Country Director - Mali

MSI Reproductive Choices•Malibu, CA

About The Position

The Country Director, Mali, is responsible for delivering results for women and their families, driving programmatic excellence, and implementing best practice at scale in Mali. They provide high quality services where they are needed the most, and their work directly contributes to preventing maternal deaths and making a sustainable impact on the lives of thousands of people every year. The CD is also responsible for ensuring Mali’s social business model has a strong footing on both the social and business side. The Country Director, Mali is a key leadership position. The CD represents the organisation in Mali and is responsible for the overall strategy, management (programmatic, financial, and administrative), and development of Mali’s national family planning and SRH programmes. CD is leading skilled, professional country teams to deliver life-saving services through mobile outreach teams, public sector support, and social marketing. In addition, CD is responsible for preparing and executing annual budgets, marketing plans and work plans; developing new business opportunities; overseeing financial, administrative, and logistical resources; ensuring adherence to MSI minimum standards; and assuring quality operations in line with annual and long-term strategic goals and objectives. The Country Director manages for results, valuing and rewarding high performance, accountability, speed and efficiency and innovation, while keeping the client at the heart of everything we do. The Country Director is Mali’s senior representative in the country of assignment. Reporting to Africa Regional Office of MSI, MSI Mali is an implementing partner of the MoH, with whom MSI Mali works closely across all its projects and service delivery channels partnering at national, provincial, district and facility level. They work closely with government to overcome barriers that prevent women and men from accessing safe, affordable, reliable family planning and other sexual and reproductive health services.

Requirements

Proven experience of driving impact, quality and sustainability in programmes and improving operational standards
Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and guide Country Programmes. Proven ability to effectively communicate ideas, proposals, issues, and implications at senior level.
Excellent project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross- functional teams with a proven history of delivering results.
Highly developed problem solving, diplomatic, networking and negotiation skills.
Demonstration of ‘making things happen’, operating at pace and delivering effectively through others.
High capability on change management within fast-paced environment
Experience of developing and successfully implementing business plans and growth strategies, with a track record of aligning resources with key priorities, keeping management teams focused on critical milestones and consistently achieving results.
Experience of communicating a range of complex issues with the ability to convey an inspiring vision and purpose both within operations and where appropriate across other business functions.
An understanding of major policies/ issues of large bilateral/multilateral donors strong working knowledge of business practices
An international mind-set, with an understanding of, and empathy for, the development sector, together with an appreciation for cultural differences
Experience in leading a social business preferably in a developing country.
Experience of formulating and controlling budgets to ensure effective monitoring takes place.
Understanding of the issues surrounding provision of reproductive health care services internationally
A reputation for ‘making things happen’, operating at pace and delivering effectively through others.
Experience in managing institutional crises and challenging security conditions

Responsibilities

Delivering results for women and their families
Driving programmatic excellence
Implementing best practice at scale in Mali
Providing high quality services where they are needed the most
Preventing maternal deaths
Making a sustainable impact on the lives of thousands of people every year
Ensuring Mali’s social business model has a strong footing on both the social and business side
Representing the organisation in Mali
Overall strategy, management (programmatic, financial, and administrative), and development of Mali’s national family planning and SRH programmes
Leading skilled, professional country teams to deliver life-saving services through mobile outreach teams, public sector support, and social marketing
Preparing and executing annual budgets, marketing plans and work plans
Developing new business opportunities
Overseeing financial, administrative, and logistical resources
Ensuring adherence to MSI minimum standards
Assuring quality operations in line with annual and long-term strategic goals and objectives
Managing for results, valuing and rewarding high performance, accountability, speed and efficiency and innovation, while keeping the client at the heart of everything we do
Working closely with government to overcome barriers that prevent women and men from accessing safe, affordable, reliable family planning and other sexual and reproductive health services.