Offre d'emploi






Country Director



Référence 106396
Localisation Dakar / Sénégal
Expiration 25 Décembre 2020
Offre visitée 376 fois
Catégories
Direction générale, Management
Santé, Médical, Pharmacie, Sport
Organisation non gouvernementale, Association
Santé, Social, Sport
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Description de l'offre

Helen Keller Intl
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Country Director, Senegal
(Dakar, Senegal)


Helen Keller Intl is a global health organization dedicated to eliminating preventable vision loss,
malnutrition and diseases of poverty. Cofounded by Helen Keller – and guided by her fierce
optimism and belief in human potential – the organization delivers life-changing health solutions to
vulnerable families where the need is great but access to care is limited.
In the U.S., Africa, and
Asia, Helen Keller’s proven, science-based programs empower people to create opportunities in
their own lives and build lasting change.

Country Program Overview:
Helen Keller Intl has been working in Senegal since 2004. Helen Keller Senegal has had a major
role in a range of public health and nutrition programs.
For example, we are a key partner in
vitamin A supplementation, significantly reducing vitamin A deficiency and child mortality. Currently,
Helen Keller is supporting the Government of Senegal to facilitate the transition from bi-annual
campaigns to routine VAS provision.
We are also a key actor in strengthening regulation of the
marketing of complementary foods for infants and young children, and we lead the nutrition
components of two major USAID programs, in the areas of agricultural development and
community health.
We have also provided support in the battle against Neglected Tropical
Diseases in Senegal.
We work with other key stakeholders, including diverse national government
ministries, local and international non-governmental organizations and communities. Helen Keller
is working nationwide with about 40 staff and an annual operating budget of approximately $2.5
million.
Our program in Senegal is funded by various donors, including the USAID, the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, the Roros Foundation, Three Graces, Founders for Good Ltd. and
Buddhist Global Relief.

We are currently seeking a Country Director (CD) in Senegal to represent Helen Keller, develop
new programs, expand our funding and lead the country office and its programs in a manner
that reflects our mission and values and ensures technical excellence in the delivery of all
activities.

Specific Responsibilities

Overall Management and Leadership
- Provide strategic vision and direction for overall program design, implementation, and
proposal development; Work closely with the country team to accomplish the strategic
goals.
- Lead and oversee the implementation of country programs and the management of the
office.
- Represent Helen Keller in formal and informal meetings with government officials,
international donor agencies, and national technical advisory groups pertinent to our
project activities.
- Identify opportunities and generate funding from international and bilateral agencies and
donor agencies.
- Develop and nurture in-country donor relationships and identify potential partners to
participate in joint proposals.
- Lead and prepare concept papers and proposals and provide other information as
needed for submission to donors and others for fundraising and marketing purposes.

Programmatic
- Oversee and coordinate the program portfolio to ensure the highest level of project
quality and accountability, while fostering continuity through building local capacity.
- Provide technical input to the government, international donors, and technical advisory
groups pertinent to project activities.
- Ensure implementation of strong program monitoring, evaluation, and learning functions.
- Oversee research design, methodology, and dissemination of information needed to
monitor and evaluate project activities and/or advance programmatic and policy
changes.
- Disseminate findings from Helen Keller projects that are of importance to decisionmakers in a position to fund or implement projects in Senegal and internationally.
- Keep the national partners and others informed about progress of the projects, plans for
the development of new programs/projects/activities and donor involvement in the
overall program.

Financial and Administrative
- Provide oversight to finance and administrative services including procurement, property
management, human resources management, vehicle and facilities management, and
staff safety and security.
- Work with regional office and headquarters to manage the development and
implementation of annual country budgets.
- Authorize expenditures for grant or contract allocations and ensure compliance with
procedures required by grant or contract agreements.
- Ensure the preparation and accuracy and timely submission of financial and narrative
reports that comply with grant or contract agreements and ensure compliance with all
aspects of donor funding and Helen Keller policies.
- Hire and manage personnel and lead initiatives to develop staff capacity.

Qualifications
- Minimum seven years of field experience in international public health, nutrition or
Neglected Tropical Disease programs including demonstrated experience in program
development, implementation and evaluation, plus a minimum master’s degree in public
health, nutrition, development or related field, or equivalent combination of education
and experience.
- Experience in designing and implementing workshops, seminars, surveys, monitoring
systems, and evaluations. Experience in research design, data analysis, and
interpretation.
- Technical knowledge in an area related to Helen Keller’s mission and programs.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake high-level representation and advocacy.
- Experience working in Senegal and/or elsewhere in Africa, with Ministries, international
and local NGOs, and donors based locally, is a substantial asset.
- Demonstrated experience and skills in leadership, staff management, program
development and management, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation and public
speaking.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and create budgets and monitor financial status.
- Demonstrated capacity to mobilize program funding including donor cultivation and
grants writing.
- Knowledge and experience managing compliance to diverse donors (USAID, DFID,
GAC, EU, etc.,);
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to effectively lead a team, communicate
a vision, make timely and transparent decisions, and manage conflict.
- Very good oral and written English and French language skills, including the ability to
quickly synthesize complex technical and programmatic issues into concise
communications.
- Well established and practiced organizational and planning skills;
- Computer literate in use of word-processing, spreadsheet and statistical software;
experience in data analysis and interpretation is highly desirable
- Experience with staff security and safety issues is desirable.
- Ability and willingness to travel at least 25% within Senegal and, periodically,
internationally.

The initial employment agreement is for two years with possibility of renewal.

Qualified Senegalese professionals are encouraged to apply



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