Country Directors – Ghana

Change the way we make a difference…

VSO has a new strategy and we’re looking for country directors in Africa to help us breathe life into it. This is your chance to play a decisive role in shaping the way our operations in Africa look for years to come. Are you ready for the challenge?

The jobs

We want people to head up our programme offices and we have a number of vacancies in countries across Africa. Working together with a highly-motivated team, you’ll translate our new strategy into lasting, meaningful improvements in the lives of the country’s poorest people. You’ll work with our strategic partners to shape our goals, create national strategy, raise our profile, network with government agencies, donors and other international agencies, and generally be a walking, talking embodiment of our values and vision. You’ll also support our volunteers, manage our people, take responsibility for financial and resource management and legal compliance.

Easy, right?

You

You’re an experienced senior manager and you’ve successfully managed development or humanitarian programmes at a country level before. You have excellent leadership, negotiation and relationship-building skills. And your project-management skills need to be second to none, because you’ll be using them to plan, resource and implement our innovative programmes Oh, and you’ll need to find the cash to run some of those programmes too, so experience securing external funding and grants is essential.

Us

We’re a development organisations that’s been working through volunteers to fight poverty for more than fifty years. We blush when we admit it, but we’re the leading organisation in the field. We work in almost 50 countries and we’re constantly exploring new ways to use the time, energy and skills of people to make a difference. Even if you know us, it’s worth checking out our website – we might not be the organisation you think we are.

The package

OK, so nobody works for an NGO to make a fortune, but you still deserve to be paid properly. As well as a competitive salary, the package includes comprehensive health benefits, accommodation, children’s education and relocation costs, plus we’ll match pension contributions up to 5% of your salary.

Ready to apply?

Please submit a CV and a cover letter to recruitment@vsoint.org. The cover letter should detail the reasons you believe you are most suitable for the role and outline your current salary and benefits package and your salary expectations. Please include telephone and email contact and details of two referees (one of whom should be your current or most recent employer). VSO is an equal opportunity employer, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.