INGO Forum Director Myanmar

What we are looking for

NRC is looking for an INGO Forum Director to join the Myanmar mission. The role holder will be responsible for overall leadership, strategic direction, and facilitation of coordination between international members of the forum, the Steering Committee, and external stakeholders. The coordination entails ensuring effective information exchange and analysis, representation, and advocacy on common positions and agreed interests.

If you are an influential, interpersonal, and strategic leader, with extensive negotiation and problem-solving skills, who enjoys advocating and engaging with high level actors, facilitating information sharing, and influencing advocacy and coordination, then this is the role for you!

What you will do

• INGO Forum Strategy development and implementation.
• Joint advocacy initiatives leadership.
• Partnerships, localisation, and capacity sharing support.
• Representation of INGO Forum members at external meetings and fora.
• Stakeholder relations.
• Member engagement promotion, ensuring the Forum meets the members’ priority needs.
• Financial resource management, including overseeing proposals, budgets, and reports.
• Policy analysis on key issues affecting INGOs in Myanmar.
• Risk mitigation measures.
• Information sharing facilitation.

What you will bring

• Senior management experience in a humanitarian/recovery/development context.
• INGO management experience.
• Policy change and practice influencing track record.
• Advocating and engaging with high level actors experience.
• Inter-agency coordination familiarity.
• Global humanitarian and development coordination infrastructure and systems familiarity.
• Donor and diplomatic missions representational and diplomatic experience.
• Multiple donor grants/contracts involvement.
• Resource mobilization strategies development and implementation.
• Complex, and volatile context exposure.
• English fluency, both written and verbal.

What makes this position attractive?

• Active since 2007, the INGO Forum is an independent membership body and coordination forum. It supports and strengthens the work of the INGO community in order to better respond to the needs and protect the rights of the people of Myanmar. This is achieved by improving coordination and representation, amplifying the collective voice of members, and representing their interests to key decision-makers, as well as by coordinating and facilitating information exchange, learning, and resource-sharing among the NGO community.
• The INGO Forum provides a platform for organisations to share experiences, identify challenges, and find ways to support the work of its members to serve better the people for whom it works.
• Myanmar has seen a radical change in context the last three years, with internal borders being created due to increased conflict, and multiple stakeholders are needed for engagement, while a variety of modalities to the increasing humanitarian needs are required.
• The members are the drive behind INGO Forum, and their active participation is essential to the INGO Forum’s continued dynamism.
• The opportunity to join one of the most respected, largest, and best resourced INGO Forums. The chance to network with a diverse portfolio of stakeholders in a challenging and complex environment.
• Meaningful work, with a high-quality integrated programme that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities. 
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Learn more about NRC’s operation in Myanmar here.

What we offer

• Yangon, Myanmar duty station, subject to receiving appropriate documentation. Currently, international visas and work permits are subject to considerable delays. The successful candidate will be expected to work from home/remotely for extended periods of time.
• 24-month contract duration (renewable, subjecting to funding, performance, and requirements).
• Grade 10 in NRC’s Salary Scale, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
• Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC.

Important information about the application process

• Internal candidates: - log in with your official NRC email address or click on Opportunity Marketplace.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport.
• Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your experience, employment history, and education in your application.
• Ensure to attach your latest CV.
• Submit your application and CV in English.
• Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. NRC is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and you meet most, but not all the requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered.
• Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to give detailed feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted.
• For any queries, please email us at aela.recruitment@nrc.no with “INGO Forum Director Myanmar” as the subject line. This email address is for queries only. Applications will not be accepted via email.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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NRC responds to the diverse needs faced by populations in Myanmar through the delivery of integrated programming and advocacy to ensure that conflict and displacement-affected communities can meet their needs and exercise their rights. NRC works with a range of different local and international partners to deliver a multi-faceted response that includes emergency response to rapid onset needs, providing essential services to internally displaced people in protracted displacement, and contributing to pathways to durable solutions.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• Do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• Be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC here.