Country Director

Tasks

• Represent Swisscontact towards donors, partners, the Government of Ukraine and other stakeholders
• Support, oversee and backstop projects – with a focus on our employment & income projects  – to ensure successful project implementation
• Lead business development and project acquisition to achieve portfolio growth
• Develop and maintain strong networks in the public and private sectors and the development community (based on active networking and marketing of our capacity to implement complex projects)
• Lead cost and financial risk management including country budgeting
• Oversee admin and finance tasks like institutional registration, overall office operations, internal controls, compliance, audits and reporting
• Ensure understanding and compliance with Swisscontact’s Code of Conduct and Operations Manual
• Monitors the Security Situation, develops and implements Safety and Security Protocols, collaborates with the security community

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in leading and managing projects and/or multi stakeholder initiatives in development cooperation, ideally in Private Sector Development and MSD
• Strong proven experience of acquisition/business development (ability to develop proposals and new business)
• Experience with the Swiss and other bilateral international donors like FCDO
• Private sector experience (collaboration and/or own work experience)
• Experience in interdisciplinary and intercultural project teams outside of home country
• Working experience and understanding of the economic, cultural, social and political environment in Ukraine and the region
• Good knowledge in the use of methodologies related to Private Sector Development, MSD and/or Skills Development as well as to Monitoring and Results Measurement
• Excellent skills in English (verbal and written), Ukrainian is an asset
• Proven leadership skills (participatory)
• Eminent communication, networking and negotiations skills
• Personality of integrityStrong self-awareness and ability to maintain composure in challenging situations

Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and multicultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork.

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, diplomas and references until 2 July 2023. Please apply exclusively via the online application portal

For further information please visit www.swisscontact.org.