Country Representative: Middle East Sub-region

**Starting Salary: £43,290 - £45,021 p.a. (This amount includes London Weighting Allowance)**
**Contract: Permanent/Full time**
**Location: London UK **Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time in the London Office.
**Job Profile**
The purpose of this role is to lead CAFOD’s work and involvement in **the Middle East sub-region** in line with CAFOD’s organisational strategy, Our Common Home. CAFOD’s programme work is underpinned by an integral ecology programme model, where programme strategies are developed with partners to focus on addressing the causes and symptoms of poverty and inequality in a sustainable way for people and the planet.
The scope of this post falls into the following broad functions:

- **Ownership and responsibility for the development and delivery of the Middle East sub-regional strategy, including having oversight of the programme portfolio and ensuring CAFOD’s quality standards**;
- **Internal and external representation**:

- **Accountability for resourcing, and financial and funding management**:

- **Risk & security management**:

- **Team management**

The post-holder is a member of the International Programme Group. They lead CAFOD’s work in **the Middle East sub-region.** This role will work closely with other teams across CAFOD including: Programme Quality & Capacity Strengthening Team, Emergency Response and Support Team, Advocacy, Communications & Education Group, and Finance teams. The Middle East sub-region is currently comprised of our work in the occupied Palestinian territory, Lebanon and Israel. CAFOD has an on-going emergency response programme focusing on the Syria crisis which may be brought into the scope of the Middle East sub-region programme. CAFOD’s new strategy is spearheading a new way of working and the Asia & Middle East team is aiming towards greater engagement between peers and across programme portfolios. With some changes in progress, the portfolio of countries may change. The post-holder will participate in change processes.
The post holder will be expected to undertake frequent travel (up to 12 weeks per year) connected with management of the sub-regional programme and the achievement of strategic objectives.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Development and effective delivery of the Middle East programme strategy**
- Following CAFOD’s integral ecology programme model, manage the effective development, resourcing, delivery, monitoring and review of the core programme strategy. In particular:

- Ensure that the projects and programmes in the strategy are consistent with CAFOD’s organisational identity (vision/mission/values, ethos, strategy and priorities).
- Oversee the effective management of our partnership portfolio, placing particular attention to the quality of the relationships with partners (as per standards from CAFOD’s Partnership Policy).
- Accountable for ensuring capacity strengthening processes are in place, and developing opportunities for more systematic learning and sharing among partners and within CAFOD;
- Provide oversight of and support to the management of projects and programmes.
- Ensure that CAFOD responds appropriately to humanitarian crises and requests for humanitarian support.

**Internal and external representation**
- Act as the key/lead contact (can be delegated as appropriate) in the **Middle East sub-region**, in relationships with the Catholic Church, Caritas and CIDSE sister agencies, UN, and with national and international organisations, and relevant Governmental departments.
- In agreement with the Head of Region, act as the primary spokesperson internally and externally (e.g. media spokesperson etc) for CAFOD’s work in the **Middle East sub-region**;
- Maximise opportunities for co-operation around programmes, humanitarian, advocacy and fundraising, with sister agencies and other relevant actors.
- Ensure that the **Middle East sub-region **team understands and acts upon organisational plans and priorities, and is proactively engaged with teams across CAFOD and with supporter fundraising and communication processes;
- Participate in group and organisational fora and debates, contributing to direction setting, better understanding of organisational priorities, and stronger engagement with peers to facilitate learning and maximise opportunities across CAFOD.

**Resource allocation, fundraising and finance management and accountability**
- Overall budget responsibility and oversight, including plan, manage, and regularly review budgets (staffing, office, programme, donor) in line with CAFOD’s financial policies and procedures.
- Ensure that CAFOD and donor funds are used in the most effective and prudent way, demonstrating good stewardship and compliance.
- Ensure annual country/sub-regional, programme and/or project audits are undertaken as appropriate; in accordance with CAFOD’s financial guidelines; and in co-operation with the relevant finance teams.
- Ensure effective country/sub-regio