TITLE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Reporting
Board of Trustees
LOCATION – Dar-Es-Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
INSTITUTE OVERVIEW:
The Ifakara Health
Institute (IHI) is one of Africa’s most eminent health research organizations.
With a history of more than 60 years, IHI is an independent, non-profit
organization, registered in Tanzania. IHI conducts a wide range of
health-related research, including biomedical and environmental studies, trials
of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics, health-systems research, and monitoring and
evaluation with a mission to develop and sustain Health
Research and Resource Institute capable of generating new knowledge and
relevant information for international health policy and action.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is
an internationally recognized, highly visible scientist and opinion maker in
international health. He/she will be directly answerable to the IHI Board of
Trustees and will have a primary responsibility for strategic scientific
leadership and maintaining IHI as a global expert in international health and
as global and national opinion leader. The CEO has first-line responsibility
for management and custodianship of Institutional resources as the Chief
Scientific Officer, Accounting officer, effective communicator and
advocate.
Duties and Responsibility will be but not
limited to the following
·
Lead and develop IHI scientifically and managerially
·
Lead the development of the IHI vision and strategy adapted to the
evolving global context, monitor its implementation and report on milestones to
the Board of Trustees
·
Serve as an Ex Officio member on the Board of Trustees
·
Use
own national and international network to acquire new projects in international
health
·
Lead
fundraising initiatives
Qualifications and
experience
·
Medical
Doctor and/or PhD in any field of global/international health
·
MBA
/Cooperate Management will be an added advantage
·
More
than 10 years’ experience in research and research-cum-action in Sub-Sahara
Africa and resource constrained environments elsewhere
·
Proven
leadership and management skills to work with science and implementation consortia
·
Demonstrated
management expertise and experience in research institutions with more than 200
professional staff
·
Demonstrated
expertise and experience in ensuring financial accountability to international
standards
·
Demonstrated
ability to mobilize long term institutional research and/or translational/
implementation funding
·
Demonstrated
experience of working within an institutional setting involving Board relations
Proven experience of working in a multi- and trans-cultural environment
·
Demonstrated
expertise and experience in negotiation skills with institutional governing
bodies, governmental authorities, donors and the public at large
·
The
candidate must have excellent verbal and written English language skills. Other
languages will be considered an advantage
Personal
characteristics (competencies
necessary for the role)
·
Strong
integrative leadership skills (internally & with external partners)
·
Sound
decision making skills
·
Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills
·
Strategic thinker in a changing global, regional and
national context
·
Resilient
and able to work well under pressure
·
Multitasking
and good in prioritizing
·
Team
building skills
·
Mentor
skills
Remuneration
A competitive
remuneration package will be offered to successful candidate.
Mode of application
Candidates
meeting the above job requirements should provide a one page covering letter,
their detailed curriculum vitae starting with the most recent position, a
detailed scientific publication list, contact details (address, e-mail,
telephone numbers) of three professional and one personal referee, as well as photocopies
of academic and professional certificates.
If
your career objectives match this challenging roles please send send your
application to advisory@tz.pw.com by 15th December
2015(midnight East African Time)
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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