MSI’s goal is to meet the needs of the underserved and dramatically improve access to the use of family planning and other reproductive health services. MSIG is part of Marie Stopes International’s Global Partnership, which operates in over 43 countries worldwide.

Job Summary

Marie Stopes International Ghana (MSIG) seeks an experienced manager for the post of Regional Manager (RM). The RM will be responsible for overall leadership in their territory including: delivery of results i.e., annual business plan, donor projects and other initiatives, team member motivation and capacity building, strategic relationships with government and other stakeholders and also develops funding opportunities. The RM position is based in the MSIG regional office(s) in Takoradi and requires frequent travel within Ghana. The RM reports to the Head of Programmes/Deputy Country Director based in Accra.

Responsibilities include:

•   Develop a clear annual (regional) implementation plan in consultation with technical and project leads from the Accra support office and the regional team
•   Work closely with the Head of Programmes/Deputy Country Director to identify new funding opportunities and lead the development of high-quality regional proposals Work with the Social Franchise and Medical Development teams to ensure high clinical quality standards across all service delivery channels
•   Work with support office teams and other RMs to help establish new systems to support MSIG's new regionalised structure (e.g.stores,finance,MIS, reporting,etc)
•   Review individual KPIs and continuously motivate high performance of the regional team members
•   Support the professional development of regional team members in collaboration with support office teams (such as. HR & Admin, Medical Development, Finance, Social Franchise etc)

Qualification Required & Experience

The person must:

•   Bachelors Degree in health, demography, public health, social sciences, development studies or business management
•   Masters Degree in related field and other professional qualification, ideally in project management required Knowledge of MSIG field operations and systems
•   At least seven years of post-graduate relevant work experience with at least three years of experience in a significant management position
•   Demonstrated experience in successfully managing and motivating teams and managing both medical and non-medical team members
•   Experience in managing project life cycles (representation, project design, activity implementation, budget/results management, reporting, evaluation, and negotiating adjustments)
•   Experience managing budgets; procurement and logistics and setting up new off ices/systems
•   Experience working with both public and private health facilities
•   Experience working in health and sexual reproductive health

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

All Vacancies are local position/s. Interested Non-Ghanaians must therefore have the necessary legal permits required to work in Ghana.

Please label application and email with the exact job title if indicated
Interested and qualified applicants should send their applications addressed to:

Director - Human Resource and Admin
Marie Slopes Int Ghana
PMB267
Accra

Or by e-mail through:

recruitments@mariestopes.org.gh

Closing Date: 23 September, 2014