Executive Director / Agency for Cooperation and Research in
Development (ACORD) / Nairobi, Kenya / Closing date: September 11,
2002.

* Are you looking for a job where you are an integral part of a
forward thinking innovative development agency in Africa?
* Do you believe that people are the primary actors in their own
survival and development?
* Do you want to be part of an organisation that works in common
cause to enable people living on the margins of African societies to
exercise their rights?

DESCRIPTION:

ACORD is looking for a new Executive Director to be responsible for
the strategic leadership and overall organisational management of all
areas of ACORD's work. S/He will continue the process of change we
have been undergoing. This involves changing the focus of our
programming to working with communities and social movements in both
the North and South and using advocacy and research as tools for
change.

We are relocating the secretariat from the UK to Africa by the end of
2004 and increasing the status, skills and responsibility of our
Programme Managers to strategically manage their programmes.

* 40% of this salary will be weighted using the Euro cost of living
index for Kenya.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bilingual in English and French.
- Minimum of 6 years senior management experience in an international
development organisation, including 5 years working in sub-Saharan
Africa.
- Knowledge of high-level policy dialogue in National and
International arena is essential as is experience of effective
advocacy programmes and campaigning.

TO APPLY:

Please access our web site
and e-mail completed
application form with a CV and covering letter to:
.

Closing date - September 11, 2002.
Interviews will be held in Nairobi - the week beginning
November 4, 2002.