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Desk Director

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  • Provide strategic leadership and oversight for a multi-country portfolio of up to seven country programmes valued at approximately $60 million annually
  • Directly line manage Country Directors and the Desk Manager
  • Lead the Desk Team supporting country operations, programme quality, donor engagement, risk management and organizational sustainability
  • Oversee programme quality, operational performance, financial management, compliance and security across portfolio countries
  • Ensure country programmes deliver high-quality, timely and compliant services while managing risk and maintaining donor confidence
  • Coordinate with Finance, HR, Security, Supply Chain & Operations, Awards Management and Technical teams
  • Support donor engagement, strategic positioning and business development initiatives
  • Oversee proposal development to ensure submissions are strategic, competitive, compliant and aligned with organizational priorities
  • Drive proactive identification and mitigation of operational, programmatic, security and reputational risks
  • Foster collaboration, innovation and knowledge sharing across countries and departments
  • Contribute to organizational strategy, priorities and continuous improvement as a senior leader within the Program Implementation Department
  • Travel internationally up to 30%

Requirements

  • Master's degree in International Development, Political Science, Social Sciences or a related field
  • Significant senior leadership experience within humanitarian and development organizations, including multi-country, regional or global management responsibilities
  • Demonstrated success managing large and complex donor-funded portfolios across fragile, conflict-affected and rapidly changing environments
  • Strong experience working with major institutional donors including BHA, PRM, ECHO, UN agencies and other international funding bodies
  • Excellent understanding of programme cycle management, programme quality standards, compliance frameworks and risk management systems
  • Exceptional leadership and people management skills, with experience coaching senior leaders and building high-performing teams across multiple locations
  • Proven ability to influence, negotiate and collaborate effectively with donors, partners, boards, senior executives and cross-functional teams
  • Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance operational realities, humanitarian imperatives and organizational objectives
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • French and/or Arabic language skills are highly desirable
  • Experience in localization, partnership strengthening, climate resilience or nexus programming would be an advantage
  • Ability to work within the UTC+1 to UTC+4 time zones
  • Ability to complete enhanced pre-employment checks, references, criminal records self-declaration, and other checks as applicable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strategic leadership in managing multi-country portfolios, ensuring programme quality, compliance, and risk management while fostering collaboration and innovation across teams. Possesses strong experience with major institutional donors and a proven ability to influence and negotiate effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Programme Cycle Management
  • Donor Engagement
  • Risk Management
  • People Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

  • Master's Degree in International Development
  • Programme Quality Standards
  • Compliance Frameworks
  • Risk Management Systems
  • Proposal Development
  • Operational Performance Management
  • Financial Management
  • Localization
  • Climate Resilience
  • Nexus Programming

Soft Skills

  • Leadership
  • Coaching
  • Influencing
  • Negotiation
  • Collaboration

Industry Keywords

  • Humanitarian Organizations
  • Development Organizations
  • Multi-Country Management
  • Institutional Donors
  • BHA
  • PRM
  • ECHO
  • UN Agencies
  • Cross-Functional Teams
  • Organizational Strategy