Country Representative

The Country Representative at Ipas South Africa will work at a national level to provide technical and managerial leadership for the South Africa program under the direction of the Regional Director for Southern Africa Program. This position is responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and work plans to ensure that program goals and objectives are met. This includes providing strategic inputs for annual work plans, proposal development, analysis of programmatic results, identification and resolution of challenges and program performance, application of lessons learned and best practices to improve program performance, donor reporting, financial monitoring, and personnel management. In addition, the Country Representative works with in-country counterparts to ensure successful implementation of work plans. The Country Representative will oversee the technical unit functions by providing technical support and programmatic guidance to each unit.

Key responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to :

• Organizational Leadership and Strategy :

Contributes significantly to the development of the country strategy; Leads in developing assigned components of the strategy

Reviews and provides final approval for project workplans and budgets, with a focus on cost efficiency and stewardship

Responsible for managing the execution of programmatic work, ensuring high-quality project implementation and achievement of objectives

Represents Ipas with a variety of external stakeholders, including partners, counterparts, and donors

The Country Representative – South Africa must meet the following criteria :

Minimum Requirements :

Education :

Preferred Qualifications :

View the full job description and application instructions on the Vacancies page at and email your application by Friday 27th May 2022 to

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity. We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, caste, ethnicity, regional identity, tribal identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy. Ipas acknowledges that these personal characteristics may differ in different contexts.

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