African Risk Capacity Group Director General (UN-ASG Level)
Apply locations Johannesburg, South Africa
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Job requisition id: JR107523
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
13 January 2025-23:59-GMT+02:00 South Africa Standard Time (Johannesburg)
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ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
WHY JOIN WFP?
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
African Risk Capacity Agency, Johannesburg, South Africa (and later Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire)
Location: ARC Headquarters is currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa, but is expected to be relocated to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The position will be initially based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and expected to relocate to Abidjan within contract period. The selected candidate will be expected to relocate accordingly.
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) was established in 2012 as a Specialised Agency of the African Union (AU) by a Conference of Plenipotentiaries to help the AU Member States improve their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters. The objective of the ARC Agency is to assist the AU Member States to reduce the risk of loss and damage caused by extreme weather events and natural disasters affecting Africa's populations by providing targeted responses to disasters in a more timely, cost-effective, objective and transparent manner.
ARC is seeking a Group Director General (GDG) to play a critical role in strategically guiding and overseeing the performance of ARC Group. The GDG will lead a team that is making strides in empowering African sovereigns to build resilience against the catastrophic effects of climate disasters; a first for Africa. Working under the strategic guidance of the ARC Group Board (the ARC Board ), the GDG defines the institution’s strategic vision and is accountable for its implementation and the developmental and financial results.
The Position
The position of Group Director General is of top executive nature and consequently the calibre of the candidate(s) is expected to be of such high profile. The critical parameters that will be taken into account during the recruitment will include high-level leadership skills, strategy implementation, ethics and integrity, public sector management, fund-raising skills, management experience of public-private institutions, amongst other considerations.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Group Director-General is appointed by the ARC Conference of the Parties (CoP) for a term of four (4) years. He/she may be reelected/reappointed for only one more term. The GDG’s primary responsibilities are as set out below:
Provide oversight to the ARC Group (ARC Agency and its affiliates) and advises the ARC Group Board;
Lead the development of ARC group strategy and its implementation;
Prepare and submit for approval by the Group Board and CoP, the ARC Group Programme of Work and Budget;
Lead the ARC Group in pursuing the strategic objectives defined by the CoP and the Group Board;
Ensure that there are strong fiduciary controls in place to meticulously monitor the use of ARC resources;
Manage the ARC Group and its interaction with the Member States, including the provision of technical services for the development of risk management, operational and contingency plans;
Represent the ARC Group at the highest level in various platforms, regional and global, ensuring its role within the food security and disaster risk management communities is well understood.
Eligibility
The ARC Group Director General shall be a national of a Party to the ARC Establishment Agreement as stipulated in Article 17 (4) of the ARC Establishment Agreement. Only Nationals of State Parties to the Agreement for the Establishment of the ARC Agency are eligible to apply.
Education
In-person Master's degree (or equivalent professional qualification) in either economics, management, finance, disaster risk management, or business management. A PhD in any of the subjects listed above will be an added advantage.
Experience
At least 15 years of postgraduate, progressively responsible professional experience and must have at least 8 years of managerial experience at both the national and international level, with demonstrated professional competence and strategic leadership at a high level;
Demonstrated ability to think strategically, prioritise effectively, mobilise resources and deploy them flexibly;
Proven experience in an intergovernmental or multilateral organization providing advice to governments.
Languages
Fluency in English and French is strongly preferred. Working knowledge of any other AU language will be an added advantage.
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