• Higher degree in relevant field, or significant relevant experience.
• Documented leadership skills with the ability to build teams and include others in decision making.
• At least 5 years' experience from complex and volatile contexts, conflict or post conflict environment, preferably from the Middle East, as a successful upper-level manager in an international organisation.
• Experience with implementing strategies, plans and programmes in both development and humanitarian programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in work with civil society organisations and develop programmes based on partner collaboration.
• Strong people management experience with proven ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary and multicultural team, often remotely.
• Experience of resource mobilisation, including strategies and fundraising, and drafting of proposals and reports.
• Proficiency on English - knowledge of relevant languages for the region (Arabic and/or Kurdish) is an advantage.
• Experience with organizational learning methodologies, including utilizing monitoring and evaluation for learning.
• Experience with crisis management.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain high-level diplomatic and professional relationships with government agencies, ministries, national stakeholders, NGOs, and donors.
• Strong writing skills for strategies, proposals, concept notes, business plans, budgets, and reports.

As a person, you identify with the competencies for Managers in NPA:

• Integrity: Ethical decision-making and honesty. Managers embody our values and ensure employees follow ethical standards.
• Trust: Build and maintain reliability. Create a safe space for expression and development. Balance trust and control, delegate wisely, and encourage learning.
• Openness: Foster innovation and development through effective communication and inclusion of relevant skills.
• Accountability: Achieve results with employees through clear direction and goals, balancing strategic initiatives with operational tasks. Provide feedback and hold everyone accountable for performance and work calmly under pressure in stressful and hazardous conditions.

You possess strong interpersonal and communication skills along with problem solving ability and excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan and coordinate activities and projects. You have an interest in - and ability to - understand relevant regional, national, political, cultural and development context.