values;<\/strong>
\nIdentifying new opportunities for improvement and developing solutions to resolve issues;
\nProviding direction and support to CCFC partners and holding them accountable for timely deliverables and conscientious use of resources;
\nLeading and developing a high performing Country Office team;
\nEnsuring the financial integrity and viability of the Country Office;
\nBuilding networks in the country of operation to enhance CCFC\u2019s brand, credibility with stakeholders in international development, child advocacy, business community, government, bi-lateral and multi-lateral funders, and other not for profit and for profit organizations;
\nLead the facilitation of community mobilization and capacity building efforts of CCFC Country Office partners and the communities served through networking, advocacy and awareness rising.<\/p>\n

Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Requirements \/Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minimum undergraduate degree in a related field; post graduate degree an asset
\nMinimum 7 years experience in development with a minimum of 3 years in a senior leadership role
\nExperience in one or more of CCFC\u2019s key sectors: Sustainable livelihood development; education; health and nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene; strengthening community organizations. Experience on advocacy an asset
\nExperience in practicing Results Based Management (RBM) and in using Participatory Development Approach (PDA) tools. Knowledge and experience in Logical Framework Analysis (LFA)
\nWorking knowledge of group facilitation, training, capacity-building, community mobilization and conflict resolution skills.
\nProject planning, management, monitoring and evaluation experience.
\nProven ability to develop strategic and operational plans and related budgets, and to translate strategy into measurable, achievable tactics.
\nAbility to analyze, integrate and use financial data to accurately identify and diagnose key issues and develop strategies and plans.
\nCommitment to achieving results, deadline driven, proactive and self motivated.
\nExperience developing, maintaining contacts, influencing developing, and funding agencies. Networking and relationship-building skills
\nAbility to lead a diverse team to achieve organizational objectives and navigate change.
\nDecision-making and conflict management ability.
\nExcellent communication skills, verbal and written, including public speaking, networking and presentation skills.
\nComputer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; MS Project is an asset.
\nKnowledge of key social, political and economic issues of the country of operation.
\nDemonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and experience.
\nAlignment with CCFC\u2019s Christian Mission and Values.<\/p>\n

Attributes:<\/strong>
\nDemonstrated tact and diplomacy
\nChampion organizational decisions and model organizational values
\nExhibit flexibility and adaptability,
\nManage personal health, stress and well being
\nExhibit a credible presence that commands attention and respect and installs confidence in others
\nLanguage Skills: Excellent oral and written English is required. Fluency in some of the local language(s) in the communities we serve would be an asset.<\/p>\n

Travel: Extensive local and some international travel are required.<\/p>\n

How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have the passion and expertise in leading this country office to achieve the visions of CCFC, submit: (1) cover letter, (2) current resume (3) short written sample or published work (2-3 pages) in English to:<\/p>\n

countrydirectorghana@ccfcanada.ca<\/strong><\/p>\n

Applications will be received until position is filled.<\/p>\n

Jessie Morrison, CHRP
\nVice-President, Human Resources
\nChristian Children\u2019s Fund of Canada<\/p>\n

For more information about Christian Children’s Fund of Canada, visit our website www.ccfcanada.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Offer valid till: 29 Dec, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC) creates a future of hope for children, families, and communities by helping them develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and pursue justice……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[38,3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-1DZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6323"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6323\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}