Regional HUB & Country Director, West

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Job Title: Regional HUB & Country Director, West - Central Africa

Requisition Number: JR2636
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Overview

• Regional HUB & Country Director will direct line manager for the senior leadership team in the Nigeria office as well as the Country Representatives or Country Directors in the respective Hub project or Country Program offices.
• Reporting to the Chief of Africa Region, the Regional HUB & Country Director is located in the Abuja office and has accountability for the performance of regional program portfolios in regional Hub and other countries where PATH may establish presence within the HUB, providing strategic leadership, advice and managerial oversight of country-specific revenue centers.
• The Regional HUB & Country Director will provide overall leadership and is responsible for people, program oversight as well as business development to enable a diversified and sustainable portfolio and for quality execution of solutions and projects across all of PATH’s platforms. He/she will also develop and nurture partnerships to ensure regional, local, and global impact as appropriate.
• They will also lead the development of a strong agenda on knowledge management and shared learning to achieve scale and impact of our work.
• The Regional HUB & Country Director mobilizes the technical, programmatic, and operational resources and expertise to meet the needs of the countries in the region.
• This role will represent PATH regionally, locally, and internationally and elevate our standing as the leading NGO in global health innovation, especially in the development of program services.
• They are responsible for PATH’s organizational strategy to harness strengths across teams to maximize our impact and value at the regional and country level.
• This will be accomplished through strong leadership to ensure programs are executed with the highest quality, have a sustainable program design, demonstrate value for money, and ultimately improve the health of targeted populations.

Responsibilities
The core functions of the Regional Hub & Country Director are to:

• Oversee the development of country portfolios and leverage the technical expertise of program teams and the business development functions to ensure successful outcomes.
• Establish priorities for focused development of the country portfolios in the HUB.
• Oversee management of programs and ensure results and targets are achieved.
• Ensure achievement and reporting on contributions to partners’ sustainable results, and external communication of achievements.

The Regional HUB & Country Director is responsible for business development and external relations for the Hubs including:

• Ensuring operationalization of PATH’s Strategic Plan through implementation of business development strategies and the improvement of operational capabilities.
• Providing support for the development of engagements with local partners.
• Helping build PATH’s brand through showcasing capabilities and enhancing the understanding of PATH’s value-add.
• Identify and participate in key fora, events, and representation opportunities to raise organizational visibility and facilitate networking / strategic engagements with funders and partners.
• Coaching and developing country teams in relation to identifying and developing opportunities in collaboration with local partners, as well as preparing and negotiating proposals.
• Expand revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing programs and the growth of the organization; cultivate existing relationships and develop new funder relationships.
• Working with Business Development, ensure proposal design, development, planning, and budgeting by program staff to enable timely submission of grants and contract agreements.
• Building and maintaining partnerships with international organizations, governments, and stakeholders.
• Champion business development efforts, including donor mapping and fundraising strategies. Ensure alignment with programmatic needs and sustainable growth objectives.

The Regional HUB & Country Director is responsible for the delivery of HUB and country portfolios, ultimately ensuring quality, partner satisfaction, and financial sustainability. This includes:

• Monitoring program results and ensuring programs provide high-quality technical services, meeting annual targets.
• Ensuring timely quality assurance and support, as well as appropriate and diligent execution of approvals and other transactional controls at all levels.
• Engaging in knowledge sharing with peers in other regional/portfolio teams as well as in PATH practices, to enable coordinated delivery of services and leverage of potential synergies.
• Identifying opportunities for increased impact, improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness to ensure the best value for money.
• Fulfilling designated safety and security responsibilities (as country representative and/or security focal point).
• Conducting recurrent reviews of country portfolios to ensure business development and delivery are reinforcing each other, and that correction is applied when needed.
• Ensuring coordinated and integrated approaches to the delivery of various country portfolios of projects and services.
• Helping ensure the effective use and coordination of donor resources and the compliance of financial systems and controls with relevant donor standards.
• Leveraging management information systems and reports in order to monitor and oversee the efficient and effective delivery of the country portfolios.
• Overseeing and enabling efficient and effective delivery of services and support to PATH partners in line with the strategy and within a risk management framework.
• Facilitate Cross-Country Learning: Establish communities of practice and platforms for sharing technical, operational, and financial insights across countries.
• Maintaining appropriate modalities for decision-making, coordination, and integration across multiple countries in the region.

