Country Director Ghana at Sightsavers

About the role

The Country Director will help us ensure the successful delivery of programme activities, achieving the expected outcomes in line with Sightsavers’ strategic plan and national development goals. Key accountabilities will include:

• Demonstrating good governance within programme delivery and financial management, ensuring that all systems and controls are in place and followed to allow accurate reporting, cost effectiveness.
• Enforcing compliance to meet funding/donor requirements to retain and develop grant and partner relationships  
• Developing strong relationships with government agencies, donors, international agencies, media and communities to raise the profile of Sightsavers, with the ability to advocate and influence at senior levels.
• Building an effective country team focused on delivery; recruiting high calibre individuals and supporting them with focused development plans to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.
• Working collaboratively with internal departments globally to contribute to organisation success; review outputs and share learning, identify new opportunities, and make recommendations based on changes in the local environment.
• Providing support to networks both inside and outside the organisation

About you

• We are looking for a consistent, proven, and effective leader.  To succeed in this rewarding role, you will need:
• A post graduate qualification in a relevant subject
• Experience and knowledge of context and actors in the Health, Education and Social Inclusion sectors
• Previous experience as a Country Director for an INGO would be highly desirable
• Extensive working experience in an INGO/ NGO environment in a leadership position
• Substantial and proven team management experience
• Knowledge of project management, budget development and monitoring, and resource management.
• Knowledge of advocacy, research, impact assessment, partnership development and resource mobilisation
• This is an involved role, please see the full job description for further details
•  As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Sightsavers offers a competitive salary and benefits together with a pleasant and inclusive work environment with talented and dedicated colleagues. Salary and benefits will be shared with candidates in advance of interviews.