Regional Development Manager

Maternity Foundation is looking for a Regional Development Manager to drive the development of Maternity Foundation’s first Training Hub in East Africa.

Position:
Regional Development Manager

Location:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with frequent field visits to project sites.

Employment:Commence 1st October 2014

Referring to: Maternity Foundation Headquarters, Denmark

Context and background

Maternity Foundation has over the past eight years established a strong and sustainable model for strengthening maternal and newborn health in Ethiopia. Our approach is twofold; to empower and mobilize women in rural communities to seek maternal health care and to strengthen the quality of obstetric care received at hospitals and health clinics.

Over the next years, we will scale up and replicate our model into other African countries while sustaining momentum in Ethiopia. Therefore, we are going to develop a regional capacity hub in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to be opened in late 2014. Through the capacity hub, we will offer our training skills and tools within maternal and newborn health to NGO’s and public institutions throughout East Africa. This will include a regional training task force (theteam of trainers), a virtual training tool platform and a local representation based in Addis. The task force and training infrastructure will need to be ready to start training in Gode, Somali region, in the beginning of 2015. Read more about Maternity Foundation atwww.maternity.dk

Job Purpose

The Regional Development Manager will be the key driver of the development and implementation of Maternity Foundation’s Regional Hub program and profile in Ethiopia by moving from a more decentralized implementing posting in West Wollega, Oromiya Region to a more centralized posting in Addis Ababa.

This will be in close collaboration with HQ in Denmark, our program office in Gimbie and our partner, SOS Children’s Villages.

Specific responsibilities

• Identify and recruit the training task force;
• Manage and ensure smooth coordination of the training task force;
• Build relationships with key stakeholders and develop new partnerships for roll out in East Africa;
• Contribute to the development, testing and consolidation of Maternity Foundation’s Maternal and Newborn Training Concept.

Job Specifications - Minimum Requirements

Education /Qualification

• Masters’ degree in social sciences/development studies, strategic/program management, management studies or other related discipline;
• Additional training/qualification relevant to the thematic field: Maternal and newborn health and development, e.g. public health or clinical background.

Relevant Work Experience

• Minimum 7 years demonstrated working experience in program development, implementation and evaluation, with progressive management responsibility;
• Experience with programs within health and social development, preferably reproductive health.

Key Skills /Knowledge/Competencies

• Developed ability of raising the profile of an organization, strategically networking with government agencies, donors and other international agencies;
• Strong management, organizational, coordination, planning, decision-making and problem solving skills;
• Excellent interpersonal & negotiation skills, including ability to effectively lead and build a team, communicate a vision, make timely and transparent decisions, solve problems and manage conflicts;
• Demonstrated ability to undertake high-level representation and advocacy;
• Overseas experience in similar organizations is an advantage;
• Language: ideally the candidate will speak and write both English and Amharic fluently.

EmploymentWe would like the selected candidate to begin as soon as possible – latest by 1st October 2014. Employment period is initially 12 months but with the possibility of extension and the employment will be according to national terms and conditions.

How to apply:

Send your CV and motivational letter to ida@maternity.dkby 15th August 2014.

For questions, please contact Programme Manager, Ida Marie Boas at above email or telephone +45 50 88 05 20.