Position title: Director, Field Operations
Reports to: Senior Vice President/COO
Job Location: Orange County, California
Deadline for applications: June 10, 2008
Send resume to: hr5@venturestrategies.org
Position Announcement
May 2008
Director, Field Operations
Venture Strategies is a unique nonprofit organization combining scientific evidence about tractable problems in health with opportunities inherent in the power of local market forces around the world. We are using business approaches to find ways to help large numbers of low income people.
At the same time we are redefining how a U.S. nonprofit working internationally should function, and what it should be able to achieve by leveraging donor funds.
Government health services frequently do not have the capacity to reach most of their low-income populations. The sad reality is that in developing countries the poorer people are, the higher percentage of their health care is paid for out of their own pockets. Often the products they need to achieve better health are not available to them at affordable prices.
We are working with medical leaders, government officials and pharmaceutical manufacturers around the world to find ways to make high quality, low cost, off-patent products available to low income people through market distribution systems.
VSHD’s current office is in Berkeley, and we will be opening a second office in central Orange County in the summer of 2008 where this position will be based. Locations being considered include Santa Ana, Tustin, Orange, and Fullerton.
Role and Responsibilities
The Director, Field Operation’s job is to support and enable the Sr Vice President/COO to achieve VSHD’s targeted objectives by effectively managing the programs, people, operations and financial resources of VSHD. S/he will be responsible for:
Specific Duties:
- Documenting the strategic direction of the organization.
- Documenting the achievements, both targeted and additional, of the organization.
- Assist COO with managing the operations of field operations, including but not limited to country teams, finance, communications, and consultants.
- Managing relationships, negotiating contracts with manufacturers, and developing procurement guidelines.
- Codifying internal and external deliverable guidelines, protocols, processes, and standards.
- Performing internal audit, establishing and successfully implementing quality assurance guidelines.
- Motivating and pushing the organization to meet its commitments in projects related to women’s health.
- Managing adherence to organizational and project budgets.
- Contributing to fundraising efforts for the organization.
- Helping to manage, maintain and strengthen partnership commitments with other organizations to help fulfill VSHD’s mission.
- Preparing reports to the board on activities and budgets.
- Helping to identify new projects, help manage efforts to establish the viability of these new projects, and participate in startup activities.
- Completing other duties as assigned or as needed.
- Liaising with VSHD board and Chairman.
- Be seen as a trusted expert and mentor, both internally and externally.
Qualifications
The right deputy will have strong, demonstrated program, people and project management expertise. They will handle models, spreadsheets and team conflicts equally well. And preferably not be new to a start-up and/or international development environment.
- Master’s Degree in public health, public policy, or international management
- 7-10 years progressive work experience
- Experience managing multicultural, remote and/or global teams
- Experience with writing and managing sub-contracts
- Experience with assessing risk and establishing standard processes and guidelines
- Results-oriented
- 3 years experience in NGO or non-profit; international development experience preferred
- 3 years experience in project management; certification preferred
- Well-developed interpersonal skills of tact and diplomacy
- Knowledge of international women’s health issues
- Demonstrated commitment to women’s health
- Knowledge of social ventures and social marketing
- Monitoring & Evaluation experience preferred
- Experience assessing and modeling developing markets preferred
Compensation
Salary will be fully competitive and commensurate with experience, plus a full benefits package. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor international candidates.
To Apply
We are an ADA/EOE employer. No phone calls, please. Send your resume and cover letter to hr5@venturestrategies.org.
Date Posted: May 22, 2008
End Date: June 10, 2008
Start Date: July 15, 2008
