Avis de recrutement d’un directeur général, Hub Afrique orientale et australe, Kenya
Contexte :
FHI 360 seeks a qualified candidate for the Managing Director for the anticipated FP2030’s East and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Hub. FP2030 is a global community of partners working together to advance the family planning (FP) movement and promote evidence-based policies and programs based on the principles of voluntarism and informed choice (see http://www.fp2030.org).
The selected host organization for the ESA Regional Hub will collaborate with FP2030 to serve as a collaborative platform that brings together diverse stakeholders from a wide range of sectors and advances the prioritized needs of commitment-making partners and countries in East and Southern Africa. Availability of position is contingent upon funding and approval by the United Nations Foundation.
Job Summary :
The Managing Director will be responsible for oversight of the ESA Regional Hub and will engage regularly with leaders of other geographic hubs and FP2030’s Executive Director. The position will include leading and directing the development and implementation of workplans and providing oversight for activities, personnel, schedules, budgets, monitoring, and reporting. Central to the role is the ability to support the goals of FP2030 including facilitating country engagement, expanding advocacy and accountability, enhancing leadership of youth and civil society organizations (CSOs), advancing the High Impact Practices (HIPs), and supporting strategic communications and resource mobilization. The candidate must be committed to advancing universal human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals and to empowering local agendas and stakeholders in the region.
The position will be based at FHI 360’s office in Nairobi, Kenya, however applicants from the Africa region are welcome and can be considered as remote employees.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Oversee launch of ESA Regional Hub including strategic planning and start-up activities ;
- Execute vision and strategy of ESA Regional Hub ;
- Forge, leverage and manage critical relationships with governments, partners, donors, and other key stakeholders. Maintain relationships through frequent consultation ;
- Lead the convening of global and country stakeholders for collaborative learning, advocacy and accountability ;
- Ensure compliance with regulations and maximize available resources to achieve objectives ;
- Direct and monitor implementation workplans, ensuring that activities are performed to a high professional standard and fulfill donor and FHI 360’s requirements ;
- Supervise and mentor all senior management staff and ensure technical excellence ;
- Ensure effective communication with other regional hubs and FP2030 Executive Director ;
- Participate in international meetings and select technical working groups as appropriate to represent the project and ensure collaboration with relevant technical work ;
- Identify existing platforms that can be leveraged for implementation, negotiate appropriate partnership roles to facilitate such collaborations; mobilize resources.
Applied Knowledge & Skills :
- Excellent leadership and adaptive management skills; ability to build collaborative relationships with a range of partners and stakeholders ;
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize staff, ideas, and partnerships at all levels ;
- Track record of project management, cost containment, and relationship management ;
- Knowledge of funding streams, including government and philanthropic ;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills ;
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan, organize, and manage resources ;
- Demonstrated ability to build positive working relationships with government officials, NGOs/CSOs, international normative bodies (WHO, UN, etc.), and donor representatives.
Problem Solving & Impact :
- Addresses problems encountered that are complex and highly varied ;
- Champions existing processes and creates new processes and systems where needed to improve efficiencies ;
- Promotes the organizations finance practices and is accountable for the compliant stewardship of all finances under her/his purview ;
- Exercises sound judgment to meet business strategies and develops objectives that align with organizational goals ;
- Possesses strong analytical and problem solving capabilities.
Supervision Given/Received :
- Sets goals and budgets and leads FP2030 hub in achieving strategic goals ;
- Focuses on capacity development and practices effective performance management making others great, and maximizing efficiencies ;
- Accomplishes work through others, and not only as an individual contributor. Fosters collaboration among, and across partners ;
- Typically reports to Director, Portfolio Management or Business Unit Director.
Profil :
Education : Bachelor’s degree (or its international equivalent) in public health or related area required. Master’s degree strongly preferred.
Experience :
- Minimum of 8 years’ relevant project management experience at senior-level experience ;
- Recognized technical skills/expertise in FP ;
- Demonstrated strategic planning, team leadership and capacity building experience ;
- Excellent management, communication, and organization skills ;
- Experience living and working in low-resource settings ;
- Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English; professional-level fluency in French and/or Portuguese are highly desirable.
Typical Physical Demands : Typical office environment. Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time; ability to move 5-10 lbs.
Technology to be Used : Personal Computer, Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), e-mail, any other technology.
Travel Requirements : 10%-25%.
This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
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