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Group Leader - Africa/Latin America
Employer: Caritas Australia
Work Type/s: Full Time
Classification/s: International Aid & Development, Management, Project Management
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: Sydney
Job posted on: 23 January, 2012.
Applications close: 08 February, 2012.
Caritas Australia is the Catholic agency for international aid and development in Australia and works with partners in Australia, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. We work to address the causes of poverty and bring about long term change, by working with communities who experience poverty, injustice, hunger and oppression regardless of their religious, political or cultural beliefs.
The Africa and Latin America Group Leader will be responsible for the strategic leadership and general management of the Africa and Latin America Team. Through the specific leadership delegations relating to this role, the Group Leader will contribute significantly to the development of the new Strategic Plan of Caritas Australia to be launched in 2012, and to the related International Programs Team and ALA operational plans.
The Africa and Latin America Group Leader (ALA GL) is responsible for managing the ALA Group, comprised of 8 members which include 3 overseas staff in Nairobi, the Latin America Coordinator in Melbourne and 4 staff in Head Office of which 6 currently report directly to the ALA GL. The ALA GL is responsible for ensuring that the Group’s work is aligned with Caritas Australia’s Strategic Plan, that it reflects international standards as well as Catholic Social Teaching principles.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience (selection criteria)
The successful candidate will demonstrate and provide examples from their professional experience of the following essential skills;
Essential
- Extensive experience working in the international aid & development sector
- At least 5 years experience in a senior role managing international program teams, programs and partnerships in Africa and Latin America
- Demonstrate capacity to plan and manage complex Church, government and NGO partnerships and programs, including analytical reporting on program and financial results
- Expertise in the latest international standards in participatory program design, monitoring, evaluation and learning
- Demonstrated experience in cross-cultural and facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills, particularly in Africa
- Demonstrated experience with strategic analysis and reporting
- Strong verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated commitment to working with local partners in development and humanitarian responses.
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to work within the principles and values of Catholic Social Teaching
- Demonstrated ability to remain calm, productive and a leader in crisis situations
- Relevant tertiary qualifications.
Desirable
- Familiarity with the Not-For-Profit and the Catholic sector
- Familiarity with the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Code of Conduct.
- Awareness of EEO and equity issues in international development as well as Caritas Australia.
- Commitment to participate in OH&S initiatives in the workplace and foster safe work practices.
- Understanding of working with faith based agencies in humanitarian responses.
A full position description is attached below and also available on our website at www.caritas.org.au/jobs.
In the spirit of hope and peace, Caritas Australia works in partnership with some of the most disadvantaged members of our global community regardless of race, gender and religion to alleviate poverty and injustice.
