Job Title: Country Director
Organisation: Action
Africa Help International (AAH-I)
Africa Help International (AAH-I)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: AAH-I
Executive Director and AAH Uganda Board Chairman
Executive Director and AAH Uganda Board Chairman
About AAH-I:
Action Africa Help
International (AAH-I) is an African-led non-profit making agency that
implements health and development projects in Africa.
International (AAH-I) is an African-led non-profit making agency that
implements health and development projects in Africa.
Job Summary: The Country
Director has overall responsibility for AAH-I programs and operations in
Uganda, and represents AAH-I with the Government, donors, partners, among other
key stakeholders to foster a supportive environment for AAH-I’s work. He/she
directs and supervises programs, ensuring that they are planned, implemented
and coordinated within the overall AAH-I program strategy and donor guidelines.
He/she is responsible for mobilizing resources for the country programs and
ensures prudent management of the resources to achieve the desired results. The
Country Director steers and supervises a staff of over 200 employees working in
different parts of the country. He/she is responsible for further growing the
AAH Uganda country program and expanding its funding sources.
Director has overall responsibility for AAH-I programs and operations in
Uganda, and represents AAH-I with the Government, donors, partners, among other
key stakeholders to foster a supportive environment for AAH-I’s work. He/she
directs and supervises programs, ensuring that they are planned, implemented
and coordinated within the overall AAH-I program strategy and donor guidelines.
He/she is responsible for mobilizing resources for the country programs and
ensures prudent management of the resources to achieve the desired results. The
Country Director steers and supervises a staff of over 200 employees working in
different parts of the country. He/she is responsible for further growing the
AAH Uganda country program and expanding its funding sources.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate should preferably hold a Master’s degree in the social
sciences with significant experience in public health and project
development and management; - Excellent
track record of leadership, with at least 10 years progressive senior
management experience supervising complex programs funded by major
multilateral or bilateral donor agencies; - Demonstrated
field leadership in strategic program and project development, implementation, and evaluation; - Good
track record in resource mobilization; - Exhibit
commitment to promote the organization’s Vision, Mission and its strategic
goals; - Inspiring
leadership with excellent communication and interpersonal skills; - Excellent
diplomatic skills and ability to create positive relations with senior
government officials, heads of diplomatic missions, international
organizations, NGOs and CBOs to enhance the organization, country
programmes; - Past
exposure and experience with financial management and compliance with
donor requirements; - Entrepreneurial
orientation, self-starter able to work independently and cope with
demanding work situation.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should submit their application letter and resume to
[email protected] indicating job title in the subject line of the
email to:
interested candidates should submit their application letter and resume to
[email protected] indicating job title in the subject line of the
email to:
Action Africa Help
International
International
Head Office – P. O. Box 76598
00508
00508
FAWE House, Chania Avenue
Nairobi, KENYA
Phone: +254 20 300 77 55
Mobile: +254 722 20 77 26
Fax: +254 20 300 77 68
Deadline: 10th November, 2014
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