Country Director – Madagascar At MSI Reproductive Choices

About MSI

MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.

Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.

We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.

About the Programme

MSI has been working in Madagascar for the last 30 years to empower women and families with reproductive choices.

MSI Madagascar’s services include all modern methods of contraception and post-abortion care following an unsafe abortion, as well as maternal and child health services, cervical cancer screening and treatment and testing of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For the next decade, MSI Madagascar’s focus will be on health services related to women’s “life cycle”, from menstruation to menopause.

MSI Madagascar works closely with the Ministry of Public Health and reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the health system and ensuring universal coverage of maternal and reproductive care, in line with the integrated FP strategic plan SPSR 2021-2025, and the PF2030 programme. Respectively, they aim to achieve a modern contraceptive prevalence rate of at least 52% by the end of 2025 and 60% by the end of 2030. To achieve this goal, MSI Madagascar partners with numerous local associations led

About the Role

The Country Director, Madagascar, is responsible for delivering results for women and their families, driving programmatic excellence, and implementing best practice at scale in Madagascar. The CD and country teams provide high quality services where they are needed the most, and their work directly contributes to preventing maternal deaths and making a sustainable impact on the lives of thousands of people every year.

The Country Director, Madagascar, is a key leadership position. The CD represents the organisation in Madagascar and is responsible for the overall strategy, management (programmatic, financial, and administrative), and development of Madagascar’s national family planning and SRH programmes. The CD leads skilled, professional country teams to deliver life-saving services through clinical centres, mobile outreach teams, social franchising, and social marketing.

In addition, The CD is responsible for preparing and executing annual budgets, marketing plans and work plans; developing new business opportunities; overseeing financial, administrative, and logistical resources; ensuring adherence to MSI minimum standards; and assuring quality operations in line with annual and long-term strategic goals and objectives. The Country Director manages for results, valuing and rewarding high performance, accountability, speed and efficiency and innovation, while keeping the client at the heart of everything we do.

The Country Director is Madagascar’s senior representative in the country of assignment, reporting to the Director, Africa Deputy in the Global Support Office.

About You

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:

Proven experience of driving impact, quality and sustainability in programmes and improving operational standards
Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire, lead, motivate and guide Country teams.
Proven ability to effectively communicate ideas, proposals, issues and implications at senior level.
Excellent project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross- functional teams with a proven history of delivering results.
Highly developed problem solving, diplomatic, networking and negotiation skills.
Demonstration of ‘making things happen’, operating at pace and delivering effectively through others.

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:

Experience of developing and successfully implementing business plans and growth strategies, with a track record of aligning resources with key priorities, keeping management teams engaged and focused on critical milestones and consistently achieving results.
Experience of communicating a range of complex issues with the ability to convey an inspiring vision and purpose both within operations and where appropriate across other business functions.
An understanding of major policies/ issues of large bilateral/multilateral donors strong working knowledge of business practices
An international mindset, with an understanding of, and empathy for, the development sector, together with an appreciation for cultural differences
Experience in leading a social business preferably in a developing country.
Experience of formulating and controlling budgets to ensure effective monitoring takes place.
Understanding of the issues surrounding provision of reproductive health care services internationally
A reputation for ‘making things happen’, operating at pace and delivering effectively through others.

Personal Attributes:

We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.

For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:

Energy, drive and unwavering commitment for MSI’s mission, with the ability to push boundaries, and make tough decisions and challenge others in line with our mission.
Passionate about our clients and strives to consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting the clients at the centre of everything, and ensuring we deliver high quality, high impact services that meet their individual needs.
Highly motivated with the ability to motivate and develop the skills of the team and inspire individuals and teams through situational leadership and by providing clear direction.
Works as part of a team, providing support and flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and respect for all people and cultures.
Takes accountability for the decisions made and the behaviours demonstrated.
Ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally within the organisation. Acts as a true MSI ambassador.
A commercial mindset, understanding the levers for profitability for success within the marketplace. Focuses on results, ensuring long term sustainability and increased impact.
Aware of the emerging developments within our sector, with the ability to focus and articulate a vision of the future which inspires and excites others, while understanding the detail and looking for the evidence
Highest levels of integrity and a strong ethical sense
Knowledge and experience of the region
Ability to travel throughout Africa and internationally to represent the cluster both internally and externally

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Location: Madagascar

Full-time: 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday

Contract type: 3 year fixed term appointment.

Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Salary band: BG 11

Closing date: 17th August 2024 (midnight BST). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.