Country Director

**Position title: Country Director, Mexico****Location: Mexico City, Mexico****ChildFund office: Mexico****Manager/Supervisor title: Regional Director, Americas****Position type**:Full-time fixed term**Work environment**:Hybrid**About ChildFund**ChildFund is a child-focused international development organization that works in 23 countries to connect children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, no matter where they are.**ChildFund’s Values**We aspire for every person in our organization—program participants, supporters, staff, and volunteers alike—to feel free, safe, and confident to be themselves. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunity to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission.**ChildFund’s Commitment****About This Role**The Country Director, Mexico is responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of ChildFund operations in Mexico, including strategy development and implementation, business development and resource mobilization, external engagement, advocacy and communications, partnership portfolio management, program delivery, sponsorship stewardship, administration and support, enterprise risk management, disaster risk reduction, and safety and security.The Country Director is expected to play an important role in Mexico’s ability to operate with increased self-sufficiency and competitiveness while maximizing social impact and becoming a recognized player in the local contexts. The Country Director fosters strong relationships with local partners and identifies innovative approaches to deliver social impact. The Country Director also guides the Mexico team toward greater operational effectiveness and efficiency (with the Global Shared Services where applicable); leads an organizational culture where key sustainable development principles are proactively applied and ChildFund core values and operational principles are practiced with a high degree of employee engagement; establishes appropriate systems; maintains good working relationships with local partners, government officials, and donors; and ensures all staff and representatives are fully aware of and adhere to ChildFund policies and commitments about Safeguarding.**Required Experience and Education**- University degree in a relevant field is required; a master’s degree in a relevant field is strongly preferred.- At least 10 years of experience in management or senior management positions in the development sector.- Demonstrated experience in the management of institutional grants and individual donors.- Experience in emergency programs and/or community development programs.- Demonstrated track record of successful business development in international development.**Primary Responsibilities**- Provide oversight ensuring a healthy, growing operational portfolio, engaging in and managing program quality, monitoring and learning, ensuring a healthy mix and portfolio management of strong local partners, grant acquisition and management (pre/post-award), and local fundraising.- Provide leadership in the management of functions associated with the implementation of Programs, Program Models and Delivery Mechanisms leading team members and partners toward adoption, integration, and learning around key areas including child safeguarding standards, monitoring and evaluation, disaster risks reduction, transformative gender, diversity and inclusion and safety and security.- Oversee the recruitment and orientation of staff and provide ongoing talent management supervision, leadership, and guidance.- Supervise, guide and mentor staff to achieve performance metrics and core outcomes and oversee the establishment and functioning of a strong, effective senior leadership team.- Advance ChildFund’s reputation, position, and brand as a strong reputable child development organization, a leader in children’s issues, and a credible reference point on issues related to children’s development with government authorities, other INGOs, donors, the media, or other stakeholders.- Actively pursue business development and local fundraising through grants, corporations, and individual donors by pre-positioning, advocating, networking, etc. among key influencers important to children’s rights.- Manage financial, human, and physical resource allocation and maintain quality standards; collaborate with Global Shared Services to facilitate effective and efficient delivery of financial, human resources, and information technology services.- Ensure that adequate internal controls are in place to protect financial and non-monetary assets and that they are used in accordance with donor terms and conditions.- Ensure that an effective disaster emergency response and preparedness plan is in place and updated regularly.- Ensure the overall enterprise risks of the country operations are addressed, revised,