Director, Principal Giving East – Ethiopia

About the role

People in Need (PIN) is an international non-profit providing humanitarian assistance and development cooperation. Its Ethiopia programme has been active since 2003, combining immediate assistance with longer-term, systems-oriented approaches. The Compliance and Systems Director (CSD) is a member of the country programme senior management, together with the Country Director and the Head of Programmes, and reports to the Country Director. The post is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on a one-year contract with the possibility of extension.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee organisational compliance, guiding staff on internal and external regulations and donor contractual requirements
• Manage and improve the support systems covering logistics, procurement, finance and HR, and ensure accountability to PIN and its donors
• Directly lead the development and capacity-building process across departments
• Assist the Country Director in managing the country programme, take part in senior management meetings and represent PIN to local authorities, donors and partners
• Ensure adequate staffing of supervised departments and promote open, transparent communication between operations and programme teams
• Oversee the finance team, financial systems (ELO, Navision), budgeting, reporting, accounting and audits, and supervise the Head of Finance
• Lead the procurement team, update procurement guidelines, run the procurement system and audit the process regularly
• Oversee the logistics team, budgets, asset registry, inventory control and fleet planning, and strengthen anti-corruption oversight
• Oversee the HR team, recruitment, induction, performance evaluation, contracts and HR administration