Country Director
Job Title:
Country Director
Job Description:
About Client- Malaria No More
Malaria No More (MNM) envisions a world where no one dies of a mosquito bite. More than a decade into our mission, our work has contributed to historic progress toward this goal. Now, we’re mobilizing the political commitment, funding, and innovation required to achieve what would be one of the greatest humanitarian accomplishments—ending malaria within our generation.
Since our inception – at the White House event that launched the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative in 2006 – MNM has been mobilizing the political commitment, funding and innovation that has contributed to the world turning the tide against malaria.
Today, MNM continues to influence national and global leaders and agendas, secure new funding, and galvanize action on malaria. We work with existing partners and inspire new ones to join the campaign to end malaria, and we identify, adapt and invent ways to advance global progress against this preventable, yet deadly and debilitating disease
MNM is a global organization with offices in Seattle, Washington, D.C., and India and affiliates in the United Kingdom and Japan.
Job Purpose
Malaria No More’s India Country Director oversees all aspects of planning and implementation for the organization’s work, supporting India in its efforts to eliminate malaria by 2030. S/He plays the leading role in developing local business and new partnerships, managing MNM operations in India, representing MNM to government, partners, and all other stakeholders throughout the country. In close coordination with MNM’s US leadership team, the Country Director is responsible for strategic planning, business development, and overall country operations, and leads a team of professionals to oversee technical programming, communications and advocacy, and capacity building efforts. The Country Director will continuously strive to improve the effectiveness and impact of MNM programs in India and facilitate transparent communication of progress and results to the global leadership team, donors, and other stakeholders.
Experience Range:
12 - 17 years
Educational Qualifications:
Any graduation ,and Any PG
Job Responsibilities:
Scope of Work:
•In close collaboration with MNM’s US Leadership Team, develop and implement a multiple-year strategic roadmap for the growth of the organization's work in India
•Pursue business and resource development opportunities in India and partner with MNM leadership to establish sustainable networks of major donors, corporates, and other funding partners
•Maintain positive relationships with existing donors and partners and identify new opportunities for scaled programming
•Lead efforts to liaise with ministries, national, state and local government institutions, civil society organizations, private sector companies and other relevant stakeholders
•Lead a team of technical, management, and administrative staff, and ensure clear roles and responsibilities and lines of communication are maintained among team members
•Oversee the development and implementation of an annual operating plan and budget for all country programs and operations
•Oversee programmatic progress of state Strategic Support Units, national BCC/awareness campaign, national political advocacy efforts, weather-based disease prediction modelling initiative, and other programming throughout the country as it expands
•Oversee the management of contracts and finances, assess benefits and risks, and ensure cost-effective, sustainable programming
•Ensure strong financial performance through careful planning and expense management, analysis and interpretation of spending, risk management, and decision support to MNM’s Leadership Team
•Oversee the work of technical, communication and advocacy teams, providing guidance and motivation to drive performance, holding team to highest standards of quality in their work
•Ensure complete alignment of MNM’s work with national and state government priorities
•Manage programmatic partners in a manner that enables collective accomplishment and growth
•Help develop effective and efficient systems of collaboration between offices and with global operations
•Ensure MNM’s role in helping governments achieve their own priorities is clearly understood and valued by all staff and stakeholders
Skills Required:
Stakeholder Management , Program Management , Technical Assistance , Policy Advocacy , Strategic Planning , Donor Management , Corporate Partnership Development , Government Relations , Fund raising , Business development
Candidate Attributes:
Qualifications & Experience
•Advanced degree in management, business, finance, public health, health management or related discipline
•Proven track record of fundraising, sustaining, and scaling development programmes, expanding new business, and building and sustaining new partnerships
•At least 10 years of experience leading and managing donor-funded programs and/or organizations
•Proven experience working with National, State and local government officials to support strategy development, implementation plans and decision making
•Knowledge and experience in delivering complex programmes within a government context
•Successful track record in strategic design, business development, fundraising, operational management of a team of professionals and financial analysis/management
•Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and risk management skills to plan, organize, and manage resources for successful completion of projects
•Enjoy working in a “flat” structure that empowers all team members to take responsibility for their decisions
•Ability to proactively build and maintain a dynamic culture of high expectations and learning
•Excellent influencing and written/verbal communication skills
•Strong planning, budgeting & financial and project management skills
•Evidence-based decision making and data-driven alignment practices
•Strong implementation focus, ‘can-do’ attitude and ability to rapidly adapt
•Strong visioning, strategic planning, implementation ability and effective under pressure, results oriented and proactive with the ability to multi-task
Job Code: KL-AB29KRB2
About Us
Sannam S4 is itself rapidly expanding into dynamic markets. Based on client demand, the Company is taking its unique support model into fast growing, dynamic and complicated markets. The Company’s aim is to be the leading market entry and expansion support partner to leading globally ambitious firms.
In the past five years alone we have assisted over 350 organizations explore enter and expand into India, China and Brazil and we are now rolling out our own support network in the further high growth markets like Australia, Canada, Colombia, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A and Vietnam.
