Executive Director
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation / Ekonomijobb / Uppsala
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The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation was established in 1962 in memory of the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. An autonomous, non-official institution, the mission of the Foundation is to catalyse dialogue and action for a peaceful, just and sustainable world in the spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld. The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation aims to generate new ideas on global development and emerging challenges and to strengthen multilateral cooperation, with a particular emphasis on the role of the United Nations, convening actors from diverse backgrounds and crossing sectoral and thematic lines.
Key responsibilities of the Executive Director include
• Providing visible executive leadership for DHF with major stakeholders.
• Driving and developing the work programme to meet the guidelines and objectives established by the Board.
• Leading the Secretariat and realising its full potential.
• Engaging with international development, peace/security and sustainability communities to further the mission of the Foundation.
• Overseeing the budget and creating funding strategies and opportunities, including engaging new potential funders.
Skills and experience
• Extensive and broad experience in working with international issues such as development, the UN and global governance, peace and security, and sustainability.
• Proven skills in cooperating with Governments, NGOs and other parts of civil society.
• Experience of working with UN issues.
• Capability to drive an international programme forward, having previously demonstrated innovative and entrepreneurial approaches.
• Proven leadership and management experience, and ability to lead and develop a team.
• Excellent networking, interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Excellent formal and informal, written and oral, communication skills.
• Excellent command of English and a working knowledge of Swedish.
• An advanced university degree or equivalent qualifications.
The position is full-time and is based at the Secretariat of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, located in central Uppsala, Sweden, in the historic house Geijersgården. The new Executive Director will start her/his work as soon as possible.
Publiceringsdatum2014-10-10Arbetstider och omfattningTillsvidare
Heltid
TillträdeAs soon as possible
ErsättningFast lön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2014-11-03
Applicants are requested, in english, to submit a curriculum vitae, together with a cover letter describing their vision for the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, the challenges and opportunities they foresee, and how their skills and experience would help them meet the requirements of the role.
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: Executive Director
Ansökan kan skickas till e-postadress:
secretariat@dhf.uu.seKontaktGöran Bexell
goran.bexell@rektor.lu.seFöretagDag Hammarskjöld Foundation
AdressDag Hammarskjöld Foundation
Övre Slottsgatan 2
75310 UPPSALA
Övriga kontaktuppgifterTelefonnummer: 018-4101000
E-postadress:
secretariat@dhf.uu.se Jobbnummer 2027615
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