Qualities top candidates will possess:
To be successful in this role, you must have the humility to truly listen to and trust refugee and displaced customers with decision making and design. You are a collaborative leader and will extend trust to your direct reports and their teams. You will exercise informed restraint in order to allow enterprise directors to lead. And, you will have the deep experience to recognize the challenges that require urgency and intervention.
This role requires enterprise leadership experience, deep connection to service provision, and a strong orientation to change-making. The right person will be focused but also know that lasting change requires going wide and working right alongside colleagues, partners, service providers and customers. Great patience and kindness is expected – especially when leading teams to embrace new ways of working. The mandate is ambitious and will only be advanced by someone willing to believe transformation is both possible and necessary.
Skills and experience we’re seeking
Deep industry experience – country program leadership, program design and management, and front-line direct service provision – is desirable
Proven enterprise management experience, including: service and/or product development and implementation, business responsibility and accountability, and ability to lead a team to deliver above expectation
Meaningful experience in serving marginalized communities and demonstrated success at improving the status quo
Proven ability to work with diverse partners to make great things happen
Patience, curiosity, and openness to try new things and to iterate and refine solutions
Ability to build and lead a strong team who fully contribute to success
Experience leading transformation and innovation inside an organization
Ability to communicate powerfully about your work to both small and large groups
Fluent English is required
Apply via :
wearealight.org
