Regional Director to IM Middle East

Do you want to contribute to a humane world? Do you want to work for a world free from poverty and exclusion where everyone can enjoy their rights? Then IM is the right place for you. We are a Swedish NGO currently looking for a Regional Director for the Middle East. If you are a skilled leader, we can offer you an opportunity to join and make a real difference to people and communities.


Description
IM works in six regions, including Middle East, all over the world together with partners to strengthen democracy and to promote absolute equality. In each region we have regional office with the role of enabler, connecter and catalyst for societal change based on a strong partner ecosystem and contextual respect and knowledge. We base our work on a rights-based approach and we work with Social Inclusion, Economic Inclusion, Capacity of Civil Society and Enabling Space for Civil Society.


Your role
As Regional Director we want you to coach and motivate the team to drive the development towards societal change in the Middle East. It is your responsibility to promote a conducive work environment and a culture of innovation. Your leadership is guided by the values and principles of IM and consistent with our strategic positions. You encourage and support your team members to live and embrace IM’s organizational culture, values and working principles (Growth mindset, Simplicity and a Trust-based leadership). You are also responsible for the human resource development of the staff in the Middle East and the health, safety and security of the staff. You will report to Head of Global Operation who is based in the Swedish Head Office.


Your profile
You apply a growth mindset to everything that you do. To us that means encouraging innovative solutions to work challenges, applying a trust-based leadership and promoting self-leadership. You thrive in an environment with a constructive feedback culture and it is important for you with an inclusive work environment.
We think that you have acquired these skills through leadership positions in an NGO or CSO, private or public sector or as self-employed. Your background can be diverse, as long as you are the right fit for IM.
At IM we apply self-leadership, which means that we assume that you take great responsibility for your own work, are driven, motivated and can make your own informed decisions.
We see it as a self-evident that you share IM's basic values ​​about all people's equal value and rights and have a strong desire to work for sustainable development.


Requirements:
Leadership
o Strong Leadership skills where leading through self-leadership comes naturally. Important elements of the Leadership style that we prefer is leading through values, a growth mindset, building trust, have situations-based approach with high integrity. Knowing how to build a feedback culture within your team.
Knowledge & skills
o Understanding the context of the Middle East and the conflict with Israel & Palestine
o Skills in Advocacy
o Understand and know how to navigate development questions within our space
Personal skills:
o Decisive
o Communication skills
o Strategic


We offer
With us you get to work in an international environment where humanity and commitment are the focus. IM conducts rights-based work together with partners in fifteen countries around the world. We offer you challenging, stimulating and developing tasks in a creative and collaborative work environment, with the opportunity for competence development and great opportunity to be involved and influence. We offer flexible work schedules and promote a healthy work/life balance.
At IM we strive to be a workplace that values different experiences and perspectives and we see diversity as a strength.


Additional information
Placement: Based in Amman, Jordan with frequent travels to Palestine
Extent: Two-year contract with possibility of extension
Start-date: According to agreement


Application
Kindly apply by sending us a 1-pager (A4) answering the following questions:
1. Why do you want to change jobs and come and work for IM? We would like to hear your motivation for wanting to join our team (a quarter page)
2. Write about 1 key achievement from your current job, and 1 key achievement from your job before. At IM we focus more on results than on activities, and that is why we would like you to select 2 results that you are particularly proud of. (a quarter page for each example)
3. Tell us 2 examples of when you came up with innovative solutions to job challenges the past 12 months. (a quarter page)
In addition to the 1-pager, please send us your resume and salary expectations to recruitment@imsweden.org. Write “RD Middle East” in the subject line. The deadline for applications is 31st May 2020.
For more information, please contact Ronja Bäckström, Coordinator People & Culture/HR, ronja.backstrom@imsweden.org, +46 46 32 99 24.


About IM
IM is a Swedish development cooperation organisation working to achieve a world free from poverty and exclusion. We do this by mobilising and strengthening individuals and groups who are fighting for equality and democratic development. Our work is built on commitment and compassion and our aim is to bring about social and economic inclusion for vulnerable individuals by strengthening the empowerment of individuals, in particular women and young people, in order to create sustainable social change. IM was founded in 1938 and is an organisation with no religious or political affiliation.
Read more at imsweden.org/en