Country Director at Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (Thessaloniki)

The “Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB)” is a German aid and welfare organisation with more than 300 branches at national, regional, district and municipal level all over Germany.

More than 1.2 million members provide a broad social basis for our organisation and more than 20,000 employees as well as over 17,000 volunteers form part of the ASB ensuring a high level of quality in areas such as rescue services, civil protection and social services. Since its foundation in 1888, the ASB has acted as a politically and denominationally independent association ensuring a high level of continuity and reliability. ASB Foreign Aid Department provides both direct emergency relief to people hit by man-made or natural disasters and longer-term rehabilitation measures designed to promote recovery and to rapidly help restore the livelihood of refugees, internally displaced persons and other vulnerable people. ASB currently has a portfolio of more than 70 relief, rehabilitation, development and DRR projects in countries like Uganda, Niger, Nicaragua, Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Indonesia, Haiti and Georgia.

The organization in Greece seeks for:
- Relevant University Degree (educational degree in humanitarian or development studies an advantage)
- Minimum five years of relevant work experience abroad, partly on management level, preferably in in a Humanitarian Aid / Refugee setting
- Proficient knowledge and experience in developing and implementing Humanitarian Aid programmes
- Budget development and strong budget management experience
- Experience with international donor agencies such as DG ECHO, German Federal Foreign Office or others
- Experience in supervising and monitoring teams
- Proficient knowledge of finance, administration and logistics
- Intercultural communication skills
- The ability to inspire and work independently
- Fluent in English, working knowledge of Greek would be a distinct advantage
- IT skills (MS Office).

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