Overview

The Executive Director will implement the board’s strategic vision and ensure alignment with the organization’s mission and values. This role involves leading and inspiring staff, managing operations, and engaging with stakeholders.

Tasks Summary

• Implement the board’s strategic vision and ensure alignment with the organization’s mission and values.
• Translate Unitaid’s strategy into actionable goals.
• Anticipate future challenges and opportunities.
• Advise and support the Executive Board.
• Safeguard organizational integrity.
• Exercise authority, lead and inspire Unitaid’s staff resources.
• Ensure that Unitaid’s organizational structure, operational policies and other operating processes are sound.
• Manage day-to-day operations, including grant oversight.
• Monitor the performance and the risk management frameworks.
• Ensure the overall transparent and effective financial and administrative functionality of Unitaid.
• Facilitate successful working relationships with WHO.
• Build and maintain effective alliances and operational collaboration with partners.
• Ensure that the perspectives of affected countries, communities, and individuals are meaningfully integrated.
• Develop and nurture strong, trust-based relationships with donors and board members.
• Define and communicate a compelling organizational identity.
• Consolidate Unitaid's position as a unique and essential component of the global health response.
• Represent Unitaid in high level global forums.
• Lead advocacy and communications.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive resource mobilization strategy.
• Cultivate and sustain high-level funding partnerships.
• Leverage innovative financing mechanisms.
• Ensure strategic alignment between fundraising efforts, programmatic goals, and financial sustainability.
• Champion the organization’s value proposition.

Experience Requirements

• 15 years of relevant experience including 10 years' experience at senior and/or executive management position.
• Experience in providing leadership and strategic management (planning and implementation) in a complex environment.
• Experience in working on teams with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Experience in working in global settings, networking and collaborating with global partners.
• Experience in working on public health or access to health products or international development.
• Experience in engaging with developing countries.
• Experience in engaging with the highest levels of representatives from governments, private sector as well as multilateral, and non-profit organizations.
• Operational experience leading a country or regional program (Desirable).
• Experience in resource mobilization and communication (Desirable).
• Experience in both the public and private sectors (Desirable).
• In-depth understanding of market shaping issues and interventions (Desirable).
• Understanding of regional production issues (Desirable).

Qualification Requirements

• A post-graduate degree (Master's level or above) in health sciences or public health or economics or business management or public administration or international development or a relevant topic in social / natural sciences.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Expert knowledge of English

Languages Preferred: • Basic knowledge of French • Intermediate knowledge of French, Spanish or Portuguese.

Contract Duration: 2 Years

Remuneration: • Annual base salary starting at USD 128,422 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable). • A variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 9749 per month for the duty station indicated above. • Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.