DRC Program Director Job in Kenya

Program Director

Based in Nairobi with frequent travel to Somalia (1 year renewable contract)

Availability: May, 2013.

The NGO Safety Program (NSP) for Somalia / Somaliland is a program created by NGOs, which aims at supporting International and National NGOs to operate safely and securely in Somalia / Somaliland.

NSP, initially called the NGO Security Preparedness and Support (NGO SPAS), was established in 2004 by NGOs operating in Somalia / Somaliland. 

NSP is administratively and legally hosted by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to provide it with a legal and administrative framework, through which to fulfill its functions more efficiently, effectively and accountably.

The Program director has 4 core responsibilities:

• To be NSP official representative
• To provide leadership and give strategic direction to NSP
• To mobilize and manage NSP staff and resources to achieve NSP strategy
• To provide a high and operational level of understanding of the Somali context to NGOs

For details about the position and requirements please refer to the full vacancy advert on Reliefweb

For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk.