Country Director (Programme Manager) Fast-track leadership programme - Various global locations

Country Director (Programme Manager) Fast-track leadership programme Various global locations

Permanent, Full Time

Location Various global locations across the HALO Trust operations

Salary Starting salary of £50,000 gross per annum, increasing to up to £65,000 upon deployment (depending upon level of role and programme assigned) plus overseas allowances. International contract terms

About HALO:

The HALO Trust is the world s largest and oldest international humanitarian mine action non-government organisation (NGO).

For over thirty years, we have been saving lives and helping war-torn communities recover, by making their land safe. Our mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict.

HALO is known for its work to clear landmines, but we also lead on dealing with unexploded ordnance, from bullets to aircraft bombs, and we educate communities to keep them safe. We also build safe arms stores and systems for securing guns. HALO was established in Afghanistan in 1988 and now employs over 11,500 staff in 30 countries and territories.

We are extremely proud of the work we do and the people in our team. For us all, it is more than just a job. It is a shared purpose.

About the Role:

Due to growth and internal promotions, we are very excited to be recruiting our next senior leaders, with the aim of these individual quickly becoming our next Country Directors (we call them Programme Managers here at HALO).

In order to set our future Programme Managers up for success, our fast-track leadership programme will train and skill you in numerous aspects of our operations.

You will initially undertake our 6-month Field Officer training programme in Cambodia and Sri Lanka. Here you will trained in our global landmine clearance operations both technically and operationally, focusing on leading our national teams on the ground in our global programmes. Upon completion of the Field Officer course, you will deploy to a programme in a senior position. This could be as Chief of Staff, Deputy Programme Manager or similar, where you will have leadership responsibility, but most importantly allowing you to experience how a HALO programme works.

Once this initial deployment concludes (around 12 months depending on your progress and HALO s needs), your line manager and our talent management team will work with you to identify suitable Programme Manager roles as they become available. Depending on the number of applicants, these roles are likely to be competed.

The Programme Manager is responsible for leading the strategic direction of the programme, including the design, review, and implementation of the programme s strategy in accordance with HALO s organisational objectives and charitable purpose. This includes establishing long-term strategic goals for the programme and developing the capacity and strength of the existing team. The successful candidate to this role will be a strategic thinker who can demonstrate experience building a team s capacity to achieve strategic objectives.

You will be responsible for the accountable execution of donor projects, working directly with relevant stakeholders in-country and liaising with others remotely. You will also be responsible for the creation of project implementation plans, monitoring and adjustment to ensure successful delivery to donors. The successful candidate for this role must be comfortable monitoring delivery at a higher level, as well as getting involved in the detail when needed. The successful candidate will need to have exceptional liaison, organisational and financial acumen.

The Programme Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance across all departments in the programme in accordance with internal, national and international regulations and legislation. They will report to the respective Head of Region and coordinate with HALO s HQ.

The successful candidate will need to be an inspiring leader, capable of managing a large and diverse workforce with a focus on empowerment, communication, and professional development. The Programme Manager will improve HR and safeguarding processes and procedures with a desire to lead on implementing impactful systematic change. This role requires a candidate with strong coordination capabilities, and a commitment to lead by example to maintain high professional standards.

The Programme Manager s time will be split between in country HQ offices with occasional travel to the regional operations in country.

HALO requires its applicants to work in line with our values, which are:

• Courage
• Discipline
• Integrity
• Respect for Others
• Loyalty
• Selfless Commitment

The Programme Manager position is a strategic leadership role, and we re looking for individuals with strong programme management skills, with experience of managing large scale projects.

You will be an experienced senior leader of people who knows how to get the best out of their diverse team operating in complex political and often austere environments. Previous experience in the mine action or arms control sector is desirable; however, we know that talent comes from different sector backgrounds be that ex-Armed Forces, the humanitarian sector, business or those who have invested in their leadership capability through an MBA.

Above all you will be a seasoned leader who will thrive in our sector, who fully buys-in to our purpose and who will make a real difference to the people they lead, and the beneficiaries that we serve.

Who we're looking for:

Key Skills and Competencies Required

Essential

• Significant senior leader experience
• Experience in managing compliance across project management, financial, labour law and other departmental functions
• Experience in strategy building and implementation
• Experience establishing and building new stakeholder relationships
• Financial management, including budget building
• Experience leading and managing teams, building capacity and an inclusive workplace
• Experience in project design, proposal writing and review
• Experience monitoring project performance against indicators
• Experience assessing and managing risk
• Experience in incident and/or crisis management
• Results based management experience
• Demonstrable confidence in public speaking and liaison
• Project management experience
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to foster a cooperative work environment
• Fluent English

Desirable

• Experience of working overseas in complex political environments
• Good donor relationship management, including reporting and other communications
• Experience working with a variety of donor types, such as government, private, corporate and foundations
• Experience in Safeguarding management
• Experience in mine action or arms control sector
• Experience in international development
• Experience working on projects relating to gender and women s empowerment

Benefits

• Starting salary of £50,000 gross per annum, increasing upon deployment (depending upon level of role and programme assigned)
• Local overseas allowance of $350 per month
• Shared or private accommodation in HALO accommodation provided at nil cost. Accompanied posting will also be considered but cannot be guaranteed.
• 49 days annual leave increasing to 56 days after 2 years service
• Three economy return flights to the member s official home address (or an alternative location up to an equivalent cost)
• Non contributary life assurance (3 x salary)
• Retirement savings plan
• Private medical health cover
• Comprehensive insurance package: life assurance and emergency medical insurance, including evacuation and repatriation.

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and well-being of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.

If you wish to apply, please submit your CV (no more than 2 pages) and a covering letter (no more than one page). Closing date for applications will be 29th January 2025.

We will be reviewing and processing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised closing date. Therefore, we encourage you to apply as soon as you can.