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Deputy Director, mHealth Alliance

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United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF)

Deputy Director, mHealth Alliance

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Overview

The Deputy Director, mHealth Alliance will advance the goals and objectives of the mHealth Alliance under the leadership of the Executive Director. The Deputy Director will be responsible for day-to-day management of the Alliance, managing partnerships and communications; overseeing operations, grants, budgets, and fundraising; and driving select strategic initiatives.

Working Relationships

The Deputy Director reports to the Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance. In addition, the Deputy Director will serve as a primary point of contact and liaise closely with the UN Foundation’s public affairs, partnership development, business services and budgets, planning and learning, and finance teams.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

The Deputy Director of the mHealth Alliance is responsible for working closely with the Executive Director to ensure the smooth, effective and efficient operation of the Alliance and its staff.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Serve as primary officer to the mHealth Alliance Partnership Board and Advisory Committee. Work with Executive Director to set agendas, prepare board materials, organize meetings, and ensure proper follow up and deliverables are met.
  • Manage fundraising and partnership development for the Alliance, developing strategies and proposals, stewarding donors, and managing reporting.
  • Manage the process for undertaking new projects to ensure that they are strategically important, can be given appropriate staff and other resources.
  • Manage day-to-day mHealth Alliance operations, including portfolio management, work planning, budgets, grants, and contracts, and serve as primary liaison to the UNF business services and finance departments.
  • Serve as the primary liaison to the UN Foundation Public Affairs team on strategic communications.
  • Ensure accountability by the staff. Develop and track quarterly and monthly deliverables, and weekly objectives, by project and staff.
  • Provide oversight and management of consultants.
  • Manage relationships with key partners as identified by the Executive Director.
  • Plan and convene meetings, workshops, and consultations to support the work of the mHealth Alliance.
  • Represent the mHealth Alliance at outside meetings and professional gatherings.
  • Recruit and manage junior staff, administrative staff, and interns.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

  • Personal commitment to mHealth Alliance’s and UNF’s vision and the ability to articulate those to others in a convincing manner.
  • College degree required in related field; graduate degree in Public Health and/or a Technology or Business-related field highly preferred.
  • Familiarity working with information and communications technologies to drive public health and/or international development highly preferred.
  • At least 8 years project management, including professional office and staff management experience and skills required.
  • 3- 5 years’ work experience in a low and middle income country desired.
  • High degree of professionalism, along with excellent, persuasive verbal and written skills required.
  • Ability to drive projects from inception to implementation.
  • Highly organized, detail consciousness and follow up skills required.
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative and leadership, while working within a team.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally while driving progress toward defined objectives and holding staff and consultants accountable.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with people from a wide variety of organizations and cultural backgrounds, and with a wide variety of functional expertise, in a demanding and fluid work environment.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.


Contact Details

Contact:
Nick Bacon
Telephone:
703 638 3277
Email:
nbacon@unfoundation.org

Application Instructions

Please apply on-line at https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=2004292

All applicants must submit a cover letter - please save upload your resume and cover letter as one document - either .pdf or .doc.

Please contact Nick Bacon by email at nbacon@unfoundation.org with any questions.

UNF/BWF is an AA/EEO employer.
People of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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