About this role
The role is for a Country Lead in Borno, with Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative, a Nigerian NGO affiliated with Hope Spring Water. The position directs country-level strategy, program quality, and overall management to achieve measurable WASH-related outcomes and sustainable impact. It involves leading a country team, ensuring donor compliance, and representing the organisation to government bodies, donors, and partners. Responsibilities include setting strategic direction, overseeing MEL and program quality, managing finances and grants, supervising staff, and maintaining external relationships. The advert seeks candidates with senior leadership experience in non-profit/humanitarian work, strong donor relations skills, and deep understanding of the local context.
What you would do
- Lead the development and execution of the country strategy and annual operational plans.
- Oversee monitoring, evaluation, learning, and impact measurement to improve programs.
- Provide oversight of program design, implementation, and quality across projects.
- Identify and manage operational, programmatic, and reputational risks.
- Strengthen local partners and capacity-building for localization.
- Build and develop a high-performing country team and manage staff performance.
- Ensure staff safety, security, wellbeing, and adherence to policies.
- Oversee country budgets, financial planning, and expenditure tracking.
- Lead or support fundraising, proposal development, and donor engagement.
- Represent the organisation to government ministries, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and communities.
What they are asking for
- Master’s degree preferred (Bachelor’s minimum) in relevant fields such as International Development, Public Health, Social Sciences, or Management.
- 7 - 12+ years in non-profit/development/humanitarian sectors with significant senior leadership experience.
- Proven track record in leading complex programs, team management, and delivering results in relevant thematic areas.
- Experience in donor relations, grant management, and fundraising is preferred.
- Strong external representation, networking, and influencing skills with government and stakeholders.
- Solid financial and operational management capabilities.
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to navigate local contexts; fluency in local languages and English.
- Commitment to mission, values, equity, inclusion, and accountability.
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