CHAI Country Director Jobs 2023 – South Africa NGO Jobs

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CHAI Country Director Jobs 2023 – South Africa NGO Jobs. CHAI South Africa looking for “Country Director“. Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 18th April 2023.

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance.

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The CHAI has published a job vacancy announcement on 04th April 2023 for qualified South Africa’s to fill in the vacant post of Country Director to be based in Pretoria, South Africa.

Responsibilities

As a representative of the Clinton Health Access Initiative in South Africa, the Country Director will:

Define the overall country strategy, develop clear operational plans, and continually identify opportunities for CHAI to add value and maximize impact
Serve on and report to the CHAI-SA Board as directed by the Board
Work alongside the National Department of Health (NDOH) to develop and implement CHAI’s engagement, in cooperation with the South African government
Maintain a thorough understanding of the national and provincial level health system’s priorities and gaps, and ensure effective implementation and long-term sustainability of CHAI South Africa’s program areas (including, but not limited to, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, Vaccines, Health Financing, Assistive Technology, Maternal Newborn Health, and COVID-19)
Provide high-quality technical assistance to the government as needed
Facilitate communication and coordination between government, partners, donors, and other key stakeholders
Lead and support fundraising efforts, including new program development and relationship management with existing and potential donors
Build cohesive, effective, and high-performing teams around new and existing programs
Provide leadership, support and strategic direction to senior management and Program Managers in planning and executing programmatic initiatives
Oversee the country program’s financial management, including development of program budgets, monthly cash flow and financial reporting, cash allocations and budget forecasting and planning
Oversee internal and donor reporting.
Maintain appropriate bi-directional communication and information flow with central operations teams

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s degree, required
A minimum of 10 years’ work experience in a senior management role within a private or public sector enterprise; or a Masters or PhD degree plus a minimum of 8 years work experience in a senior management role within the health sector
Demonstrated people management skills and verifiable experience in managing cross cultural teams in a high performing result driven environment.
Experience being a mentor, manager, role model and team player who demonstrates high performance, and can lead similar performance from the entire team
Experience conceiving, planning and executing programs or projects with verifiable results
Comfortable in peer relationships with political leaders such as the Minister for Health, Senior National and Provincial health department staff, District Health staff, health sector leaders, as well as a broad array of civil servants
Ability to navigate complex government processes with multiple influencers, as well as negotiate and achieve consensus
Demonstrated ability to work with the organization’s leadership on strategic, operational, and organizational issues, as a strong yet collaborative team member
Proficiency with working on highly complex problems without extensive structural, financial, or operational support
Equally adept and comfortable from a broad strategic perspective and able to drill down to a very granular level of detail
Strong analytical skills
English language fluency, both written and verbal, required
Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills