an Eldis Resource
Job: International Relief & Development seeks Country Director, Sudan
Closing date: 24 October 2010
IRD is one of the premier organizations implementing development services and programs across a broad spectrum of regions and technical activities. Our mission is to reduce the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable groups and to provide tools and resources needed to increase their self-sufficiency. We accomplish this mission by running targeted, cost-effective development programs that improve the lives of these vulnerable groups. We work in regions of the world that present social, political, and technical challenges, and particularly specialize in helping communities affected by conflict and war to recover and improve. We collaborate with a wide range of organizations to design and implement humanitarian relief and development aid programs.
The Country Director will be responsible for the overall management and supervision of IRD's current programs, and will be responsible for representing IRD to donors, local and international NGOs, and the Government of Southern Sudan. In addition, the Country Director will assist IRD HQ in new program development.
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