DEPUTY COUNTRY DIRECTOR-MARIE STOPES TANZANIA
Deadline: 2February 2015
Job purpose
The Deputy Country Director is a key leadership position responsible for the overall strategy, management (programmatic, financial, and administrative), and development of our national family planning and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programmes.
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The main focus of the Deputy Country Director position is to drive MST towards programme sustainability and to increase uptake of MST’s services and products. She/he directs the operational activities of the organisation to ensure effective implementation, continual improvement and strengthening of MST’s service delivery programmes. This wide-ranging remit includes clinical outreach, social marketing, donor project oversight and relationship management partnership management with partner institutions, procurement and logistics, fleet management and leadership for MST Programme’s team members.
The Deputy Country Director is a key member of the Executive Management Team (EMT) and is responsible for bringing modern business approaches to the organisation’s operations in order to achieve financial sustainability, effective management, high productivity and growth. The Deputy Country Director will work collaboratively with other EMT members to achieve MST’s objectives.
MST Programme’s team members report to the Deputy Country Director and she/he deputizes for the Regional / Country Director. The position is responsible for leading skilled, professional country teams to deliver life-saving services through clinical centres, mobile outreach teams, social franchising and social marketing. The Deputy Country Director prepares and executes annual budgets, marketing plans and work plans; plans and develops new business opportunities; oversees financial, administrative and logistical resources; ensures adherence to MST minimum standards; and assures quality operations in line with annual and long-term strategic goals and objectives.
Key Responsibility
• Business Planning and Development;
• . Systems Strengthening;
• Team Leadership and Capacity Building ;
• Procurment and Logistics ;
• Internal and External Relations;
Minimum requirements
Skills
• Strong overall leadership qualities.
• Strong relationship management skills and negotiation skills.
• Proven experience as a creative risk-taker with a successful track record of translating vision and ideas into results.
• Significant experience in securing high-value contracts from bilateral donors, multilateral donors, and foundations and trusts.
• Understanding of the issues surrounding provision of reproductive health care services internationally.
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills – both oral and written.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and creative problem solving thinking skills.
• Ability to develop and articulate a clear business vision and plan.
• Proven strategic planning and capacity building skills.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate teams to achieve targets and organisational growth.
• Advanced analytical and organisational skills.
• Solid negotiation, influencing and conflict management skills.
• Advocacy skills. Proven ability to influence stakeholders through effective communication in a demanding external environment.
• Proven ability to ‘sell’ ideas, concepts to a varied audience.
• Numeracy and business acumen.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work to deadlines and budgets.
• Working knowledge of Kiswahili.
Experience
• Experience working in/with an overseas development programme or running a country programme; field experience in Africa is desirable;
• Extensive experience in a senior management role, preferably in international health management, international development and/or social marketing fields. ;
• Extensive experience managing multi-tiered management structures of medical professionals, social marketing agents, project managers, M&E staff, and procurement and logistics;
• Extensive experience in managing donor-funded project life cycles including both technical and financial components (representation, fundraising/proposal development, project design and management, reporting, evaluation, negotiating adjustments, and final close out);
• Experience in networking and working in partnership with other NGOs and government bodies to achieve results;
• Track record in achieving both financial and non-financial targets;
• Desirable: experience of managing crises in a high risk environment, including clinical, management and legal components.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Mode of Application
If you feel that you are able to meet the requirements and you are motivated enough to be part of the team, please send your applications including a cover letter detailing your suitability and why you are interested in this post to the address below. Please indicate the work station of your interest.
Director of Human Resources and Administration
Marie Stopes Tanzania
P. O. Box 7072, Dar Es Salaam.
Telephone: +255 22 277 4991
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