Netherlands: Deputy Director

ORGANIZATION AND CONTEXT

Microjustice4All (MJ4All) is a The Hague / Netherlands based, international organization, dedicated to legally empowering the poor and excluded. By providing people with legal documentation and practical legal solutions, enabling them to live under the shelter of the law and enjoy the protection and opportunities it affords, MJ4All helps them to get out of the poverty cycle and/or rehabilitated after a disaster. Through the provision of legal documentation, practical legal solutions, awareness-raising, local capacity building and evidence-based lobbying, MJ4All aims to enable all people to participate in society and encourages them to be self-reliant.

MJ4All is dedicated to help set up local infrastructures for legal service provision worldwide (MJ4All Country Organizations) that provide legal services in order to obtain basic legal documents and legal protection, with a clear focus on:

1) civil documents: birth certificates and other documents regarding personal identity, enabling access to education, health services, social benefits, microfinance and voting etcetera;

2) documents relating to property and housing: property registration for legal protection and access to a loan among others; property transfer, rental issues etcetera;

3) documents and issues relating to income-generating activities: setting up businesses, cooperatives and other legal entities; employment contracts and other basic labor issues;

4) documents and issues relating to family law and inheritance matters;

5) documents and issues relating to specific geographic context and situations like post-war/natural disasters, refugee crises and environmental issues. MJ4All services are fundamental in a post-war or natural disaster rehabilitation for rebuilding the livelihood of the victims.

Currently, MJ4All runs operations with MJ4All Country Organizations in Latin America (Bolivia and Peru), Africa (Kenya and Rwanda) and Europe (former Yugoslavia: Serbia/Croatia), and is seeking to expand its MJ4All Network and operations worldwide. The MJ4All team, which implements this mission, consists of a founding director, a team of consultants/advisors and volunteers, mainly in the countries of operation. For more information, visit: www.microjustice4all.org

In the light of the implementation of this worldwide challenge, we look to re-enforce our team with a Deputy Director, who will be in charge of the day-to-day management of the operations and fundraising. The Deputy Director reports to the Founding Director.

POSITION AND RESPONSABILITIES

Responsible for the day-to-day running and development of the organization:

• Project Management: implementation, reporting, finance, HR, donor relations


• Headquarter (HQ) Management: external communication/contact management, PR, ICT, financial management, HR (including volunteers and associate consultants), and other executing functions of the HQ


• Business development and fundraising

PROFILE

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  Strong leader and networker with well-developed organizational and administrative qualities;

  
  


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  Capability of leading an international team with its members in numerous countries and continents, responding to the changing needs on the ground while overseeing the implementation of the MJ4All method by the MJ4All country organizations;

  
  


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  Business attitude towards the non-for-profit sector, aiming for the sustainability of the MJ4All country organizations;

  
  


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  Creative, open approach with regards to strategies to stakeholders and donors;

  
  


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  Background in working in the (non-profit) international development sector. Experience with international relations, development cooperation, fundraising, but also business management.

  
  

QUALIFICATIONS & Requirements

• Advanced university degree in relevant field (law, political sciences, business management)


• Experience required in:


• Fundraising


• Operational management and financial administration


• Project management


• Networking, Lobbying & advocacy


• At least 8 years of relevant work experience


• Proficient in English and preferably Spanish

Duty Station: preferably The Hague, The Netherlands, with travel to countries of operation

Type of Contract: Fulltime for 9 months, with intention to extend for the long-term, with fee dependent on available funds