Country Director Bangladesh

Reports to:

International Director

Job Overview and Core Purpose

The Country Director is responsible and accountable for leading CBM Global’s strategy and operations in Bangladesh and for delivering the organisation’s mission and vision. CBM Global is a dual mandate organisation, practicing and promoting disability inclusion in development and humanitarian contexts. As the leader of the country team, the Country Director has a central and strategic role within CBM Global.

Success requires leading and building a high-performing, diverse team; inspiring and aligning this team and other internal stakeholders behind a clearly articulated strategy for the country programme; developing and winning support for a growing portfolio of programme work, across all three vehicles of change detailed in the organisation’s programmatic strategy; and developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders that are critical to success.

Based: Dhaka

Hours: Full-time

Salary range: Competitive

Responsibilities and Duties (this is summary of the role and not limited to perform):

1. Strategy, relationships and representation
   1. Lead on developing and delivering the country strategy to achieve the CBM Global mission. Align it to the specific country context; CBM Global’s dual mandate (development and humanitarian); the CBM Global Federation strategy; to the programmatic strategy and three vehicles of change (field programmes, advisory and advocacy); and to the strategies of the thematic areas.
   2. Build and maintain authentic partnerships with stakeholders, in particular with the disability movement, ensuring our work reflects and is responsive to the needs of people with disabilities.
   3. Develop highly constructive relationships with CBM Global Members and Technical Teams. Mobilise and coordinate their input and support so that it most effectively supports the realisation of the country strategy.
   4. Represent CBM Global in country. Enhance the organisation’s reputation and brand through maintaining positive relationships with other stakeholders, including government, donors, UN bodies, OPDs, INGOs, local NGOs and the public; and by promoting the organisation through appropriate channels.
   5. Establish and lead the Country Coordinating Forum and Country Advisory panel. Ensure these bodies add value and fulfil their purpose in line with their agreed terms of reference.
2. Partnerships and programmes
   1. Identify and build relationships with partners who share CBM Global’s vision and complement our development and humanitarian programme work. Foster a model and approach to partnership that aligns with and supports our partnership principles.
   2. Work with partners to develop and deliver a portfolio of development and humanitarian programme work, across all three vehicles of change detailed in CBM Global’s programmatic strategy. Champion an approach that embraces CBM Global’s Programme Quality Framework; three -way model of collaboration; and partnership with the disability moveme
   3. Identify funding opportunities for CBM Global’s development and humanitarian work. Actively support fundraising and cost recovery, including fundraising from institutional donors that is led by CBM Global Member Teams. Rause funds from in-country sources.
3. Team leadership
   1. Lead the Country Team. Clearly articulate a compelling vision and direction for the team. Inspire and direct the team towards achieving this vision.
   2. Build a high performing team through management, coaching and mentoring.
   3. Ensure human resource policies and procedures are in place and adhered to.
   4. Take responsibility for safety and security of staff and visitors and ensure compliance with up-to-date SOP’s and the Security Plan.
   5. Ensure an inclusive and accessible workplace, with a working culture, environment and policies that enable the full participation of people with disabilities.
4. Finance and fiduciary responsibilities
   1. Ensure a high standard of financial and budget management and full compliance with CBM Global’s finance standards and procedures. Maintain management controls for accountability and efficient use of funding.
   2. Oversee the CBM Global risk management framework at the country office level and regularly update and report on it.
   3. Ensure in-country compliance with all statutory requirements.
5. Advocate, champion and model disability inclusion to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities and in all aspects of society in Bangladesh.
6. Accountable for ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with CBM Global’s programmes, are safeguarded to the greatest extent possible. Responsible for ensuring compliance to all aspects of the CBM Global Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, abuse and harassment policies and associated standards and procedures.

Safeguarding Role

Management, Leadership roles:

Knowledge

Understands what safeguarding means for the teams / departments they manage and the work they do. Understands power imbalances and ways in which team/organisational culture may be reinforcing negative stereotypes and biases, and the impact of these dynamics on the vulnerable and marginalised.

Skills

Leads teams to develop the necessary skills and expertise to undertake their roles and responsibilities for safeguarding. Explicitly and visibly challenges power imbalances, inequalities, gender bias and discrimination in organisational systems and processes. Leads on organisational change within their teams to embed safeguarding in their work and processes. Develops indicators and frameworks for measuring how well teams are delivering on roles and responsibilities for safeguarding. Creates organisational mechanisms which strengthen accountability to communities, Members and donors on safeguarding.

Behaviours

Holds teams accountable for delivering on safeguarding standards. Articulates and promotes the strategic importance of safeguarding in all aspects of the organisation’s work. Demonstrates leadership in ensuring that staff, Programmes and operations are safe for all Programme participants, staff and volunteers.

Key outcomes expected from this role

1. A clear country strategy agreed and actively supported by all stakeholders.
2. A growing portfolio of programme work that is developed and delivered to an exemplary standard, achieving agreed outcomes and impact.
3. A high performing, agile country team with a culture that reflects CBM Global’s values and champions the foundation principles detailed in the Operating Model.
4. Strong financial discipline aligned with CBM Global’s standards.
5. CBM Global and its work with partners is recognised in Bangladesh as a driving force for promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities and in all aspects of society.

Person Specification

All of the following requirements are essential, unless marked with a * when they are desirable.

CBM Global welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.

Experience and knowledge

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior management level in an international development or humanitarian organisation with a track-record of success.
• Proven experience in strategic planning and project cycle management.
• Proficiency and proven experience in financial management, systems and controls, including institutional grant management.
• Proven skills in advocacy with a track-record of building and managing effective partnerships and strategic alliances and influencing policy change.
• Experience and a track record of identifying fundraising opportunities; successfully securing grants from donor organisations and of building productive relationships with donors.
• Knowledge of disability issues and a rights based approach. Lived experience of disability an advantage.

Skills/competencies/personal qualities

• Outstanding interpersonal, relationship building and employee coaching skills.
• A participative management style, involves staff in decision-making processes and makes profitable use of existing competences
• A self-starter. Proactive, resourceful and entrepreneurial.
• Diligent, persistent with a can-do, positive attitude.
• Open, clear and inclusive communicator, with the ability to position CBM Global in the public sphere and reach a wide range of stakeholders
• Media experience.*
• Passionate about effecting change at a global level for and alongside people with disabilities and their communities, with a deep commitment to the vision of CBM Global and sympathetic to our Christian values.

Qualifications, training, and education

• Relevant academic degree (for example, in development, social sciences etc.), and/or equivalent background, qualification, experience.