Country Director at Tiko

The job

• As the Country Director, you lead all aspects of country-level strategy and operations in South Africa. You collaborate with other internal teams and external stakeholders in order to optimise our impact.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading our local operations in an efficient, and data-driven way
• Planning, budgeting and implementation of the plans
• Optimising how the team operates to ensure that we hit our targets in a high-quality manner with minimal risk of fraud
• Growing and developing the skills and capacity of your team 
• Building partnerships with our current and potential new donors, local and national government and other external stakeholders to ensure smooth operations and future fundraising
• Contributing to the national dialogue on SRH/JSE strategies and advocate for any changes in policy and practice in the sectors
• Ensuring we adhere to donor requirements, internal policies and national/local laws and regulations
• Enabling an optimised flow of information between your team and the rest of the organisation and between yourself and the company management team
• Growing our impact through the implementation and expansion of our products and brands 

About you

• You are a strategic leader and a great organiser. You take decisions based on data and in collaboration with relevant others. You can connect people and functions across borders. You have an eye for new business opportunities and the networking capabilities to help Triggerise grow. 

Requirements

• You are currently based in Johannesburg (highly preferable) 
• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior management role
• You have experience overseeing a budget of minimally R1 million, experience with USAID, FCDO, or other international funding is a plus
• You have experience managing a multidisciplinary operational team
• You have at least 5 years of experience in program and project management in the health sector. Experience in SRH/ HIV is required.
• You have experience in representing organisations at various fora