The Regional HUB & Country Director is responsible for organizational, team, and people development. This includes:

• Planning, recruiting, managing, and developing flexible teams with the skills and competencies needed to ensure optimum performance, gender, and geographical diversity.
• Encouraging contributions to the development of management policies, ensuring that requirements and potential solutions for new or improved policies, instructions, guidance, and tools are channeled to the relevant countries and programs.
• Ensuring, in coordination with relevant Programs, that the knowledge, skill and experience of country practitioners is applied in support of PATH’s Operational Effectiveness and Quality initiatives and continuously improved through employee development and training.
• Supporting PATH’s approach to organizational excellence by role-modeling quality and sustainable development improvements.
• Promoting teamwork, collaboration, and diversity by providing clear direction, objectives, and guidance to enable teams to perform their duties responsibly, effectively, and efficiently in line with PATH values.
• Ensuring that structural arrangements at all levels of the country are appropriate, maintained, and documented.
• Encouraging innovation and creativity in the delivery of the country portfolio.

The Regional HUB & Country Director is responsible for Operational Leadership that includes:

• Monitoring implementation and overseeing progress toward annual objectives and to ensure the delivery of results.
• In collaboration with the Chief of Africa region, regional leadership and Country Directors, establish annual objectives and targets, performance measurements, standards in order to ensure timely execution of regional strategy.
• Ensure strong financial stewardship, compliance, and cost-effective operations, lead risk management, safeguarding, and security to protect staff and assets and maintain fit-for-purpose systems and structures aligned with organizational growth
• Supporting the implementation of PATH’s Operational Effectiveness and Quality initiatives and overall Strategic Plan.
• Planning and allocating resources to achieve goals and ensuring financial sustainability in accordance with PATH’s standards of ethics, integrity, and accountability framework.
• In collaboration with Regional Operations Director, ensure that country operations are consistent with PATH values and management policies and guidelines, and that functions are operated to guarantee timely and cost-effective execution.
• Partnering with Global Facility Travel and Security to oversee, monitor, and direct appropriate measures to maintain the safety and security of team members as well as our assets, property, and competitive intelligence.
• Drive continuous improvement in program quality and support strengthening capacity, operations, and results across the region to ensure ongoing programmatic excellence
• Lead change initiatives in collaboration with regional and country teams, promoting organizational agility and distributed leadership. Drive structural enhancements to optimize operational models.
• Organizing and implementing operation support in partnership with the Global Business & Financial Operations Team.
• Establishing priorities and supervising the implementation of programs and projects, managing the strategic and operational risks associated with the regional portfolio of engagements.
• Leading by example, reinforcing appropriate behavior and motivating teams.

Required Skills and Experience

• Record of accomplishment in successful networking as well as effective interactions with donors and collaborating agencies, including private, public, government and non-profit entities.
• Global mind-set with sensitivity to diverse culture/workforce and a high level of energy and enthusiasm
• Fluent in English with excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Knowledge of French language is an added advantage.
• 15 years in a leadership role with progressive responsibility leading teams and regional programs in international development or humanitarian operations, including a minimum of 8 years in developing countries.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing strategic partnerships and alliances and serving in a senior representation role.
• Ability to work under pressure, provide sound judgment, to inspire and lead people, enable teamwork, and collaborate, ensuring excellent team performance and sustained momentum.
• PATH seeks to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves; ideal candidates will be residents of countries that PATH operates in within the West and Central Africa region.
• Ability to successfully mentor global health professionals at different career stages.
• Knowledge in development of new health technologies and implementation of programs in low resource settings, as well as knowledge of in-country needs and opportunities is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience leading and empowering a diverse, cross-cultural senior management team with an emphasis on collaboration and accountability.
• Advanced Degree in Public Health, Medicine, Business or related fields preferred, relevant experience in lieu of degrees would be considered.
• Client service orientation with good understanding of PATH’s business, its operational environment and its partners, their mandates and the broader principles is an added advantage.
• Proven ability to oversee leaders that are responsible for the conceptualization and design of projects from proposal development and fundraising strategies to program delivery and monitoring and evaluation.
• Ability to effectively scope problems, anticipate and pre-empt emerging issues and make decisions with conviction even in highly ambiguous contexts.
• Proven ability to develop a business and organizational vision and implement a strategic roadmap.
• Willing to travel regionally and internationally up to 30 %.
• Proven ability to support resource mobilization efforts in a competitive landscape and a track record of leading teams in strategy development and implementation, delivery of high-quality programs with demonstrated impact and results.
• Reputation as a flexible team player with the ability to forge alignment in a matrix organization and effectively collaborate across boundaries and teams.
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence, discretion, and agility.

Leadership Competencies:

• Courage: Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
• Values Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization.
• Resourcefulness: Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Situational Adaptability (Agile and flexible): Adapting approach in real-time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Plans & Aligns (Prioritization): Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational needs.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Global Perspective: Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.