Senior Manager, MENA At GAME

We are looking for a seasoned yet still passionate, structured, and result-driven professional with experience from international management in the NGO sector. If you are motivated by GAME’s strive for equal opportunities for all children and youth and you are flexible to travel, then you might be the one.

GAME has in recent years experienced a significant scaling of the international activities with an overall 32% growth alone in 2022. Following the rapid scaling of especially the activities in the Middle East and North Africa, we now about to roll-out a new strategy that will allow us to focus on three geographical regions, of which MENA is one.

The Senior Manager will take a leading role in supporting our Country Directors and facilitate the coordination between the country offices and our cross-cutting support functions at HQ. General oversight of our programs and funding as well as stakeholder management of major donors will also help fill out the day.

ABOUT THE POSITION
In this position you will:

Be the line manager for GAME’s Country Directors in Lebanon, Tunisia, and Jordan and support them in the implementation and delivery of GAME’s in-country programs and partnerships
Ensure good HR management, drive the impact scaling in the region, and strive for its financial sustainability
Play a key role in international fundraising in GAME as part of the cross-cutting Program Funding Team
Manage key strategic programs for GAME specifically the Danish Arab Partnership Programme under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Identify organizational needs to help GAME build a stronger foundation as we grow and achieve operational excellence
Take on a key strategic management role in GAME

WE OFFER

A warm welcome in a dynamic organization with inclusion, sustainability, innovation, and informal professionalism as strong values
A workstation at (preferably) GAME HQ in Copenhagen
Flexibility in working from home when needed
An organization with a strategic focus on ensuring healthy and thriving staff and a good work-life balance

WE EXPECT YOU

Have relevant education at an academic level
Have international professional experience on management level and preferably experience with leading managers
Are a strong coordinator, who can set the framework and bring out the best in others
Have experience from the NGO sector, preferably within the field of youth and/or sports
Must be flexible to travel (less than 50 days per year expected)

WORKPLACE

GAME House Copenhagen, Enghavevej 82 D, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark

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