Country Manager for Lebanon

  • Senior-level
  • Posted on 3 July 2007
  • Lebanon
  • Closing on 23 May 2007

Job Description

  • Country Manager for Lebanon
  • Organization: Save the Children, Sweden
  • Location:* Beirut, Lebanon
  • Deadline: 23 May 2007

We are now seeking a Country Manager for Lebanon

Duty station: Beirut

The assignment period is 2007-09-01 – 2008-12-31.
  • The Country Manager will be responsible for: * - planning, follow-up and development of Save the Children Sweden’s Lebanon Programme including the budget; - daily management of staff and maintenance and running of the offices; - thematic aspects within the international programme are included into the Lebanon Programme, as well as for their development in the field; - documentation of experiences and knowledge from the programme, and that they are fed back to Save the Children Sweden’s Head Office; - creating a conductive environment for the staff and to develop their competence in the area of children’s rights.
  • Required Qualifications - University degree in the field of International development work, Human rights, political science or management or equal international work experience - Knowledge of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Minimum 10 years of work experience - Management experience; used to lead and guide staff in their work, high degree of financial knowledge and experience - High IT competence: Microsoft Office including Excel - Fluency in English, both verbal and written. - Knowledge in the Arabic language
  • The successful candidate should also possess the following personal qualities:*

- Analytical and strategic skills - Social competence skills - must be a team-worker and net-worker - used to working in an international environment - experience of working in the Middle East and North Africa region

For further information please contact the Regional representative MENA region Sanna Johnson, or Regional Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. Bernt E Isacson, +46 8 698 67 51, .

Union representatives are:

HTF Lars-Erik Palm Tel: +46 8 698 91 28

SACO Håkhan Andersson Tel: +46 8 698 91 05

  • Please apply on the following web-site at the latest May 18: * or send your application, clearly marked “Country Manager, Lebanon” at the latest May 23, to the following address:

Save the Children Sweden Maria Glans Human Resource Unit 107 88 Stockholm Sweden

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