Position Start Date: August 15, 2025

Duration : 24 months

Location: Kathmandu – Nepal (with frequent travels to India)

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled.

Tdh:

The Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), with headquarters in Lausanne and an office in Zurich, is the leading Swiss child rights organisation with more than 2000 employees worldwide. We stand together with children to uphold their rights, protect their lives and improve their well-being. We achieve this through innovative programmes focused on health, migration and access to justice, specially designed to have a positive and sustainable impact.

Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the Regional Director, ensures the proper functioning of operations at the national level; as such they represent the Foundation in the assignment country’s
• He/she directs and supervises all activities connected to the Tdh projects in his/her assignment country’s in line with the SP (Strategic Plan) and strategic orientations
• He/she represent Tdh (including legally) and promote the entirety of its remit in the assignment country’s
• He/she demonstrate ethical and exemplary leadership to maintain the Foundation’s good reputation and leads all the delegation’s collaborators in a shared vision in compliance with the Foundation’s strategic orientations. In collaboration with the programs and expertise, He/she develops the Strategic Plan of the Delegation’s operations in compliance with the general reference framework.
• He/she develops and guarantee the implementation of the Delegation’s Annual Operational Plans (AOPs) in compliance with the Strategic Plan and internal processes (budgetary management, HR and logistics management, quality and accountability).
• He/she guarantee the implementation of an operational risk-management system for the Delegation.
• He/she supervises and support all staff attached to the Delegation.
• He/she ensures the Delegation’s internal and external communications.
• He/she ensures accountability to the beneficiaries, collaborators and donors.
• He/she make sure that his/her teams and partners have learned the security policies and the general code of conduct and comply with them at all times.
• He/she is responsible for the security of the Tdh teams under his/her responsibility and is in charge of the security rules and the contingency plans of the countries under his/her responsibility.
• Manages and assumes ultimate responsibility for the risks and access aspects of the mission

More specifically he/she has the following responsibilities:

• Strategy and steering
• Representation
• Security and safety
• HR Management
• Finance & Logistics
• Management
• Reporting

Profile :

Education : Master’s degree or training/experience deemed equivalent related to international cooperation or management of organizations.

Experience, Skills & Competencies :

• Proven experience in similar positions – essential (at least 5 years of experience).
• Experience supervising remote offices.
• Representation and negotiation.
• Experience in development and humanitarian project management.
• Proven experience in HR, financial, and logistical management.
• Excellent knowledge of institutional and international donors.
• Experience in Child Protection (Migration, Juvenile Justice) and/or Health is desirable.
• Experience in South Asia (Nepal and India) is preferred.
• Experience in intercultural management and diverse workforce.
• Confirmed experience in a similar job or supervisory function in the field
• Is able to demonstrate understanding on Digital Health, Migration and Child Protection landscape in India and Nepal, with confirmed experience managing projects under these sectors in both or either of these country contexts.
• Experience in developing partnerships, identifying new opportunities and mobilizing resources with demonstrated understanding on the current donor landscape in India and Nepal
• An excellent capacity of and ease in speaking in public (conferences, workshops) in English, Nepali, Bengalis and Hindi, with an ability to adapt to their audiences (governments and local authorities)
• More than ten years’ experience in program/project management and team management and in leadership positions
• Experiences in managing regional and multi-country positions in the region
• More than five years’ experience in the child rights sector
• Confirmed experience in drafting project proposals and subsidy management, fund-raising and a good knowledge of financial partners

Languages : English proficiency is mandatory

Knowledge of local languages i.e. Nepali, Bengalis and Hindi will be an added advantage.

IT know-how : Usual MS Office tools

Salary :

Expatriate contract under Swiss regulations, Salary between CHF 5’000.- and CHF 6’600.- Gross/month according to experience x 13 times, Paid leaves: 25 days annual leaves local accommodation and transportation, Health insurance, accident and medical repatriation insurance, return flight.

Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies :

• Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure: raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
• Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
• Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.

Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?

How to Apply:

Please applying directly online: https://jobs.tdh.org/en-GB/jobs/5993821-country-director-nepal-and-india?promotion=1493083-trackable-share-link-reliefweb

Application files sent through our official website will be processed only if complete (CV + cover letter). Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later stage.

We will be in touch with the shortlisted candidates only in the selection process – with the large number of applications received, we unfortunately cannot provide personal follow-up to the larger candidate pool. Thanks for your understanding.

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