Population Services Zimbabwe – Country Director
Title Country Director: Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ)
Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ), an affiliate of Marie Stopes International (MSI), is a market focused and result oriented non-governmental organization. We develop the efficient, effective and sustainable family planning and reproductive health programmes, with particular emphasis on the lower and disadvantaged communities in Zimbabwe. PSZ’s goal is to meet the needs of underserved individuals and dramatically improve access to and use of family planning and other reproductive health services. PSZ is part of a Global Health Partnership, which operates in 40 countries providing over 5 million services worldwide annually.
Population Services Zimbabwe PSZ are commencing a period of geographic and programmatic expansion and the Country Director (CD) is responsible for a successful and sustainable programme. S/he ensures the attainment of Population Services Zimbabwe PSZ goals and objectives and provides leadership to the Population Services Zimbabwe PSZ team to develop and implement and expand the national programme efficiently and effectively. The Country Director will provide professional, high-quality and effective strategic leadership in the continued development of PSZ. We are offering you the opportunity to take your career to the next level, whilst putting your skills to use assisting us to achieve our Mission of “Children by Choice, not Chance”.
Key Results Areas
1. The CD is expected to ensure excellent relationships are established and maintained with all key stakeholders and donors, while ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of PSZ’s distinct contribution to the attainment of these objectives.
2. External relations and resource development: To ensure PSZ is well regarded, well resourced and influential.
3. Strategic and Annual Planning: Ensure successful strategic development and national expansion of PSZ, in line with the values of the Global Partnership and the end goal of a sustainable organisation leading the way in the health sector.
4. Finance: Ensure PSZ has good financial health.
5. Programme implementation: Oversee the development and implementation of annual operational plans and working budgets, in conjunction with other team members, actively participating in meetings as needed.
6. Team Leadership: Provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the team and ensure existence of a motivated, productive and appropriately managed team.
Qualifications
– MBA/MBL
– Management/business qualification
– Have technical/clinical competence for Sexual Reproductive Health & FP services
– 10-12 years of management experience in similar or allied roles in previous organization
Submit CV plus covering letter clearly marked “Country Director” to:
populationserviceszimbabwe@gmail.com
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
Application deadline: 9 June 2013