Position Available
Job Title: Health & Rights Programme Manager
No of Posts: 1
Reporting To: OSIEA Executive Director & Public Health
Program
OSIEA promotes vibrant, tolerant
democracies in the region by awarding grants, developing programs, and bringing
together diverse leaders and groups.
Overall job purpose: Responsible for the execution and advancement of
health rights program in the E.A region. Provide leadership and management of
grants as well as relationships with partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a bold vision for innovative work that
will add value by identifying grant-making, operational, and advocacy
strategies to promote health rights in Eastern Africa
- Management: Supervise staff and ensure a team
leadership approach that fosters information sharing, learning, and
growth. Coordinate and serve as the key focal point with Public Health
Program (PHP) for collaborative work in Eastern Africa to maximize results
and impact
- Conduct relevant legal and policy analysis for
internal and external audiences. Write, edit or commission reports and
advocacy documents on health rights priorities
Person specifications
- Advanced degree in a relevant field.
- Proven commitment to the protection of human
rights and substantive knowledge of health rights issues in the East
African region
- Ten years work experience, five years of which
one should have served as a Manager with an understanding of the
principles and practices involved in the effective management of a complex
institution.
- Extraordinary initiative, creativity and
capacity to think strategically
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
with a diverse array of people
- Team spirit and respectful working and
decision-making style
- Ability to manage several simultaneous
projects in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational skills and close
attention to detail
- Integrity, diplomacy and professionalism will
be essential
- Willingness to travel as needed
At OSIEA, all staff are expected to
work at integrating the organizational values into the performance of their
duties and tasks on a daily basis and by participating in in-house working
groups designed to uphold the values and foster healthy inter-office
communication.
Suitably qualified candidates should mail their resumes and cover letters to jobs@osiea.org by 31st December 2015.
For more information on the
Organization interested applicants may visit: www.osiea.org.
The position will attract a
competitive salary with good benefits package.
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