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Country Director - Ghana

About us
Marie Stopes International (MSI) delivers quality family planning and reproductive healthcare to millions of the world's poorest and most vulnerable women. We make sure that women have a choice when it comes to having children and because we employ and train local people, we are able to work in some really remote and difficult places.
Marie Stopes International Ghana (MSIG) is a leader in the provision of quality family planning services, across MSI they are an innovator for collaboration between the private sector, NGOs and Ghana Health Services on critical issues of women’s health.
We have over 138 social franchisees, and are expanding to 300 - local health providers who have the skill and the will to upgrade to a new level of service delivery in sexual and reproductive health.
Our social franchising has successfully bridged the gap between the existing private sector and the unmet need among Ghanaian women for quality services. This has been achieved by raising quality, improving client counselling, and ensuring access to commodities.
The programme has seven centres of excellence in greater Accra , Kumasi, Tamale, Korofidua, Western and Central Region. In addition, the team runs six mobile outreach teams which work in close collaboration with Ghana Health Services, ground breaking projects working with youth and vulnerable women and a successful social marketing programme in partnership with DKT.
Additionally MSIG has a strong relationship with the government and is often consulted by the media.
About the role
As we enter into this period of significant expansion we are looking for a visionary Country Director responsible for developing and delivering a country strategy, including utilising private sector and government approaches to be at the cutting edge service delivery in Ghana.
You’ll be an inspirational leader, developing a passionate and committed team of professionals who deliver life-saving services. This experienced team will enable you to focus on the big picture through innovative thinking.
You will also be responsible for developing new commercial opportunities, through sound marketing and robust financial planning, ensuring quality operations are in line with annual and long term strategic goals and objectives.
About you
We see the successful candidate bringing to the role programmatic experience with a desire to use commercial methodologies to be at the cutting edge of the global development sector.
Previous experience in a senior management and leadership position with a track record of achieving results and driving growth is essential, as is international experience, ideally gained in developing nations.
For further information please have a look the job framework.
The successful candidate will be pro choice on abortion.
A competitive salary package is offered for this full time role.