Country Director DRC

World Relief
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 70,000 - 80,000 monthlyFunction: Executive & General ManagementEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Stakeholder management","Team management","Strategic planning"]

The Country Director DRC leads World Relief’s country program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, providing strategic and operational leadership, overseeing financial management, staff security, donor relations, and program quality. The role drives country strategy, policy development, and resource mobilization, while representing the organization to government and partners and traveling to project sites as needed to ensure impactful humanitarian and development work.

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Country Director DRC

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Job Summary

The Country Director DRC leads World Relief’s country program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, providing strategic and operational leadership, overseeing financial management, staff security, donor relations, and program quality. The role drives country strategy, policy development, and resource mobilization, while representing the organization to government and partners and traveling to project sites as needed to ensure impactful humanitarian and development work.
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the development and implementation of a revised country strategy aligned with World Relief’s mission and values.
  • •Align programs with WR’s integral mission, manage policies, structures, and M&E quality, and develop staff capacity-building plans; spearhead local fundraising and resource development; build strategic partnerships with local institutions, government, UN agencies, clusters, and partners.
  • •Lead the senior management team in developing country strategies, drive business development, and represent the organization in DRC with government, donors and other organizations.
  • •Coordinate and oversee recruitment of personnel and ensure program alignment with Core Humanitarian Standards and global standards.
  • •Travel to project field sites frequently within and outside of Goma to oversee operations and ensure program effectiveness.
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 70,000 - 80,000 monthly

Key Requirements

  • •Mature and personal Christian faith
  • •Experience in administration of U.S. government and UN grants
  • •Proven leadership and management of international donor support programs, networking, with extensive experience in strategic planning, resource mobilization, proposal development, personnel management and supervision, and budgeting in a multi-project and multi-funding environment
  • •Strong oral and communication skills in French and English
  • •Must be able to relocate to and reside in the country of direction
Experience:International developmentNonprofitHumanitarian
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStakeholder managementTeam managementStrategic planning
Languages:FrenchEnglish

Company Brief

World Relief
International Christian humanitarian nonprofit providing refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, economic empowerment, disaster response, and community health programs to vulnerable populations worldwide through local partnerships and direct service delivery.
Industry: Nonprofit
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Nonprofit & NGO
Funding: Grant Funded
Headquarters: Baltimore, United States
Founded: 1944
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