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Since it was established in 2009, MSI Nigeria has been meeting the sexual and reproductive needs of women. What we do in Nigeria Improving access to services and providing reliable information to women about their family planning options is at the heart of MSI Nigeria’s mission. After opening its first clinic in July 2009 in Abuja, our program...
About the role
About you
Qualifications
ï‚· Educated to degree level
ï‚· Relevant post-graduate qualification e.g. MBA, MSc, MA (desirable) Experience
Essential Experience
ï‚· International work experience – will have successfully worked in a senior management role in a different country (preferably developing countries).
ï‚· Proven general management experience in operationally demanding and challenging environments (to include staff recruitment, training and supervision of teams).
ï‚· Experience designing and delivering strategic and annual business plans.
ï‚· Experience of income generation through donor funding and/or commercial activities
ï‚· Financial management experience, including internal controls and accountability: Ideally the individual will have managed a P&L; however, they will have definitely have experience managing and improving the bottom line
ï‚· Experience generating, tracking and analysing management information and client data to inform management decision-making
ï‚· Experience building lasting relationships with key external stakeholders, e.g. government or donor stakeholders in order to deliver tangible results for the organisation (for example, previous fundraising success).
Desirable Experience
ï‚· Experience building a brand into a brand of choice (including experience in FMCG or other private sector experience).
ï‚· Experience of business development including developing and writing compelling tender proposals
ï‚· Financial and other reporting as required by international development donors (DFID, USAID, AusAID, Nordic donors, etc).
ï‚· Experience of successful change management, including identifying required change, leading the change programme and ensuring change is embedded and sustained
ï‚· Previous experience identifying and sharing best practice and encouraging innovation within dispersed teams
Skills
ï‚· Leadership skills: able to build teams, delegate and manage for results.
ï‚· Numeracy and business acumen. (Financial Management)
ï‚· Advanced interpersonal and oral and written communication skills
ï‚· Marketing skills
ï‚· Fundraising and negotiation skills.
ï‚· Project identification, design and implementation
ï‚· Ability to identify and introduce programmatic innovations
ï‚· Fluency in French and/or Spanish is essential for some Country Director positions. Attitude / motivation
The qualities required by the ideal Country Director will include:
ï‚· Energy and passion for purpose.
ï‚· Focus and drive and ability to stay on track.
ï‚· Resilience.
ï‚· A commercial mindset, whereby they understand the levers for profitability for success within their marketplace.
ï‚· Action orientated.
ï‚· Focus on detail while being able to see the big picture.
ï‚· Flexible and adaptable.
ï‚· Culturally aware.
ï‚· Courageous, willing to take risks
ï‚· A compelling and influential communicator.
ï‚· Strong networking skills
ï‚· Pro choice on abortion
If you are interested in finding out more about this role before applying, pleaseview the attached job framework and click here to apply online.
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