The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) is a bilingual (English and French) non-political and non-profit-making association inaugurated in March 2009 with headquarters in Accra, Ghana. The overall mission of AfHEA is to contribute to the promotion and strengthening of the use of health economics and health policy analysis in achieving equitable and efficient health systems and improved health outcomes in Africa, especially for the most vulnerable populations. Its membership includes over 300 health economics, financing and policy experts from African countries residing within and outside the continent (www.afhea.org)<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Director of Operations ( Chief Operations Officer )<\/strong><\/p>\n GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION<\/p>\n The Director of Operations (equivalent to a Chief Operations Officer or COO) will have overall responsibility to plan, direct, and oversee AfHEA\u2019s operational policies, rules, initiatives, and goals; help the organisation execute long-term and short-term plans and work alongside the Executive Director (ED)\/CEO to put procedures in place as well as raise and allocate resources to realize AfHEA\u2019s vision and mission. Reports to the ED and attends board meetings as requested.<\/p>\n PRIMARY DUTIES INCLUDE<\/p>\n Design and implement AfHEA\u2019s business strategies, plans and procedures REQUIREMENTS<\/p>\n Proven experience running NGO operations or other relevant role TERMS AND CONDITIONS<\/p>\n The position will be based in Accra, Ghana. Salary terms and conditions are negotiable but AfHEA does not make payments for relocation or provide expatriate benefits of any kind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) is a bilingual (English and French) non-political and non-profit-making association inaugurated in March 2009 with headquarters in Accra, Ghana. The overall mission…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-dz5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSet comprehensive goals for performance, sustainability, self-sufficiency and growth
\nOversee communications and engagement with AfHEA membership to ensure a growing and active body
\nOversee daily operations of AfHEA and the management of core staff (IT, Marketing, HR, Finance, Accounting etc.)
\nRecruit skilled talent, and supervise and mentor staff to achieve maximum performance and potentials
\nLead annual and other (eg. quarterly or activity) budget development and also efficiently and effectively monitor expenditure in accordance with AfHEA\u2019s budget approval and its rules and procedures.
\nEvaluate performance of AfHEA`s operations by analysing and interpreting data and metrics
\nDevelop and finalize progress reports for donor organisations to the ED on all matters of importance
\nAssist ED in fundraising ventures and in managing relationships with partners
\nPromote communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that arise
\nAttend board meetings upon request to present and discuss areas related to the work of the Director.<\/p>\n
\nUnderstanding of business functions such as HR, Finance, marketing etc.
\nDemonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
\nExperience in developing and implementing a sustainability plan that includes fundraising, consultancy work and member participation
\nWorking knowledge of data analysis and performance\/operation metrics
\nWorking knowledge of IT\/Business infrastructure and common business software
\nOutstanding organizational and leadership abilities
\nFamiliarity and experience working with development partners
\nAptitude in decision-making and problem-solving
\nMSc\/MBA in Business Administration or relevant field with 5 years+ experience.<\/p>\n