Country Director

Country Director - Lebanon
1 year fixed-term contract, renewable

Background

CARE International (CI) is a global confederation of emergencies and development non-governmental
organizations working to reduce poverty and social injustice around the world. CARE France manages
operations in 3 countries: Cameroun, Lebanon and Madagascar.

Reporting to Program, Operation and Advocacy Director / CARE France, The Country Director (CD) has the
overall responsibility for the effective management of CARE International operations in Lebanon, consistent
with CARE International’s vision and mission, core values and program principals, global program strategy
and operational code.

Job Summary

The Country Director (CD) has overall responsibility and leadership of the Country Office’s (CO’s) performance.
S/he represents CARE in the country, guiding a relevant program strategy development and implementation
consistent with CI’s global strategy, ensuring effective and timely humanitarian response capacity, leading
strategy development, change management, operational planning, and overseeing financial, operations and
human resource management, including the safety and security of all CO and visiting CARE staff.

The CD models and ensures systematic practice of CI values and new ways of working by fostering innovation,
helping to build effective teams, coalitions and networks and encouraging on-going staff development to
motivate and strengthen the organization’s resilience in the face of change. S/he promotes gender equality
and diversity among CO staff and in programming. In doing so, s/he:

Ensures that CARE's role in the country is aligned with CARE’s global program strategy and
continuously evolves to achieve the greatest impact and relevance in the operating context;

Positions CARE as a partner of choice and an influential voice in reducing poverty and social
injustice;

Leads the organizational changes required to align to the CO’s Country Presence Review outcomes
and CI’s global vision and strategy;

Leads and oversees the timely transformational changes required to align CARE International in
Lebanon to CARE International’s program priorities, advocacy strategy and operational models;

Lead, promote and oversees mainstreaming of gender issues in the Country program policies,
strategy and program development;

Country Office Highlights

CARE established its presence in Lebanon in 2006 and has been responding to the Syrian Crisis since late
2012. Among CARE’s key imperatives is putting people it serves first through implementing cutting edge
programming in areas it operates. CARE currently carries out activities in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Akkar, North
Lebanon, South Lebanon, and the Beqaa Valley. CARE implements both emergency and development projects
contributing to livelihood, food security, protection, gender, agriculture, and shelter. It targets the most
vulnerable people and populations, both host communities and refugees. Over the course of 7 years, it has
supported over than half a million beneficiaries.

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In Lebanon, CARE’s program strategy for the upcoming years will focus on strengthening and expanding its
emergency response and capacity to provide basic assistance services while pursuing development projects
in areas of food security and livelihood support, gender and protection. CARE intends to maintain its presence
in all areas of Lebanon.

CARE Lebanon has about 60 staff members, with more than 12 different local/international partner
organizations. 95% of the team is composed of national staff, with a symbolic number of international
members.

Job Responsibilities and Tasks

Representation and Communications (10%):

- Negotiate with the Government of Lebanon and ensure that the CO has the legal agreement needed to

operate transparently, such as, an updated mutually recognized country agreement as well as program
related agreements with the relevant line ministries;
- Ensure that accurate and updated host government relations information is disseminated to CARE

France, and relevant CI members;
- Ensure access to CO facilities and services to all CI members;
- Ensure that the image of CARE International in the country is consistent with CARE’s mission, vision and

values and protects CARE's interests and assets;
- Build effective organizational relationships and networks with public, private and NGO partners; liaise

with host government/donor government and other lead agency representatives;
- Maintain effective communications and relationships with CARE International members regarding

program development, funding agreements and staffing;
- Provide regular reports to HQ on the affairs of the CO, including security;
- Provide periodic reports to CARE members managing donor contracts in the CO according to the

specific agreements;
- Demonstrate knowledge of the most current CI Code and related CI federation agreements through

effectively implementing related provisi