Country Director, Myanmar
Trócaire, Thailand
Job Description
The Opportunity
As the Country Director, you will assume a pivotal strategic leadership position in the Country Office and as part of Trocaire’s International Division, driving the organisation’s mission and achieving its goals. This dynamic role calls for an experienced, innovative, and visionary individual - you will be at the helm of a vibrant and motivated team, where the strategic importance of locally led initatives is understood and supported. As the Country Director, you will provide guidance to our country programme fostering impact and innovation and a culture that values empowerment and partnership. You will actively engaging decision-makers at local, national, and international levels while and you will work in a place where you will add value and respond effectively to the humanitarian and development complexities of Myanmar.
About Trócaire
Trócaire is an International NGO. We work with local partners in the world’s most at-risk communities and with people in Ireland to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Together we bring about positive and lasting change for a just world.
Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. We work towards five goals:
• Promote Access to Justice;
• Achieve Climate amp; Environmental Justice;
• Ensure Women amp; Girls’ Protection, Voice amp; Influence;
• Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity and
• Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice.
Do you want to know more about Trocaire, the organisation? Find out more at www.trocaire.org
Requirements
We’d love if you have proven leadership skills, are a strategic thinking and have proven problem-solving abilities, strong team management as well as interpersonal skills, and are strong on programming along with financial management. The role is working in a complex environment and we hope to recruit an energetic and dynamic individual who can build upon a high achieving programme and team
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Benefits
What we can offer you:
Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits including pension scheme and life assurance.
You will report to the Head of Portfolio for Fragile amp; Conflict Affected States (FCAS), based in Ireland.The job opportunity will be offered on a fixed term for three years and is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. As part of your role, you will lead a team of 50 dedicated professions.
Closing date for applications is Friday 28th July 2023
Safeguarding Programme Participants-Children amp; Adults
Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse, and has clear expectations of all staff. Please ensure to click here for more information on Trócaire’s safeguarding policies.
We welcome diverse applicants to join our inclusive workforce.
Trócaire is an equal opportunities employer. We are an organisation that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to bring their experiences and perspectives to Trócaire.
Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities can be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application or by contacting . See our Diversity and Inclusion statement here