GDPS Director

Primary responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the CEO, the Global Development Programs & Strategies Director remains the key technical person in planning and leading community lives’ improvement and development driven strategic projects.

He works more closely with the staff members around his mission (including Regional Mission Responsible, Zone Managers and Field Officers) to set up and implement coherent and achievable Action Plans that boost communities' progress.

Profile

As with the CEO, a GDPS Director’s position is too demanding that he must have a required profile to lead this position.

Although he is not required to be a statutory member, he must nevertheless be selectively recruited. He must demonstrate a good command of issues, challenges and geo-contextual and strategic dynamics of the SDGs, and, above all, be able to propose, in accordance with WNVD's mission, particularly integrated and sustainable solutions for vulnerable communities.

He must have considerable professional experience in leading and implementing development projects and behold required university degree in the matter.

He must comply with any other requirement relating to this position like:

Having very large professional expertise in Profit, Non Profit and Public-Private sectors management as well as Development Projects Management;

Having self-conviction;

Having great independency of mind and facts appreciation;

Having strong skills, great dynamism and proactivity in planning, innovation and projects supervision in the fields of growth and community sustainability;

Embodying a true stewardship and accountability spirit, positive humanitarian and associative values and a great determination in a shared development service;

He is indisputably required to be strong in spoken and professional tongues (French and English).

Strong professional skills in computer and internet use are fundamental aspects for the one holding this position.

At the end, He must be exceptionally strong in leadership, peaceful conflict Management as well as in cooperation and international relations.