Country: Niger
Closing date: 19 Apr 2017
The Role:
To assist and support the Country Director in implementing the MS Niger Business Plan strategy and play a key role in the overall leadership and management of the programme, with responsibilities including security and risk management as well as programme and logistics support and oversight. As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will provide leadership, guidance, technical support and capacity building to the Logistics and Programmes Teams, whilst ensuring that all MSI standard policies and best practices are adhered to. This is a two year post with the objective of building capacity in the team and developing a local succession plan.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Experience working in/with an overseas development 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
- Experience in USAID and UNFPA programming and compliance
- Experience managing procurement and logistics including commodity security
- Desirable: experience of managing crises in a high risk environment, such as a humanitarian context, including security, clinical, management and legal components
Fluent French is required for this role.
For more information about the role, please view the job framework on our website.
In addition, you will be pro-choice on children by choice & not chance
Location: Niamey, Niger
Closing date: Wednesday 19th April 2017 (midnight GMT). Interviews will take place after this date (for shortlisted candidates).
Salary: this is available either as a local hire, an internal secondment or an International Assignment, depending on the most suitable candidate
How to apply:
Please follow this link to apply: http://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=am9icy4xMTI2Ny4zODMwQG1hcmllc3RvcGVzLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