Together with our partners, Kvinna till Kvinna focuses on preventing gender-based violence, promoting respect for sexual and reproductive health and rights, supporting conflict resolution, and promoting women’s participation in decision-making.

We are now recruiting a Country Director to be based in Beirut and be responsible for the operations and programme.

Deadline for applying: January 20^th

About the job

Kvinna till Kvinna has supported women’s rights in Lebanon and Syria since 2014 and today 5 colleagues work to support the development of women’s right in the country. As Country Director you are responsible for developing and ensuring the implementation of programmes in accordance with Kvinna till Kvinna’s mandate, policies, delegation of authority, working methods, operational plan, budget and agreements with donors and partner organisations.

You hold managerial, administrative, security and financial responsibility, including management of the overall country budget. As Country Director you are responsible for recruiting, managing, and motivating the staff in the office in Beirut in line with Kvinna till Kvinna’ s leadership policy.

Additionally, you are Kvinna till Kvinna’s official representative in the country. This also entails networking and maintaining relationships with relevant international and national stakeholders, including authorities and donors and developing and maintaining partnerships, first and foremost with women’s rights organisations.

The Country Director is based in our office in Beirut, belongs organisationally to the Programme Department and reports to the MENA Regional Director.

About you

To be successful in this role, you are an experienced manager and a strong leader. We believe you are collaborative, team-oriented and can motivate others, foster dialogue and facilitate discussions. Your work is strategic, goal-oriented with the ability to prioritize and delegate, but you can dive into details when needed.

You have experience in managing change and you are someone who enjoys building in a changing organization, including programs and structures. You are responsible and flexible with strong communication-, conflict sensitivity- and cultural sensitivity skills. You enjoy liaising with like-minded organizations, donors, and women' rights actors, and you feel confident in representing the organization in external setting

Needless to say - you are engaged and interested in women’s rights and share our values.

Formal qualifications

• Academic degree in a relevant field such as political science, gender studies, international relations, development studies, peace- and conflict studies, human rights;
• Extensive work experience which includes managerial experience leading staff and management of programmes of similar size and focus.
• Demonstrated knowledge in, and experience from working with, one or more of the following thematic areas: promotion of gender equality/respect for women’s rights; peacebuilding/conflict resolution; women’s empowerment; gender-based violence prevention; and/or support to women’s human rights defenders;
• Experience in:
  • programme and project management, including strong monitoring and evaluation skills and knowledge in results-based management and quality assurance.
  • working in civil society, preferable in Lebanon and/or Syria, including feminist and women's rights programming, advocacy and movement building.
  • budgeting and budget follow-up; including performing or overseeing administrative and finance-related tasks;
  • successful fundraising from a range of donor including institutional and private;
  • managing risk and handling cases of fraud and corruption cases in an NGO setting;
  • human resource management in a conflict or post conflict setting with a diverse staff group including having the responsibility for the safety and security of an organisation and its staff.
  • managing partnerships with local civil society actors including funding, thematic and organisational development support;
• Ability to communicate orally in Arabic;

• Excellent speaking and writing skills in English

Merits

• Knowledge of the Human Rights’ based approach
• Knowledge of methods and approaches of the Swedish International Development cooperation
• Experience from working with EU-funding and government funding.
• Familiarity with Kvinna till Kvinna’s mandate and working methods.
• A valid driver’s license.

Terms & conditions

At Kvinna till Kvinna you will get a chance to be a part of an inspiring and diverse workplace with dedicated employees internationally. You will join a team of 110+ dedicated Kvinna till Kvinna colleagues who fight for women’s rights in more than 20 conflict-affected countries.

This is a national, one year fixed-term, local contract under Lebanon labour legislation with a starting probationary period of 3 months. Candidates must have the right to work and reside in Lebanon.

The position is based in Beirut but through regular digital meetings, we stay in touch with our colleagues in the region and abroad. Your role will include 2 – 3 trips per year to Europe and other parts of MENA. We apply Goal-oriented working hours applies.

Start of employment no later than April 1^st, 2025.

Application

Deadline for application is January 20^th

For application, please submit your application in English, by clicking the apply button. Please note that we only accept applications through our job site.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the position or about the recruitment process, please contact HR@kvinnatillkvinna.se.