Deadline: 8 January 2016
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Afghanistan.
The CEO will provide strategic and operational leadership to the country team, oversee the preparation of annual budgets and be responsible for the development and implementation of annual work plans.
The mission of AKDN is to work to improve the welfare and prospects of people in the developing world, particularly in Asia and Africa, without regard to faith, origin or gender.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The CEO will perform the following functions-
- Ensure that the two key field unit departments, planning/building and emergency management, work in tandem and coordinate plans and activities to ensure synergy and effectiveness.
- Ensure that there is coherence between field unit plans and activities and overall agency strategy and operations.
- Ensure that all work carried out in relation to building is of the highest quality and structurally resilient to earthquakes and other natural disasters.
- Ensure that all communities of interest are as well trained and equipped as possible to cope with disaster events.
- Ensure that the unit, with the support of trained volunteers and others, is able to respond to emergency situations in an effective and timely manner.
- Ensure that the AKAH unit works in close coordination with other AKDN units in the country as well as with the Ismailia National Council.
- Prepare and submit grant applications and funding proposals as appropriate and ensure that all donor grants are managed and reported upon appropriately, through quality reports.
- Ensure a constructive and regular engagement with donor agencies in the country; and.
- Build the capacity of local staff members in the core competency areas of AKAH.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- A post graduate qualification in a relevant or related field.
- A minimum of 5 years of field experience in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Pakistan or other high mountain areas in the world.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in the field of emergency management or in the building of resilient structures.
- Experience in managing field units involved in a significant amount of programme implementation.
- Experience in managing an operation with a large and diverse (ethnically, culturally, religiously) staff complements.
- Experience in overseeing the preparation of large and complex budgets; and.
- Proven managerial skills with written and oral fluency in English.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit AKDN.