We are trusted by many of the world’s leading brands to support them in the most difficult business environments. We are passionate about what we do and committed to our own further international expansion. We employ over 200 staff, operate many offices, across multiple continents, and at virtually every working hour of the day are serving someone somewhere with their own international growth agenda.
The Sannam S4 Group consists of a number of integrated international market entry and expansion businesses. Sannam S4 also conceptualised and operates the US Business Centers, an initiative to support increased trade and investment between the US and India.
In the past five years alone we have assisted over 350 organizations explore enter and expand into India, China and Brazil and we are now rolling out our own support network in the further high growth markets like Australia, Canada, Colombia, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A and Vietnam.
We are trusted by many of the world’s leading brands to support them in the most difficult business environments. We are passionate about what we do and committed to our own further international expansion. We employ over 200 staff, operate many offices, across multiple continents, and at virtually every working hour of the day are serving someone somewhere with their own international growth agenda.
The Sannam S4 Group consists of a number of integrated international market entry and expansion businesses. Sannam S4 also conceptualised and operates the US Business Centers, an initiative to support increased trade and investment between the US and India.
Why Us?
OUR SUCCESS IS BASED ON
1. Understanding
As an international to in-country firm, we deliver home-to-host country business support on both sides and act as a bridge between you and your target market. A fully integrated suite of services delivered by one firm, to ensure continuity and business success in the market. Our solutions are practical, implementation focused and results-driven. They are not theoretical. We seek to fully understand your needs and then deliver bespoke solutions to meet your objectives, business model and mode of entry. We are credible in all that we do, we look after your interests-our business depends on it. You can trust us to do the right thing.
2. Focus
Supporting cross border trade and investment is what we do 24×7, 365 days a year. We operate directly in some of the world’s most challenging regions, and have the experience and know how where and when you need it most. We free you up to focus on your core competencies by taking care of your back-office functions and we take the worry of local compliance away from you. Our end-to end support continues throughout your journey, giving you confidence that there is always someone in-country looking after your best interests. Our professional success is measured by your success so our objectives are aligned.
The scale of our operations and the quality of our resources mean you don’t have to invest in fixed local operations costs
OUR UNIQUENESS
1. Our approach
We are not a think-tank. We deliver practical solutions and implement them. Our processes are robust, well ‘tried and tested’, across all industry sectors and in our markets. Our approach delivers results which enable our clients to ‘hit the ground’ running.
2. Our people
Born and bred in the local market, supported by 30+ years of expatriate, local market entry, experience. Our teams are a deeply blended mix of ‘local’ and ‘foreign’ professionals, all with substantial ‘cross–border’ experience. We are client focussed and operate under a set of shared values of integrity and trust. These govern what we do and we do not compromise on these qualities.
2. Our expertise
We employ highly-skilled, ‘in-country’ professionals across all the functional disciplines needed to deliver market entry and business expansion services, across all industry sectors in challenging markets. We bring expertise from market research, compliance, tax, accounting, business development, marketing, HR, and recruitment to deliver practical solutions to your business.
1. Understanding
As an international to in-country firm, we deliver home-to-host country business support on both sides and act as a bridge between you and your target market. A fully integrated suite of services delivered by one firm, to ensure continuity and business success in the market. Our solutions are practical, implementation focused and results-driven. They are not theoretical. We seek to fully understand your needs and then deliver bespoke solutions to meet your objectives, business model and mode of entry. We are credible in all that we do, we look after your interests-our business depends on it. You can trust us to do the right thing.
2. Focus
Supporting cross border trade and investment is what we do 24×7, 365 days a year. We operate directly in some of the world’s most challenging regions, and have the experience and know how where and when you need it most. We free you up to focus on your core competencies by taking care of your back-office functions and we take the worry of local compliance away from you. Our end-to end support continues throughout your journey, giving you confidence that there is always someone in-country looking after your best interests. Our professional success is measured by your success so our objectives are aligned.
The scale of our operations and the quality of our resources mean you don’t have to invest in fixed local operations costs
OUR UNIQUENESS
1. Our approach
We are not a think-tank. We deliver practical solutions and implement them. Our processes are robust, well ‘tried and tested’, across all industry sectors and in our markets. Our approach delivers results which enable our clients to ‘hit the ground’ running.
2. Our people
Born and bred in the local market, supported by 30+ years of expatriate, local market entry, experience. Our teams are a deeply blended mix of ‘local’ and ‘foreign’ professionals, all with substantial ‘cross–border’ experience. We are client focussed and operate under a set of shared values of integrity and trust. These govern what we do and we do not compromise on these qualities.
2. Our expertise
We employ highly-skilled, ‘in-country’ professionals across all the functional disciplines needed to deliver market entry and business expansion services, across all industry sectors in challenging markets. We bring expertise from market research, compliance, tax, accounting, business development, marketing, HR, and recruitment to deliver practical solutions to your business.
