Regional Representative CALP East and Southern Africa (Hosted by NRC) at Norwegian Refugee Council

What you will do:

The Regional Representative maintains and develops a thriving network, creating impact by convening, facilitating and harnessing diverse voices, representing, advocating and influencing for action, in service of CALP’s vision and goals.  The role plays a pivotal part in furthering CALP’s strategic aims and really delivering on our commitments to members and the wider humanitarian community.

Roles and Responsibilities

Networking and policy engagement

• Lead on policy engagement in the region.
• Establish and maintain spheres of influence among CVA actors and beyond, including engagement with donors, international finance institutions and regional bodies.
• Establish and strengthen strategic relationships, partnerships and alliances within the network and amplify conversations within and beyond the region. 
• Convene members and others to identify key issues, explore the implications of emerging trends and issues, generate evidence and learning and foster shared approaches. 
• Enable working group development, provide support, governance and facilitation; co-create events. 
• Utilise social media to horizon scan, engage and promote CALP’s work. 
• Facilitate, engage with, mobilise and help grow the membership.

Programme management

• Strategically lead CALP’s work in the region and lead on some thematic initiatives with global reach.
• Accountable for network development in the region – fostering the development of a vibrant network and driving strategic opportunities, increasing impact through collective action.
• Accountable for the regional programme portfolio.

Fundraising and grant management

• Develop regionally based fundraising opportunities and lead/contribute to new proposal development for CALP as a whole 
• Manage donor relationships on the programmatic/technical level and oversee grant management, with support/advice from CALP’s donor relations lead. 
• Manage hosting relationships and systems at the regional level.

Organisational development

• Contribute to collective leadership as a senior manager
• Provide management support for and foster personal development of team member(s)
• Ensure extensive cross-fertilization of ideas across all aspects of CALP’s work

What you will bring

Skills and Competencies

Essential:

• At least five or seven years in senior management experience, including strategy development, planning, delivery, and representation in an aid context.
• Master's degree or equivalent qualification in an appropriate technical field, or equivalent level of professional experience.
• Experience and professionalism in networking to engage and influence with senior actors across the humanitarian system. 
• Understanding of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in a humanitarian context in the region, and associated opportunities, complexities and politics.
• Strong understanding of the international humanitarian system at regional and global levels, and linkages with government bodies, including current debates.
• Highly proactive and pragmatic leadership, problem solving and delivery, able to identify high impact priorities, allocate resources and achieve significant results with limited support.
• Detailed understanding of the regional/countries’ (particularly Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan) contexts. 
• Strong project management and people management skills. 
• Financial management and compliance management experience and skills.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including in written and spoken English. 
• Strong decision maker who operates with integrity. 
• Experience with major humanitarian donor grant management and reporting procedures. 
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts and individual team members. 

Desirable:

• Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese.
• Experience of leading inter-agency initiatives.
• Experience of working in a virtual network or remote team.