MSI Country Director in Waiting

Due to unprecedented growth, we are seeking two talented, flexible, results orientated individuals to join our busy Programmes Team. The Country Director in Waiting is a training role for MSI and recognises that each CDIW will bring different skills and different levels of competency to the organisation. The role is designed to harness the skills brought which are at an advanced level, and train in those areas that need further enhancement, whilst familiarising the CDIW with MSI, our partnership model and the key components of a Senior Management position. During the training period the CDIW will work on projects to support multiple country programmes. The aim is that at the end of an agreed time period that the CDIW will take a Senior Management vacancy with one of our partner programmes. Before you consider applying for this role, please spend a few moments assessing your suitability for this role based on the following checklist:

• Do you have extensive experience working in Asia, the Middle East or Africa?
• Do you have experience of running a large programme or organisation with a multi million pound budget?
• Do you have experience of managing large teams?

Based in London, with extensive travel, we are offering you the opportunity to take your career to the next level, whilst putting your skills to use assisting us to achieve our Mission of ‘Children by Choice, not Chance’. You must be pro choice on abortion. This post offers a UK salary and benefits package. The role will require extensive international travel for the first 6 to 18 months. We are one of the largest international family planning organisations in the world. Millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable women trust Marie Stopes International to provide them with quality family planning and reproductive healthcare.

In 2010 alone, our 629 centres, across 40 countries provided seven million couples with high quality health services, including family planning; safe abortion & post-abortion care; maternal & child health care including safe delivery and obstetrics; diagnosis & treatment of sexually transmitted infections; and HIV/AIDS prevention. You will be committed to our misson of chlidren by choice not chance and promote and live the Marie Stopes International core values: misson driven; customer focussed; results orientated; pioneering; sustainable; people centered.

How to apply:

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