Marie Stopes Uganda Country Director Job

Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) ¡s a marketing-focused, results-oriented social business that uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide family planning and reproductive healthcare across every district of Uganda. We aim to contribute I 5 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate by 2015, saving and improving many thousands of Ugandan lives. For over I5 years Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) has prided itself on providing a wide range of high quality, affordable and client-centred services to men, women and young people. Our 340 team members work in every district of Uganda and provide approximately 35% of all modern contraception, the majority ofwhich is delivered in hard to reach and remote areas. In 2012, MSU generated over 1.1 million Couple Years of Protection and provided quality services to over 350,000 Ugandans.
We are seeking an ambitious, experienced and driven leader to join our flagship not-for-profit social business in Uganda as Country Director
The core responsibility of this position is to use your: initiative, energy, persistence, results orientation, drive, integrity, enthusiasm and commitment to personal development to further MSU’s vision to become a sustainable nationwide provider of high quality, integrated reproductive health/family planning services.
Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesOversee the day-to-day day business strategy (programmatic, financial and administrative)Be accountable for delivery to targets and work closely with governments, donors and other key stakeholders to overcome barriers that prevent women and men accessing safe and affordable family planning and other reproductive health services.Lead and inspire a dynamic and driven team to successfully manage a complex social business with integrity in a fast-paced and demanding environment.Focus on championing quality across our work and subscribe to MSU’s mantra that the ‘client is at the centre of everything we do’.Desired skills, abilities and ExperienceExperience working in a similar positionExtensive international work experience gained in a developing country. You will havedemonstrable experience in designing and delivering strategic and annual business plans through world class organisational systems,Ability to maintain professional rigour in all your work.Ability to embrace innovation and be capable of empowering your senior managers to be pioneers in their field.Having previously worked with governments and donor stakeholders, you will also be a confident negotiator and culturally aware.In return for your commitment to Marie Stopes International’s mission we can offer you career development and on-going support as well as a competitive salary and benefits package.