Country Director at Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) - Randstad Construction Property Engineering

Randstad Construction Property Engineering - Our client, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), is the worlds leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

We are recruiting on their behalf to fill the position below:

Job Title: Country Director

Reference Number: JOB0115826
Location: Abuja
Job category: Voluntary Services
Job Type: permanent

Job Description

• VSO is looking for an exceptional leader to be our next Country Director in Nigeria.
• You’ll lead VSO Nigeria’s strong team of staff and volunteers as we go from strength to strength, building on our existing portfolio of programmes in secure livelihoods and inclusive education.
• As one of the VSO’s global team of senior leaders you will have plenty of scope to apply your passion, experience and skills to the challenge of bringing about the change we want to see both within Nigeria and beyond, and we will have correspondingly high expectations of what you will achieve.

Requirements/Skills
This opportunity will suit an experienced and entrepreneurial development leader looking for a stretching new challenge. The ideal candidate will have:

• A passionate commitment to delivering evidence-based programming developed in partnership with primary actors;
• Very strong leadership qualities, with the ability to inspire and support a diverse team of staff and volunteers;
• Excellent representational, networking and donor engagement skills and experience;
• Successful experience of managing complex programmes and operations;
• Energy, determination, and a commitment to VSO’s values and programming principles.

Salary
N10,000,000 per year.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: VSO is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sectors of society. VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.