Country Leadership:
- Creates and implements the country strategy and program vision in accordance with the organization’s five-year plan;
- Champions capacity building and team empowerment toward the ultimate goal of a responsible exit strategy;
Program Leadership:
- Ensures all programs objectives are completed on time, on budget and with high quality;
- Develops annual operating budgets and work plans and ensures effective budget monitoring, reporting, and financial management;
- Ensures monitoring, evaluation, and learning occurs with regard to planned and implemented programs;
- Ensures project proposals and reports are submitted on time and meet standards required by Headquarters and external donors;
- Ensures all program goals, activities, and personnel demonstrate commitment to national and international humanitarian frameworks and standards;
- Fosters collaborative, transparent, and accountable relationships with partners in the implementation of activities that address the needs of the most vulnerable people.
Representation:
- Proactively, regularly, and consistently represents Medical Teams to host and foreign governments, humanitarian actors including UN agencies and NGOs, faith-based and partner organizations, media, and other relevant parties;
- Identifies and participates in forums and meetings for the humanitarian community where there may be a strategic benefit to Medical Teams.
Local Resource Acquisition:
- Maintains an ongoing awareness of the operating environment in-country and identifies particular needs in the health sector that fit with our core competencies.
- Proactively facilitates the growth of Medical Teams programs in-country; maintaining strong links with donors; identifying funding opportunities; and leading the development of program-funding proposals;
- Leads, designs, and analyzes needs assessments and identifies relevant programmatic interventions on behalf of Medical Teams.
Human Resources:
- Creates an environment for Medical Teams team members to be Courageous, Tenacious, Accountable, Not Alone, and Selfless.
- Develops a strong team that values accountability, 360-degree feedback, and transparency;
- Ensures that team members are effective, efficient, and diligent in meeting program goals;
- Creates a team culture that is committed to cultural and racial diversity;
- Provides regular feedback to staff to ensure optimal performance;
- Creates a culture of shared learning and professional development within the country team;
- Oversees effective human resource management including the recruitment, onboarding, supervision, and performance review, and professional development of local and expatriate personnel; complies with local laws and the personnel policies of Medical Teams; and ensures personnel plan reflects operational needs.
Safety and Security:
- Reviews and oversees implementation of effective safety and security management policies and practices in accordance with Global Safety and Security Policy; including robust information collection practices and systematic testing of safety and security plans;
- Champions the importance of safety and security and incorporates safety and security considerations throughout all activities.
Compliance:
- Ensures Medical Teams is compliant with host-government laws and policies, and with Medical Teams’ internal policies and procedures;
- Ensures accountability is integrated into country strategies, program design, monitoring and evaluations, recruitment, staff onboarding, trainings and performance management, partnership agreements, and highlighted in reporting;
- Ensures the Safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, and Child & Vulnerable Adult protection policies;
- Ensures Medical Teams maintains a constructive, transparent, and independent relationship with host-government, and ensures Medical Teams has up-to-date registration/accreditation in country;
- Ensures all procurement, warehousing and program expenditures occur in accordance with best practices, and all contractors comply with contractual agreements.
OTHER DUTIES:
- Additional duties as assigned