Director of External Affairs, Africa Region Job at PATH - Career Opportunity in Tanzania
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Vacancy title:
Director of External Affairs, Africa Region

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

PATH

Deadline of this Job:
24 February 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Tanzania , Dar es Salaam , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Job Description
PATH is a global non-profit organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide. PATH has projects in over 70 countries, offices in over 20 countries, and approximately 1,400 full-time employees worldwide.
The Africa Region leverages its internal and global expertise to drive transformative and innovative practices that reflect the African context. By mobilizing our pre-existing talent within the region and working with our global teams, we take innovation to scale by working alongside our Ministries of Health to reduce health disparities. With potential for expansion, the division currently works across seven country offices and four project offices distributed among four Hubs – Southern, Western, Central, and East Africa. .

Overview:
PATH’s External Affairs (EXA) division is seeking a Director of External Affairs for the newly created Africa Region. The position will report to PATH’s Chief of Africa Region (CAR) with a dotted line to the Chief of External Affairs and will be part of the Africa Regional Management Team, which includes the Africa Finance & Planning Director, four Sub-Regional Hub leaders, the Africa Region Director of Technical Strategy and Business Development, the Africa Region Director of Operations, and the Africa HR Director. She/he will also sit on the global External Affairs Leadership Team. This position may be based in any of the Country Program offices: Dakar, Kinshasa, Lusaka, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Dar Es Salaam, or Kampala.
The Director of External Affairs, Africa Region, is a senior leader who will be responsible for overall external affairs activities in the region including positioning PATH, internal and external communications, and supporting PATH’s 11 African offices in external affairs activities and in building and strengthening capacity throughout the region.


Job Skills: Not Specified


Required Experience
• Minimum of 15 years experience with progressive senior leadership responsibility leading an organization’s communications or external affairs functions.
• Established relationships and networks with key stakeholders including policymakers, donors, journalists, and public health leaders in the region.
• Ability to provide strategic direction and create a work environment that enables the organization to achieve results.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to work under pressure, provide sound judgment, to inspire and lead people, enable teamwork, and sustain momentum.
• Ability to evaluate, manage, and build teams in a complex, multifaceted setting.
• Experience in public health preferred.
• Experience advising senior executives on strategic communications and crisis management.
• Demonstrated expertise in building collaborative relationships on multiple organizational levels with integrity and emotional intelligence.
• Superior client service orientation with a good understanding of PATH’s business model, its operational environment and its partners, and its broader principles.
• Dedicated to promoting a culture free of bias and injustice, putting equity at the core of all decisions and actions.


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified


Job Education Experience: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 24 February 2021
Duty Station: Tanzania
Posted: 11-02-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-02-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 11-02-2065
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