Country: Sierra Leone
City: Freetown
Type: Regular – Full Time (eligible for benefits)
Business Unit: Country Programs - Country Teams
Overview:
Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton
Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to
strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access
to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the
premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global
health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and
optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization
of commodity markets and more effective local management. CHAI's teams are
working side-by-side with more than 30 governments to tackle many of the
largest barriers to effective treatment and care.
CHAI is currently seeking candidates for the position of
Deputy Country Director to assist with the launch of its office in Sierra Leone
and provide overall management and strategic direction to CHAI’s efforts.
Description of Role:
Reporting to the Country Director for Sierra Leone, the
Deputy Country Director (DCD) will support the CD in defining the Country
Team’s overall strategy, develop clear operational plans for execution, and
continually identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize
impact. This new effort represents a significant opportunity to build up
a targeted, impact-driven CHAI office in a country with significant public
health needs. The DCD role comprises a full range of responsibilities, including
planning and budgeting; the implementation of technical assistance
programs to the Ministry of Health; monitoring, evaluation and reporting; and
engagement with both in-country and global stakeholders.
Most importantly, the DCD will assist in developing and
managing relationships with the Government. Through these interactions, the DCD
will help set the strategy and direction of the CHAI office in Sierra Leone,
including the identification of opportunities where CHAI can add value and
maximize impact to the country in the Government’s priority areas. S/he is
responsible for developing clear operational plans as well as working closely
with the relevant technical staff in the MOH and their partners, to ensure
rapid implementation, skills transfer, and government ownership.
The position is based in Freetown, with limited travel both
in-country and internationally.
Responsibilities:
- Work
alongside the Ministry of Health to develop and implement CHAI’s initial
strategy and agenda in Sierra Leone
- Recruit
and build a new and highly effective team of CHAI staff
- Establish
the appropriate processes and tools for planning, budgeting, reporting,
and monitoring the progress of CHAI programs
- Ensure
strong execution of the country programs to make sure that CHAI’s results
meet and exceed our targets
- Continually
identify new opportunities together with the MOH for CHAI to add value and
maximize impact
- Demonstrate
leadership and provide support to all members of country team, managing
human resources and ensuring local legal compliance
- Develop
and manage annual program budgets in collaboration with program staff
- Manage
all initial fundraising efforts and key donor relationships in the DRC
- Maintain
appropriate bi-directional communication with CHAI headquarters and other
global and country teams within the organization
- Ensure
strong financial management and accountability of the country program
budgets
- Coordinate
efforts with CHAI's partners, and identify and establish additional
partnerships as appropriate
- Given
CHAI's lean staffing model, taking responsibility for some direct
programmatic work when and where needed in support of the country team
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's
Degree or equivalent plus 10 years work experience with increasing levels
of responsibility and leadership
- Comfortable
both in a peer relationship with political leaders such as the Minister of
Health, as well as at a working level with other civil servants
- Ability
to navigate complex government processes with multiple influencers, and to
negotiate and achieve consensus
- Experience
in a leadership role, with full operational and financial responsibility
and accountability
- Demonstrated
ability to favorably influence decision making processes in a diplomatic
and collaborative manner
- Demonstrated
proficiency in building management processes and tools and ensuring that
the organization follows them
- Demonstrated
ability to work with the leadership of his/her organization on strategic,
operational, and organizational issues, as a strong yet collaborative team
member
- Proficiency
in working independently to solve complex problems without extensive
structural or operational support from HQ
- Ability
to achieve maximum efficiency and impact with limited human and financial
resources
- Excellent
business-oriented oral and written communication skills
- Exceptional
strategic thinking, problem-solving, team building and interpersonal
skills
- Willingness
and ability to travel as needed
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