Employment Opportunity: Country Director, FOCUS Canada

FOCUS Canada is recruiting a Country Director, who will provide strategic direction and leadership in managing the operations of FOCUS Canada in accordance with the strategies, plans, and policies approved by the Board of Directors. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished senior executive who will influence, plan, and execute the organization’s strategic priorities. They will provide thought and management leadership to staff and senior volunteers, in order to drive and strengthen the domestic and global impact of FOCUS Canada.

FOCUS Canada is part of a group of private, international, non-denominational agencies that cooperate voluntarily to prevent and alleviate human suffering and deprivation caused by man-made and natural disasters. FOCUS Canada conducts this work within a framework of ethical values that include humanity, compassion, caring, tolerance, pluralism, and dignity of mankind. Operations include: providing emergency relief to communities; supporting community-based disaster reduction and emergency preparedness programs; resettlement and integrations programs for displaced populations; as well as resiliency and capacity-building programs aimed at transitioning communities from recovery to sustainable development.

The application deadline is Monday, August 16.

For more information and to apply, please see the Terms of Reference.