Trócaire is one of Ireland’s top INGOs, having over 40 years’ of experience in international development. Trócaire works in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities in over 20 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where people’s dignity is ensured and rights are respected; basic needs are met and resources are shared equitably; people have control over their own lives; and those in power act for the common good.
In Zimbabwe, Trócaire has been working with partners since the late 1970s and opened a country office in Harare in 2010. In Zimbabwe, Trócaire supports long-term development work on Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience Building, Civil Society Strengthening, Sexual and Gender-based violence, as well as humanitarian response during emergencies. Trócaire works with 22 local partners across 5 provinces and actively supports localised development and humanitarian aid. Core to Trócaire’s partnership approach in Zimbabwe is the support of local civil society organisations to strengthen their institutional, financial, technical, and managerial capacities.
The CD position provides an opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and innovative individual to lead a country team of 17 dedicated and motivated staff in responding to complex development and humanitarian challenges in partnership with local actors. The CD will provide overall management and strategy support to the country programme ensuring that systems and processes are in place, that new ideas are fostered and that Trócaire continues to deliver an exciting and impactful programme with partners in Zimbabwe.
Reporting to the Head of Portfolio (based in Ireland), this is a fixed term contract type for 3 years and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. The incumbent will manage a team of professionals including but not limited to the Programme Manager (PM), Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) and the Regional Business Development and Compliance Manager (RBDCM) who along with the CD make up the Country Management Team (CMT).
Safeguarding Programme Participants
Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding people within our programmes from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership