Organizational
Overview

The extreme
disparity in health outcomes and access to healthcare that exists today between
the world’s rich and the world’s poor is unjust and unsustainable. To change
this unacceptable status quo requires a new generation of leaders with diverse
skills and backgrounds. Emerging leaders need opportunities to build their
skills and build meaningful co
nnections with other young leaders who share a
vision for transformative change.

Global Health Corps
is mobilizing a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for
health equity. We do this by:

• Increasing
  the impact of great organizations today: Fellows work with high-impact
  organizations in year- long paid positions. During their fellowship year,
  fellows make a significant and measurable contribution to the partner
  organization and the target population.

• Training
  and supporting the leaders of tomorrow: Over the course of the fellowship
  year, fellows participate in a wide range of activities aimed at
  increasing their effectiveness as practitioners and their development as
  leaders.

• Building
  a global community of change-makers: Fellows build a set of shared values,
  commitment and skills that they carry well beyond the fellowship year. The
  GHC community and alumni program serve as a source of opportunity and
  strength throughout fellows’ lives and careers.

Fellows work in
teams of 2—one international fellow, one in-country fellow—in a wide range of
areas to support our partners in improving healthcare access and health
outcomes for the poor. Fellows have built financial management systems for
grassroots HIV organizations in Uganda, counseled homeless teenagers in New
Jersey, supported district pharmacies in Rwanda in rolling out new supply chain
management tools, and conducted policy research in Washington DC.

Position
Overview

Global Health Corps
seeks an energetic, collaborative, and dedicated leader to serve as its Africa
Regional Director, beginning in May 2015. The position will be based in one
GHC’s countries of operation in Africa: Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, or
Burundi. Reporting to the VP of Programs (who is based in New York), the Africa
Regional Director will build upon GHC’s success to date to achieve significant
impact in cultivating the next generation of health leaders. This role combines
human capital development with partnership-building, entrepreneurship, and
management. Leadership development within GHC goes hand-in-hand with team
performance. To enable this, the Africa Regional Director will lead and manage
a high-performing team of East and Southern Africa Program Managers in order
to: cultivate key relationships with placement organizations and content
partners; serve as a lead trainer in fellow workshops and retreats; provide
regular fellow support; support expansion of alumni programming; oversee
regional operations, and overall, provide strategic guidance for the
strengthening, growth and expansion of GHC in Africa.

This position
requires exceptional passion for our work, significant experience with and
capacity for partnership building and team management, and the ability to
thrive in a dynamic, start-up work environment. There will be regular travel to
all GHC countries for participation in fellow and alumni workshops and trainings,
partnership visits, as well as to the US for the annual 2-week Training
Institute held at Yale University for all new fellows. Other travel may be
required as necessary.

Responsibilities

(1)
Program Team Management:

• Lead
  and manage a high-performing, collaborative Africa program team and
  promote a positive work environment

• Travel
  regularly to country offices to provide 1:1 support to Program Managers as
  well as accompany partnership visits, trainings and workshops, and overall
  regional support

• Work
  with Program Managers to develop individual professional development plans
  and support the professional development of each member to reach their
  full potential

• Mentor
  GHC’s team members as they take on greater and more complicated
  responsibilities

• Ensure
  Program Managers meet all work deadlines and complete deliverables as
  appropriate

• Support
  programmatic and operational staffing growth throughout the region

(2)
Strategic Leadership:

• Consistently
  articulate a clear and compelling program vision and strategy

• Work
  closely with the CEO, VP of Programs, and VP of Operations to set
  organizational priorities and develop strategies to achieve ambitious
  goals with limited resources

• Build
  and manage relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders

(3)
Fellowship Training, Programming and Support:

• Serve
  as key trainer during workshops and retreats, supporting Program Managers
  and providing an engaging, interactive and meaningful leadership and
  professional development experience for fellows

• Revise,
  create and support development of new world-class training modules and
  existing fellowship curriculum

• Provide
  guidance to Program Managers on implementation and management of
  fellowship program

(4)
Placement Organization Selection and Relationship Management:

• Actively
  network and recruit potential new placement organizations throughout the
  region

• Work
  with the VP of Programs and Program Managers to develop the portfolio of
  placement organizations and continue to strengthen placement organization
  selection process

• Work
  with Program Managers to support new and existing placement organizations
  develop fellow position descriptions, coordinate contracts, and make
  logistical preparations for hosting fellows

• Collaborate
  with other GHC staff to develop strategic partners in curriculum design,
  advising,

advocacy and general
programming

• Cultivate
  relationships with placement organization supervisors / staff contacts
  regularly during fellowship year

(5)
Alumni Programming:

• Coordinating
  with GHC staff as well as country Alumni Committees, facilitate and
  encourage the continued involvement of GHC fellows from prior years

• Support
  professional development and networking events for alumni in the region
  and offer professional and personal support as needed

• Working
  with the VP of Programs and the rest of the Program Team, continue to
  develop programming for alumni

(6)
Operational Oversight:

• Work
  with the Program Team and the Vice President of Operations to oversee fellow
  and partner logistics such as housing, safety and security, health
  insurance, visas, and fellow and partner taxation, as well as
  organizational operations including finances and staff safety and
  security.

(7)
Fellow Recruitment and Selection:

• Ensure that
  fellow recruitment efforts are conducted in each country, including media
  and social media communications, and fellow and alumni-led recruitment
  events.

• Support
  the Program Managers in organizing fellow selection activities in their
  countries, including application reading, in-person interviews and
  partners’ selection of fellows

Qualifications

Capabilities
and Personal Traits:

• Fluent
  in English; familiarity with French a plus

• Exceptional
  drive and passion for our work; mission-driven with a positive attitude

• Ability
  to cultivate program staff and maximize strengths to meet work objectives

• Excellent
  written and verbal communication skills

• Compassionate
  listener; genuine interest in the personal narratives and development of
  young leaders

• High
  emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills; excellent decision-making
  and judgment

• Keen
  analytic problem solving and critical thinking abilities

• Orientation
  towards timely execution with excellent follow-through skills

• Careful
  attention to detail, with an innovative eye for improving systems

• Skilled
  in using the Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel

• Entrepreneurial,
  adaptable, and action-oriented

• Knowledgeable
  and passionate about global health and international development

• Desire
  to travel

• Comfortable
  working independently and managing team members remotely

Experience:

• 7-10
  years minimum work experience, with at least 3-5 years working in
  sub-Saharan Africa

• Track
  record of effectively leading and growing a performance- and
  outcomes-based team; particularly in a cross-cultural working environment

• Demonstrated
  ability to manage and develop effective teams, set and achieve strategic
  objectives, and manage a budget

• Demonstrated
  ability to manage systems and processes with strong project management
  skills

• Experience
  in leading trainings or workshops and/or curriculum development preferred

• Comfortable
  working under frequent, tight timelines and delivering high-quality work
  products on time

• Commitment
  to health and social justice issues and understanding of global health and
  development issues

• Counseling,
  guidance, mentoring, or leadership development experience preferred

How
to apply

To apply, please
submit a resume and responses to the two questions below to apply@ghcorps.org.
Please limit your response to each question to 300 words. No cover letter
necessary. Please indicate Africa Regional Director in your email subject. All
applicants must be eligible or have legal documentation to work in Burundi,
Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia or Malawi.

Q1 – What draws you
to the Africa Regional Director role and why do you think you would thrive in
this role?

Q2 – Tell us about a
time when you owned a project from start to finish. What were the outcomes of
this project? How did you communicate with the people who worked with you to
reach those outcomes?