Country Context
GOAL has been working in Sudan since 1985. Currently GOAL is a leading health and nutrition, WASH and FSL INGO in Sudan, working in South Kordofan and North Darfur states, and supporting the federal Ministry of Health Nutrition Department with technical support. Overall, GOAL provides integrated health, nutrition, WASH, and FSL programming to meet urgent humanitarian needs of the population and build capacity of agencies to respond.
Performance
- Strong track record of achievements in humanitarian and International development
- Track record of building high performance culture and managing in difficult contexts and leading a large geographically dispersed team
- Inspirational talent developer/ track record in developing successors
- Track record of operational planning (annual planning and resourcing)
- Demonstrable experience in security and crisis management
- Managed X-functional stakeholders; Has led complex projects (6 -12 months)
- Financial acumen – Budgeting, Income , P&L, Cash Flow etc.
Leadership Potential & Ambition
- Ambitious to deliver highest results
- Enjoys and can deal with fast pace, complexity and ambiguity
- Knowledgeable about country context and sector trends
- Change driven/ drives people to innovate
- High self awareness, open &eager to change and become the best
- Is authentic and displays maturity
- Collaborates across organization to impact broader results than only team’s
Key Leadership skills:
Decision Quality, Courage, Drives Results, Develops Talent, Builds Effective Teams, Business Insight, Cultivates Innovation; Collaborates, Organizational Savvy, Resourcefulness
General ability
Forward thinking, Strong intellectual capacity, ability to solve complex challenges
Basic: + Standard
- Relevant first or Postgraduate degree, English, International 8-10 years INGO leadership experience as a must
- 1-2 years’ experience at Country Director Level in the overseas humanitarian or development environment OR 3-5 years’ experience as part of a Senior Management Team