Country Director

Honiara - Solomon Islands

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Country Director

Location: Honiara Solomon Islands (with flexibility to redeploy as required)

About the role

Cognition Learning Group is seeking an experienced Country Director to lead our operations in the Solomon Islands. This is a senior high-impact leadership role with full accountability for country performance programme delivery commercial outcomes and stakeholder relationships.

As the Groups senior in-country representative you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a complex portfolio of donor-funded and government programmes ensuring high-quality delivery strong financial performance and an outstanding reputation with clients and partners.

Key responsibilities

Act as Cognition Learning Groups senior executive representative in-country providing visible credible leadership
Lead and integrate all country operations programmes and contracts under clear governance and accountability
Ensure successful delivery of all contracts to scope quality timeline and compliance requirements
Own commercial and financial performance including budgets forecasts margins and cost control
Build and maintain strong senior relationships with governments donors and partners (e.g. MFAT DFAT ADB)
Serve as the primary escalation point for client contractual and delivery issues
Lead manage and develop senior in-country leaders and teams (60 staff)
Ensure compliance with donor legal safeguarding health & safety and organisational policies
Oversee risk management audit readiness and governance processes
Contribute market insight and strategic input to regional and Group leadership.

Requirements

About you

You are a confident commercially astute leader with a strong track record in complex delivery environments. You are comfortable operating at executive level managing multiple stakeholders and leading diverse teams in international or low-resource contexts.

Essential experience and skills:

Proven senior leadership experience with accountability for delivery people and financial performance
Experience leading multiple contracts or programmes simultaneously
Strong commercial and financial management capability (budgets forecasts margins)
Senior-level client and stakeholder management experience
Experience working with governments donors or multilateral agencies
Strong leadership decision-making and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
High intercultural competence and experience leading diverse teams

Desirable:

Experience as a Country Director Country Manager Regional Lead or similar
Knowledge of international education systems education reform or capacity-building programmes
Familiarity with donor compliance frameworks (MFAT DFAT ADB or similar)
Postgraduate qualification in international development education public policy business administration or related field

Why join Cognition Learning Group

Opportunity to lead high-impact education and development programmes
Senior leadership role with real influence and autonomy
Work with committed values-driven professionals across the globe
Competitive salary and benefits package

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role by 27 February. Panel interviews will be held in WC 9th March.

Required Skills:

About you You are a confident commercially astute leader with a strong track record in complex delivery environments. You are comfortable operating at executive level managing multiple stakeholders and leading diverse teams in international or low-resource contexts. Essential experience and skills: Proven senior leadership experience with accountability for delivery people and financial performance Experience leading multiple contracts or programmes simultaneously Strong commercial and financial management capability (budgets forecasts margins) Senior-level client and stakeholder management experience Experience working with governments donors or multilateral agencies Strong leadership decision-making and problem-solving skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills High intercultural competence and experience leading diverse teams Desirable: Experience as a Country Director Country Manager Regional Lead or similar Knowledge of international education systems education reform or capacity-building programmes Familiarity with donor compliance frameworks (MFAT DFAT ADB or similar) Postgraduate qualification in international development education public policy business administration or related field Why join Cognition Learning Group Opportunity to lead high-impact education and development programmes Senior leadership role with real influence and autonomy Work with committed values-driven professionals across the globe Competitive salary and benefits package How to apply Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role by 27 February. Panel interviews will be held in WC 9th March.

Country DirectorLocation: Honiara Solomon Islands (with flexibility to redeploy as required)About the roleCognition Learning Group is seeking an experienced Country Director to lead our operations in the Solomon Islands. This is a senior high-impact leadership role with full accountability for count...