About the role
job Description About the job: Trócaire is an International NGO (INGO) and a member of the Caritas International Federation. 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 & Environmental Justice; Ensure Women & Girls' Protection, Voice & Influence; Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity and Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability. 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 25 local partners across the country 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 Country Director (CD) position provides an opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and innovative individual to lead a country team of 30 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 Human Rights (based in Ireland), this is a fixed term contract of 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), the Finance and Administration Manager (FAM), the Business Development and Grants Manager (BDGM), and the Human Rights Project Manager (HRPM), who along with the CD make up the Country Management Team (CMT).