Executive Regional Director
Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
Type of Position: Regional
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is one of the principal international non-profit organizations that is exclusively dedicated to and focused on fighting tuberculosis (TB) worldwide and to strengthening health systems against TB, globally and locally.
We are an organization of passionate TB professionals; this
includes doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists.
We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic of the second ‘killer’ infectious disease and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB.
Over the past century we have built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise, initially by successfully driving back TB in the Netherlands.
Since the 1970s we also share our knowledge and expertise with
the rest of the world.
We operate from the central office in The Hague in the Netherlands, regional offices and additional country offices worldwide.
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation raises funds from private
individuals, institutional funds and companies.
Purpose of the Position
KNCV is in the process of decentralizing core activities from the central office in The Hague to the regional office in Nairobi.
The Executive Regional Director is responsible for managing KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation engagement in the region.
Main Duties:
- Direct
and manage KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation engagement in the region.
- Develop,
implement, monitor and evaluate the technical and enabling strategic
objectives for the region in a planning and control cycle.
- Advice
and support KNCV The Hague in developments in TB control at global level,
based on the regional experiences.
- Represent
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation in the region.
- Coordinate
and direct the work organization, including the country offices in the
region.
- Develop
and implement the governance structure and management and control systems
in the region within a centrally defined framework.
- Develop
and implements communication and acquisition plans in the region with the
aim to create a financially selfsustainable regional office.
Required Qualifications:
Education:
- Conceptual
and strategic level of working and thinking (MSc or MA).
Knowledge
- Knowledge
of and international experience with public health and health services,
preferably TB control.
- Experienced
in management in international organizations.
- Experience
in project/program management.
- Experience
in acquisition and networking.
Specific job qualities
- Networking
skills and entrepreneurship.
- Representative.
- Creative.
- Leadership
qualities.
- Fluent
in written and oral English.
- Excellent
(intercultural) communication skills.
- Didactic/training
and personal relations skills.
- Affinity
with working in a multi cultural working environment.
- Strong
ability to work and show decisiveness under stress.
Application
Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae in English with names and contacts of the last three professional references for the attention of Larissa Lutmers by the E-mail address: recruit@kncvtbc.nl.
The applications must be sent by 25th May 2012 under subject ‘Executive Regional Director’.
For further information on KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation please also see www.kncvtbc.org
KNCV TB Foundation is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled.
