Country Director

Solidarites International

The CD is the Solidarités International official representative in a country, or in an part of a country according to the cut-out decided.

S/He is in charge of the smooth running of the mission;
S/He proposes mission strategy, according to the geopolitical and humanitarian context, and ensures its implementation once it has been validated;
S/He monitors projects, ensuring that they are progressing in accordance with the Solidarités International charter and complying with internal and contractual procedures;
S/He mobilizes the material and financial resources necessary for the programs to run effectively and supervises the administration of these resources;
S/He coordinates the teams in place and ensures their security on the mission;
S/He is the direct liaison for Solidarités International HQ.

The mission is still relatively young and the CD will need the accompany and lead several critical transformations:

Progressive switch to reconstruction/development projects;
Localisation including the progressive replacement of key expatriate managers by Ukrainian colleagues and the implementation of the location strategy as defined by the mission in 25;
Strong donors' engagement including through joining existing or new consortium complementing our activities;
Managing and adapting the HR structure to the new volume of activities.

Support and accompany the bases and the Kyiv coordination in putting in place the new organisational chart post BHA including roles and responsibilities, communication channels, Ways of working, etc.;
Strengthen mission autonomy by identifying priority areas for capacity building and proposing solutions to improve collective performance;
Opertionalise the SI Ukraine localisation strategy;
Maintain a high level of visibility of SI in Ukraine through permanent networking and interaction within the humanitarian ecosystem including donors, INGOs, local NGOs etc.;
Launch preparatory work for the 2026-2031 strategic review;
Improve the coordination and communication mechanisms between bases and Coordination.

Management and leadership skills, involves others to seek solutions and reacts quickly to new challenges;
Networking skills, donor engagement and strategic development;
Delegation, organization and planning skills including capacity to make people work together in a conducive working environment;
Ability to mobilize the necessary resources (human, financial, material) to achieve the objectives set in the country strategy.

Negotiation and diplomacy skills with local authorities, donors, INGOs, UNS, etc.;
Adaptability, flexibility and good resistance to stress;
Communication and external representation.