Executive Director/Secretary General

About CARE International

CARE International (CI) is a global confederation of twenty independent organizations working together, in 100 countries around the world, to fight poverty, respond to humanitarian emergencies and advocate for policy change to improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable communities, reaching more than 53 million people. It forms an impactful network that draws its strength from a lean governance structure, shared values and an ambitious vision for impact in the world.  We aspire to be the most dynamic and impactful locally led network in the world fighting poverty and standing in solidarity with those in crisis.

CI is united around its Vision 2030, which articulates shared goals for impact in the world and key enablers for collective change. CI has just undergone a governance reform and is now developing ways of working in the new model to be a more responsive, agile, and impactful network. Strategic imperatives on the table are around how CI responds to rapidly changing global trends, how we continue to accelerate on our locally led journey, how we remain financially healthy, and how we continue to transform our ways of working to better leverage diverse contributions from across the networks.

About the CARE International Secretariat

The Secretariat facilitates the confederation network. It provides coordination of confederation shared governance, strategic planning, communications, advocacy, Membership development and accountability. In addition, the Secretariat supports the representation of CARE International (CI) at the United Nations and the European Union.

CI is governed by an Assembly, made up of delegates from its Membership and an Executive Committee which directs and oversees the performance of the CI Secretariat. CI is registered in Switzerland and, in Belgium as an Association and regulated by respective Statutes in each country. The Member/s work together, regulated by statutes and a code set up and decided on by the respective global governance bodies. The CI Secretariat is responsible for facilitating and supporting global governance bodies.

About the Role

CARE International (CI) seeks an Executive Director (ED)/ Secretary General (SG) to guide the confederation network through an era of transformation and evolution. The ED/SG serves as the chief facilitator of CI, ensuring the confederation achieves its mission to fight poverty and social injustice while championing gender equality. This role combines operational oversight, governance facilitation, strategic leadership, and global advocacy to enable CI’s Member/s to thrive as a unified yet decentralized network.

The dual title covers two distinct set of responsibilities. The Executive Director role involves overseeing the day-to-day management and operations of the CI Secretariat, ensuring the delivery of priorities established by the membership through a facilitative, supportive, and coordinating approach. The Secretary General aspect of the role refers to serving as the Secretary for the Swiss and Belgium Associations of CARE International, and leading and supporting the governance bodies of these Associations (the Assembly and Executive Committee) in fulfilling their responsibilities 

Are you ready to lead?

We are seeking an experienced leader, with a diverse background, to drive our mission and vision forward and who will help us shape and bring to life the Network of the Future—someone who can lead with empathy, foster collaboration across our diverse membership, and champion innovation and adaptability. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in networking, facilitating, driving change and impact, advocacy and impact at scale across various regions. This is an extraordinary opportunity to not just manage change, but to inspire it, ensuring that CARE remains at the forefront of global humanitarian and development work.

We invite you to join us! Please download further information at the following link

Care International Executive Director/Secretary General Candidate Pack

APPOINTMENT TERMS

Location: Flexible (preference for time zones between the Middle East and Western Europe) and working out of a CARE International registered office. Candidates must have the right to work in their location.

Salary and benefits: National package, commensurate with the seniority of the role and based on location.

Contract length: Permanent

HOW TO APPLY

Closing date: 23rd February 2025

To apply please click ‘Apply Now’ above

As part of the application process kindly submit your CV and a cover letter, preferably in MS Word. All application documents (cover letter and CV) should be submitted in English.

Should you require access to information in a different format to facilitate your application please contact us via [email protected]

Please name your submitted files with the following reference: CI_EDSG

CARE’s commitment to safeguarding

CARE is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE International Safeguarding Policy and related framework.

CARE International has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, vulnerable adults or children by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms that s/he/they have no objection to CARE International requesting the information specified above.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CARE International will seek at least two references, one of which must be your most recent employer.

CARE International participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, you confirm your understanding and agreement of these checks.

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Red Sea is committed to meeting the standards set out in our Equality and Diversity statement, acting in line with the UK Equalities Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity.