Country Representative, Guinea

Title: Country Representative, Guinea

Department: West and Central Africa

Based in Guinea

Up to 20 % international travel

Reports to the Deputy Regional Director, WCA

Who we are

With over 45 years of experience, working in over 60 countries, Population Services International (PSI) is the world's leading non-profit social marketing organization. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the consumer at the center, and wherever possible – bringing care to the front door. We are working to fix market failures, shape future health markets and shift policy and funding to better support consumer empowered healthcare.

There are over 8,000 “PSI'ers” around the world. We are a diverse group of entrepreneurial development professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. All with unique skills that we bring to the critically important work that we do.

Join us!

PSI seeks dynamic candidates with attention to details and an operations acumen to close out the country office program in Guinea. The Country Representative (CR) will provide oversight to the PSI/Guinea staff and ensure a smooth close out of its Global Fund HIV/AIDS project currently being implemented. The Country Representative represents PSI to government, key stakeholders and donors; directs staff; ensures contract compliance; manages financial, administrative and logistical resources; prepares and executes budgets as needed during the close out. In addition to proven skills in organizational management, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated ability to successfully close out projects in difficult operating environments. The CR will report to the Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa in Washington, D.C.

Sound like you? Read on.

Your contribution

The Country Representative will be responsible for the ongoing Global Fund HIV grant and office operations until project close out in the summer of 2018. In addition to close out activities, the CR will be responsible for ongoing management (financial, administrative, and programmatic and compliance), and representation of PSI's activities in Guinea. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Manage the office and staff through the transition and closeout period ensuring existing project's deliverables are met and operational and financial targets are met
• Close out the current Global Fund grant award including notification and final financial and programmatic close out of project subrecipients;
• Full close out of Guinea office in close coordination with PSI headquarters to include but not limited to: asset and inventory disposition, human capital (employee, contractual employee and liabilities accrued), finalization of outstanding legal issues, alerting all key external stakeholders including funders, government and other partners of PSI's exit, annul outstanding contracts, exit office space, final audit and location of storage for final key documents for future audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

What are we looking for?

The basics

• At least 7 years' management/work experience in a developing country; experience working in West Africa preferred;
• Relevant post-graduate degree (MBA, MIA, MPH, etc.) or equivalent experience;
• Experience closing out projects and/or country programs preferably in West Africa;
• Knowledge of international development projects with emphasis on HIV/AIDs programming;
• Proven ability to mentor staff as well as to transfer coaching skills to supervisors;
• Familiarity with the Global Fund as well as other international donor community;
• Proven leadership demeanor: calm under pressure, diplomatic, and decisive;
• Fluency in French and English;
• Proficiency in word processing, the use of Excel, and data analysis;
• Excellent writing skills;

STATUS

• Exempt

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

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