Executive Director At CartONG

Founded in 2006, CartONG is an association of the “H2H” type (Humanitarian to Humanitarian, i.e. an NGO working in support of other NGOs) specialized in mapping and information management support for humanitarian and development organizations. Our core expertise is geographic information, but we have extended it other the years to other technologies (mobile data collection, information management, remote sensing, responsible data, participatory mapping, Open Data, etc.).

In the last year, our NGO has worked on assessing and reshaping its governance model, with a support of two external consultants. As part of this process, it became clear that recruiting an Executive Director was necessary.

1. Position

Within this context and without this list being exhaustive, the responsibilities of the Executive Director, in close collaboration with the competent entities and the persons in charge of the various activities concerned, will be as follows:

1- CartONG’s strategy and associative project management

• To be the bearer of the strategy and project of the association and the guarantor of the values and behaviours expected of the staff.
• In general, to implement the decisions of the Board and the General Assembly, to which he/she is an invited member. The Director is under the authority of the Board, represented by its President, to which he/she reports.
• To propose, with the CCT, to the Board the global strategic orientations in terms of economic model (by guaranteeing its sustainability), partnership choices, development of the association and technical and thematic priorities, and to pilot their implementation.
• Lead the strategic direction of the organization by coordinating and facilitating the work of the elected CartONG Coordinating Committee (CCT) of which he/she is a member, using participatory, deliberative and collegial practices.
• Participate in the implementation of the new governance model defined in 2022 within its area of responsibility, in conjunction with the other roles.

2- Steering of the organization

• Together with the managers, particularly the support function managers that he/she supervises, prepares and decides with the CCT on the structuring and organization of the association (internal policies, strategic choices, priorities).
• Prepare and decide with the CCT (or propose to the Board if necessary) the economic and development strategy of the association, including budgets and investment plans, and ensure their implementation.
• Ensure compliance with management rules (accounting, tax, legal), paying particular attention to data protection issues.
• Ensure compliance with the legal, regulatory and contractual provisions related to CartONG’s function as an employer. In this respect, to guarantee the health and safety of employees. And in a general way, within the limits of the means available to the association, to ensure the implementation of proactive and ambitious policies in terms of Human Resources management.
• Coordinate the association’s external communication, its visibility and its positioning in its ecosystem (donors, network heads, operational partners, technical partners, etc.), in particular by playing a representative role.
• To take care, while not multiplying meetings, of developing a fluid and effective internal communication, adapted to a multicultural association, which grants an important place to remote working, with a vigilance on the (whenever appropriate)transparency of information.
• Maintain team spirit, unite employees, and contribute to CartONG’s values.

3- Operational management

• Oversee the implementation of the association’s projects by supervising senior and major accounts managers, who in turn supervise the operational managers.
• In conjunction with the CCT and the Management Team, ensure that operational choices are consistent with strategic orientations (financial, partnership, technical, etc.), in particular by ensuring that the necessary resources are allocated to achieve them.
• Monitor and develop partnerships, in particular by maintaining close and fair relationships with our main partners, and to pursue the policy of diversifying our sources of revenue.
• Ensure the alignment of the organization’s skills and choices with its objectives, by contributing to the animation of technical choices in conjunction with the CCT and the cluster facilitators.
• Define and monitor the association’s monitoring and evaluation tools, and implement risk management procedures.

The position will be mainly based at the headquarters in Chambéry. The Director will be required to travel to meet partners or represent CartONG at events, mainly in France and Europe, but also occasionally in the rest of the world.

This position requires availability and flexibility, two characteristics inherent to the context of humanitarian organizations and to working with volunteer bodies (notably the Board).

2. Profile required

Degrees: Master’s degree (Bac+5) in any relevant field or equivalent relevant work experience.

Professional experience: 10-15 years of proven experience and at least 5 years in project management and financial management of organizations or services of similar size to CartONG (40 employees, 2 million € budget, 40 partners).

1- Leadership & management

Required

• Experience in strategic and collaborative leadership.
• Equally at ease in strategic development as in daily agile operational management.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and decide in a changing and complex environment.
• Natural and flexible leader who inspires, empowers and is able to lead change.
• Proven skills in leading and managing multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, both in person and remotely.
• Great interpersonal skills, able to adapt to the person you are dealing with and very humanistic.
• Proven negotiation and networking skills at a senior level.
• Appetence for collective intelligence and collaborative work.
• Excellent written and oral expression skills in French AND English

2- Sector experience and knowledge

Required

• Proven knowledge and experience working in the NGO and/or social environment.
• Knowledge or at least interest in new technologies (ICT4D, data, GIS, etc.) and their challenges in the international solidarity sector.
• In accordance with the values of CartONG (discover our Associative Project to learn more)

An asset

• Experience with hybrid business models (service delivery and grants).
• Experience in the humanitarian and international development sector, in the field in France and/or abroad.
• Knowledge of the concept and issues of support associations/NGOs (H2H).

3. Practical information about the position

• Type of contract: Full time permanent contract.
• Contract start date: as soon as possible, preferably May to July 2023 depending on availability.
• Location: at the association’s headquarters in Chambéry, up to 3 days of remote working possible per week.
• Salary: between 40.000 and 50.000€ gross per year, depending on experience, for a 39 hours/week contract (35 hours + 4 hours paid overtime/week). Due to the creation of this Executive Director position, the salary is not based on the CartONG salary grid (https://cartong.org/cartong-salary-policy), which will be adjusted accordingly when it is revised in 2023.
• Other advantages: complementary health insurance (61% covered by CartONG), professional providence (100% covered by CartONG) and public transportation monthly pass covered at 50% by employer according to the legal provisions in force