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Leadership and Representation
Lead the country program by maintaining open and professional relations with colleagues, promoting a strong team spirit and providing guidance, oversight and resources to enable staff to perform successfully.
Develop and carry out strategies that result in strong representation with: Somalia Government authorities at various levels; donors including OFDA, DFID, ECHO, CHF, Europe Aid, UNICEF, Irish Aid, Start Fund and other international organizations; international and local NGOs; and networks such as the INGO Forum.
Ensure that the IRC remains a partner of choice for major international donors.
Develop and maintain a high level of understanding of donor priorities and planned funding.
Initiate and sustain strong, mutually beneficial and authentic partnerships with Somalia organizations.
Seek out and pursue opportunities to raise the profile of the work of the IRC and its partners in Somalia, as well as the lives and the needs of the people the IRC seeks to serve.
Play a leadership role in efforts to improve humanitarian response coordination in Somalia.
Lead country program collaboration with colleagues in the IRC’s HEAZ to deliver regional programming and advocacy.
Strategic Direction, Program Quality and Growth
Set the strategic vision and direction of the country program to serve more people with the most responsive and highest quality programming possible and secure the resou
