Appel à candidature : Recrutement d’un Directeur national d’Habitat for Humanity, Inde.

Appel à candidature : Recrutement d’un Directeur national d’Habitat for Humanity, Inde.

The role is offered on national terms and conditions and candidates must have the right to work in India.

Required Knowledge and Expertise

• Education: Master’s degree required in a relevant field, such as international development or relations, public administration, management, civil engineering, and/or social sciences.
• Significant, successful international experience including proven effective senior management experience, preferably in the non-profit sector and within the region of posting.
• Community development experience is a distinct advantage.
• Experience in non-profit/NGO resource development, plus a local and/or international.
• Programming experience in systems changes and experience working with governments/markets to transform and strengthen systems.
• Experience in developing proposals and successfully executing projects with funding from institutional donors.
• Experience in the development and nurturing of strategic partnerships in both a peer and lead agency role.
• Experience developing and implementing projects funded by complex donors and of working and negotiating with large institutional donors; e.g. DFAT, MFAT USAID, EU, etc.
• A track record of effective and exemplary servant leadership and high-level management.
• Experience in managing people, budgets, and other resources.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and public speaking skills.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, diplomacy, and adaptability.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, database, and email software applications.
• Proficiency in financial management and accounting.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the local culture, society, laws, and customs.
• Experience in Human Resources management.

Habitat for Humanity National Director Leadership Competencies

• Compels others through embodiment and clarity of vision, building widespread internal and external support and driving action through a clear articulation of a value proposition.
• Leads through ambiguity and transformation, modelling agile learning and supporting efforts to prioritize and support employees and stakeholders through change.
• Upholds the highest standards of integrity and ethics while navigating organizational conflict, critical conversations, and decision-making.
• Embodies trust and transparency by promoting a free flow of information throughout the organization and providing teams with the leverage to achieve goals and grow.

Habitat for Humanity National Director Technical Competencies

• Scoping the critical technical expertise to develop and drive a transformative strategy.
• Hiring and developing top-tier leaders who will drive organizational strategy and build the organizational culture needed to achieve this strategy.
• Building and growing strategic relationships with external partners, including multi-sector and multi-cultural leaders, local and national governments, and foundations and institutions.
• Agile decision-making, embracing flexibility and responsiveness is critical to organizational success.
• Align programmatic strategy to India’s National Government strategy for housing where applicable, ensuring this contributes to the achievement of strengthened government systems to support access to safe land and housing.
• Ensure construction and appropriate technology quality control systems are in place.
• Ensure the construction technology adopted is informed by the cultural context of the communities served in India and other Pacific Island nations.
• Aligning goals and strengthening the collaboration between local and international governance within a matrixed NGO system.
• Familiarity with M&E, financial management, and other quality control infrastructure and processes required to maintain effective operations and programming.
• Community development experience is a distinct advantage.