Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 06 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the Role
The StrongMinds Uganda (SMU) Country Director will lead all operations in country, supporting a team of staff working across ten districts to grow, innovate, and collaborate. A critical objective for the Country Director (CD) will be to support successful replication of StrongMinds’ programs via large NGO and government partners, while maintaining technical excellence and team capacity. Supported by the Chief Programmes &Strategy Officer as well as the Global Leadership Team, the Country Director will also steward and report to a local Board of Directors. The CD will be responsible for securing new funding opportunities and large-scale strategic partnerships in concert with development team, strengthening SMU’s brand and reputation in Uganda, and striving for cost efficiencies and financial/operational excellence. He or she will also play a pivotal role in shaping the strategies and systems for the next stages of StrongMinds’ growth and scale in Uganda and elsewhere in the region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Strategy & Scale (25%): To lead StrongMinds Uganda in achieving its ambitious replication strategy, setting strategic direction, and driving innovation.
• Management (25%): Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team that delivers on strategic goals and creates a supportive and transparent culture.
• Operational Excellence (25%): Effectively collaborate with colleagues to set annual budgets, ensures compliance with standards, develops policies and systems, and provide performance management for a fast-growing start-up organization.
• External Relations & Board Stewardship (25%): Proactively seek partnerships and funding, strengthen StrongMinds' network, cultivate SMU's brand, support advocacy, represent SMU, and grow the Board of Directors.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required
• An experienced country director with at least 5 - 10 years’ experience in that role or in senior program leadership in East Africa.
• A hands-on and ambitious leader who can mentor, coach, and motivate all staff, including the SMU Senior Management team.
• A results-driven leader who values measuring and analyzing impact with scientific rigor. A high comfort with data is critically important.
• A great communicator who can express the vision of StrongMinds and persuade colleagues at local and international levels.
• A networker who knows how to seize opportunities, establish, and maintain lasting relationships with relevant organizations, government branches, and other stakeholders.
• A generalist with an eye for detail who sees and fills gaps throughout the organization and enjoys contributing where extra hands are needed.
• A builder with a record of meeting program goals and deadlines who knows how to develop new initiatives and identify expansion opportunities.
• A self-starter who understands business operations and can create systems to increase efficiency and support the organization's growth.
• A compassionate and intercultural leader, able to fit into a fast-paced culture and serve as a thought partner.
• Nimble, creative, and solution-oriented, adapting and contributing to the rapidly changing day-to-day demands of the organization.
• A person of integrity, ensuring an impeccable reputation for the organization and transparent and sound financial oversight.
• Dedicated to the mission of StrongMinds and to serving people living in the margins.
• Experienced in mental health or global health.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Applications to be sent to recruitment@theleadershipteam.org. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline for Application: 15 September 2023.

NB; This is a re-advertised positions. Previous applicants need not to apply.


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