In March, we were excited to officially launch the Eastern Congo Initiative. Founded by Ben Affleck, the Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) is the first U.S. based advocacy and grant-making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of eastern Congo. We envision an eastern Congo vibrant with abundant opportunities for economic and social development, where a robust civil society can flourish. ECI believes that local, community-based approaches are essential to creating a sustainable and successful society in eastern Congo.
ECI is recruiting a Country Director who will be based in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Country Director will work closely with the ECI Managing Director (based in the U.S.) and will play a key role in setting the strategic direction of ECI’s grant-making work and ECI broadly. The Country Director will help to identify, vet, and evaluate potential and actual ECI grantees in eastern Congo and will be responsible for ensuring the establishment and management of processes to support ECI’s presence in eastern Congo.
The Country Director will represent ECI to government officials, NGOs, with select media, and other senior officials in the DRC, in other African countries, in the United States, and Europe.
Additional information on the position can be found in the attached job description and more information on ECI can be found at www.easterncongo.org.
The successful candidate for this position will have the following:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV describing the candidate’s professional experience, two writing samples and contact information for three references. Only complete applications will be considered. Applications can be submitted to admin@easterncongo.org with “Candidate Name” – Country Director – Eastern Congo Initiative in the subject line.
ECI is recruiting a Country Director who will be based in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Country Director will work closely with the ECI Managing Director (based in the U.S.) and will play a key role in setting the strategic direction of ECI’s grant-making work and ECI broadly. The Country Director will help to identify, vet, and evaluate potential and actual ECI grantees in eastern Congo and will be responsible for ensuring the establishment and management of processes to support ECI’s presence in eastern Congo.
The Country Director will represent ECI to government officials, NGOs, with select media, and other senior officials in the DRC, in other African countries, in the United States, and Europe.
Additional information on the position can be found in the attached job description and more information on ECI can be found at www.easterncongo.org.
The successful candidate for this position will have the following:
- 7+ years of extensive strategic and operational experience, preferably with an international NGO, and demonstrated experience in the management of large and complex multi-sector programs, preferably in the Great Lakes region of Africa
- Experience working with local community-based organizations, international NGOs and donors
- Background in grant making and experience overseeing grant portfolios
- Demonstrated ability to establish, build and manage complex and diverse stakeholder relationships such as key government officials, NGOs, and other high-level individuals
- Demonstrated skills in leadership and management in a complex international setting, excellent people management skills and accountability, and interpersonal skills including the ability to work closely with high-profile individuals
- Excellent English written and verbal communications skills and proficient Swahili and French written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to produce high quality work and balance competing priorities within demanding timeframes
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team or under limited supervision with high levels of initiative
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint)
- Experience developing and managing an office budget and financial system
- Prior experience living and working in eastern Congo, with a willingness and ability to reside in Goma, DRC.
- Ability to travel throughout eastern Congo and internationally
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV describing the candidate’s professional experience, two writing samples and contact information for three references. Only complete applications will be considered. Applications can be submitted to admin@easterncongo.org with “Candidate Name” – Country Director – Eastern Congo Initiative in the subject line.
