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Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

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About the role

The Country Director leads the staff team in delivering an impactful programme in Burkina Faso. He/she sets and communicates its vision, ensures the programme is well-resourced and leads in its development and implementation, managing for results and developing a culture of reflection and learning. He/she ensures that staff understand their responsibilities and perform at a high level, manages financial resources efficiently and champions operational excellence.

He/she builds relationships with key external stakeholders to effectively represent and position Christian Aid in-country, and with local partners to build capacity and ensure excellence in delivery. The Country Director also has strong internal partnerships with teams across Christian Aid in Africa and globally.

About you

He/she ensures that staff understand their responsibilities and perform at a high level, manages financial resources efficiently and champions operational excellence. He/she builds relationships with key external stakeholders to effectively represent and position Christian Aid in-country, and with local partners to build capacity and ensure excellence in delivery. The Country Director also has strong internal partnerships with teams across Christian Aid in Africa and globall
Competency questions (if required)

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions :
1. Please give us an example of a time when you took an initiative to promote collaborative team working to break down barriers to effective cross-organisational collaboration

• What was the context ? What were the obstacles to effective cross-organisational collaboration ?
• What was your responsibility ?
• What action(s) did you take ? Why ? How effective were they ?
• What were the results ? Were you successful ? If so, how did you know
2. Please tell us about a time when you had to negotiate for existing resources and identify new resources in a cost-effective way to achieve your work objectives

• What was the situation ?
• What were you asked to achieve ?
• What action(s) did you take ?
• What were the results ? Were you successful in stewarding the resources you identified effectively ? If so, how did you know ?
3.Tell us about a time when you ensured that all of the objectives for your own unit, team or department were achieved on time and within budget
• What was the situation ? What were the different objectives ?

• What were your responsibilities ?
• What actions did you take to ensure that all of your objectives were achieved ? If there were any obstacles to this, how did you address them ?
• What were the results ? Were you successful ? If so, how were you successful ?
Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.
We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).
All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us.

We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do ; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Please send your application to :
https://jobs.christianaid.org.uk/vacancy/country-director-burkina-faso-4011-09-bp-1233-ouaga-09/4029/description/