Country Director, Eastern Congo Initiative
Our partners at the Eastern Congo Initiative are looking for a Country Director based in Goma, DRC.
| Office Location: |
| Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
| | Reports to: | | Managing Director, Eastern Congo Initiative (Seattle, Washington, USA) |
About the Eastern Congo Initiative  The Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) is the only U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making organization wholly focused on working with and for the people of eastern Congo. Founded in 2010, ECI is a project of the New Venture Fund, a 501(c)(3) charity registered in the United States.
We envision an eastern Congo vibrant with abundant opportunities for economic and social development, where a robust civil society can flourish. ECI believes that local, community-based approaches are essential to creating a sustainable and successful society in eastern Congo. We believe public and private partnerships, combined with advocacy that drives increased attention to these problems, will bring about significant change for the people of eastern Congo. To achieve this vision we will be advocates with and on behalf of the people of eastern Congo to:
- Raise public awareness about the tremendous need in the region through highly targeted media and advocacy
- Drive policy change that increases United States and European government engagement in Congo
- Increase the quantity and quality of public and private funding that supports the communities and citizens of eastern Congo, providing local organizations and leaders with the necessary resources to heal and sustain their communities.
ECI will also support Congolese organizations working in the following areas:
- Support for survivors of rape and sexual violence
- Returning and reintegrating child soldiers into their communities
- Community-level peace and reconciliation programs
- Increasing access to health care and education
- Promoting economic opportunity
About the Role ECI’s Country Director will play a key role in supporting ECI’s grant-making work and ECI’s work more broadly.
The Country Director will help to identify, vet, and evaluate potential and actual ECI grantees in eastern Congo and will be responsible for ensuring the establishment and management of processes to support ECI’s presence in eastern Congo. The Country Director will represent ECI to government officials, NGOs, with select media, and other senior officials in the DRC, in other African countries, in the United States, and Europe. Download the complete job description (pdf), which outlines the key responsibilities, selection criteria and how to apply.
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