Senior Director of Programs at Integrated Health

Integrate Health (IH) recently launched an ambitious new five-year strategy (2023-2028) to rapidly scale high-quality primary healthcare across West Africa. IH is seeking a Senior Director of Programs to lead a team in the optimization of existing programs and development of new programs to achieve this new strategy. The Senior Director of Programs is an experienced clinician or public health technician responsible for leading teams to plan, manage, and deliver complex interventions in close coordination with government, local communities, and other partners. He/she works with interdisciplinary teams and is responsible for the performance of all programs.

The Senior Director of Programs will define programs’ overall strategic vision, set priorities, and coordinate activities across multiple countries. He/She will supervise the program implementation and government accompaniment teams, overseeing coordination of relations between all stakeholders, including local communities, local authorities, national authorities and other partners. He/She will provide effective support in advising on national health policy and its implementation, national health financing, and the overall design and provision of technical assistance and capacity building. The Senior Director of Programs will be a data-driven leader that leverages the latest research and continual learning to drive a culture of performance and innovation and ensure the highest possible impact for patients. As a member of the executive team, the Senior Director of Programs will contribute to the definition and monitoring of the organization’s strategic objectives, lead the design of program budgets, and ensures their proper execution.

Integrate Health offers a competitive compensation package, and a generous benefits package aligned to applicable law. The compensation range for this position will be between $70,000 and $120,000 depending on experience for a position based in West Africa.

Your Contribution

Responsibilities:

1. Strategic leadership
   1. Ensure all Integrate Health existing and new programs in all countries are implemented appropriately, consistently, effectively, and in line with Integrate Health’s values and guidelines.
   2. Manage continuous innovation processes, leading teams and developing new data-driven programs, identifying opportunities to improve patient care, and testing new innovative approaches and/or technologies.
   3. Identify strategic needs beneficial to programs and be the focal point for the development of solutions and new innovations, in collaboration with Country Directors, Integrate Health staff, and health authorities.
   4. Ensure that Integrate Health’s policies and strategies are consistent with the latest public health evidence, proven new technologies, and global best practices and are fully aligned with the priorities and programs developed by the Ministry of Health.
   5. Leverage Integrate Health evidence and experience to inform and promote the development of best practices in the global health system.
   6. Provide effective support to government structures to shape national health policy, funding, and implementation, including the design and provision of technical assistance, capacity building, and advocacy.
   7. Ensure appropriate assessment of programmatic risks and their management or mitigation.
   8. Ensure that program implementation promotes capacity building of communities, local organizations, and government agencies.

Additional qualifications:

• Previous successful experience in the design and management of community health programs, experience with programs leveraging technology is desirable,
• Previous management experience with an NGO,
• Strong track record of successful program management,
• Experience in managing relationships with national authorities, including in complex situations,
• Ability to interact at the highest level with external partners to create synergies,
• Good management, evaluation, project planning, organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills,
• Ability to work with multi-cultural teams,
• Ability to analyze and synthesize,
• Excellent written and oral presentation to strategic-level audiences,
• At least ten years’ professional experience in program management, preferably in West Africa,
• Experience in public health is an advantage.

Education

• Degree in medical practice, and/or higher diploma in Public Health or related fields

Languages

• Fluent in French and English, written and spoken

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Integrate Health, we place a high value on diversity and the benefits that come from having employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Applicants of West African origin, especially women, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a resume and responses to the three questions below in no more than one page to info@integratehealth.org with Senior Director of Programs in the subject line.