Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Category:
Type: Full Time
Deadline: 13-Sep-18 00:00:00
Salary:
Description
Society Without Violence (SWV) NGO is looking for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO manages overall operations in the Organization, overseeing project development. He/ she makes important decisions that affect the Organization's direction and its employees for the development and sustainability of the Organization.
Responsibilities
Leadership, Governance and Compliance:
- Direct the Organization in keeping with the vision outlined for it by the Board and Organization's policies;
- Ensure that the Organization works according to its strategic plans, action plans and policies;
- Work closely with HR/ Office Manager/ Finance Admin and Head of Programs regarding hiring practices, payroll and benefit disbursement;
- Promote an inspirational team spirit and organizational culture that values and encourages all staff to contribute together, and work collaboratively;
- Oversee quality control throughout the Organization, establishing goals for each project in partnership with the Head of Programs and project coordinators;
- Share within the team the lessons and knowledge of thematic approaches, trainings attended, particularly experience on civil society strengthening within NGO sector;
- Ensure SWV follows best practice in all areas of its work.
Representation:
- Ensure that SWV vision, purpose and brand are shared and understood by all staff and volunteers and are clearly and consistently communicated internally.
Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Work with the Head of Programs to track project's narrative reports, organize internal and external monitoring and evaluation;
- Work closely with the Accounting Department to prepare annual budgets and complete risk analysis;
- Work with the Board, Head of Programs and Communication Officer to ensure that there are regular mechanisms for SWV to reflect on its work and develop its culture as a learning organization.
RequiredQualifications
Absolute Essentials:
- Ability to provide leadership;
- Ability to adopt vision of the SWV;
- Feminist/ activist with experience of practical management challenges that women's grass root organization faces.
Knowledge and Experience:
- At least 7 years of experience in the NGO sector in the global human rights and ideally women's rights movements;
- Strong experience in a senior leadership position, including leading cross-organizational processes, strategic financial management (including budgeting and monitoring), and people management;
- Strong experience of leading senior management teams/ staff in an inclusive and supportive way;
- Strong experience of managing and implementing strategic change and of maintaining staff morale, particularly in the context of an evolving organization;
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the Labor Law and all relevant legislation;
- Strong experience of interpreting and making decisions on numerical, statistical and financial information;
- Formal qualification in Women's Rights, Human Rights, Gender Studies or another relevant discipline would be desirable, but significant experience of the field would be a substitute;
- Experience of working with diverse staff.
Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent organizational skills;
- Ability to see a big picture;
- Strong ability to think strategically, and to undertake and lead participatory strategic planning processes and reviews;
- Ability to analyse complex data requiring high levels of judgment to assess information and integrate development thinking and/ or current social policy issues into the strategy and work of the organization;
- Ability to create a collaborative and supportive working environment where people are encouraged to raise issues and contribute to decision-making processes;
- Thorough understanding of key policy issues relating to international development and the Millennium Development Goals, international Human Rights Framework;
- Ability to travel;
- IT proficiency, including knowledge of MS Office, website content management software, and ability to learn new software;
- Proven ability to manage a varied and heavy workload and to work under pressure, making difficult decision when necessary.
Personal Qualities:
- Empathy, understanding and passionate commitment to the ethos, values and philosophy of SWV to the advancement of women's rights in Armenia; track record of activism and women's rights work would be a significant advantage;
- Approachable and a good listener;
- Outstanding communication skills with a proven ability to inspire, support externally, engage effectively with, and influence diverse audiences across cultures, including experience of liaison with a range of stakeholders, including national and international government officials, media and potential and existing funders;
- Ability to respect confidentiality;
- Ability to undertake occasional evening and weekend work;
- Politically and culturally sensitive;
- Ability to work on own initiative, and be proactive, with a "can do" attitude;
- Person comfortable working independently and as part of a small team;
- Experience of working with geographically dispersed staff.
Benefits
Job URL: iJob.am - Chief Executive Officer @ Society Without Violence NGO
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