Regional Finance Director and Regional Human Resources Director Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya - Save the Children

Save the Children is a global child rights organisation with a dual mandate to deliver world-class, quality programming in health, education and child protection and to be the leading INGO for children in emergencies.

Save the Children:

• reaches 50 million children every year
• raises $1.4 billion for children every year
• has 29 national organizations in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia
• works in more than 90 countries and has over 15,000 employees

We are looking to recruit two key roles for our East Africa Regional Office.

Regional Finance Director, East Africa

As a key member of the regional leadership team, you will take shared responsibility for the transformation of the region to a new operating model whilst also delivering Save the Children’s strategy within the region.

You will be the trusted partner of the Regional Director and his / her immediate team on all finance related matters and contribute to the development of multi-year strategic and operational plans, and be accountable for ensuring and monitoring delivery against the financial plans through targeted financial analytical review and best-in-class forecasting

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified finance professional with financial management experience at a regional level within a complex global organisation
• Experience of developing and building capacity in a regional finance function
• Experience of implementing/working within strong control frameworks, where an audit background would be desirable
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
• Ability to present complex financial information in a succinct and compelling manner
• Experience of exposure to the non-for-profit sector and/or developing countries
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Willingness to undertake significant amounts of travel to the Country Offices for training, support and capacity building purposes
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Regional Human Resources Director, East Africa

As a key member of the regional leadership team, you will take shared responsibility for the transformation of the region to a new operating model whilst also delivering Save the Children’s strategy within the region.

You will be the trusted partner of the Regional Director and his immediate team on all people related matters.

You will support and enable countries in the East Africa Region to meet International Programming Operating standards and manage and develop their people.

You will be accountable for the implementation strategy of the Global People Strategy within your Region.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified HR professional and/or substantial HR generalist experience including recruitment and selection, performance management, learning and development, reward and employee relations.
• HR leadership experience across multiple countries with experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure.
• Demonstrable track record of leading substantial change – maximising benefits and minimising risks.
• Cultural sensitive, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Experience of building, leading and developing staff with different backgrounds and expertise.
• Able to create ‘attractive expertise’ which encourages senior managers to seek help and counsel in resolving people matters maturely and with minimal disruption.
• Experience of building personal networks at senior levels, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation.
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
• Commitment to Save the Children values.
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies.
• Willingness to travel in developing countries.

Application process

If you meet the above requirements, please send your detailed CV together with a cover letter and current contacts of three referees including immediate supervisor to SCIRecruitment@savethechildren.org not later than 16th March 2012.

For more information, please visit our website www.savethechildren.net.