European Management Solutions Vacancy: Deputy Country Director, NTD Programs in Burkina Faso

Programs in Burkina Faso started in 1986, with an office established in 1999. Currently, it implements a large and complex program focusing on nutrition and the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

POSITION OVERVIEW
The primary responsibilities of the Deputy Country Director are project planning/design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to ensure timely, effective and compliant NTDs, school health and eye health programming in accordance with organization’s programming principles and donor requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

• Masters’ degree or equivalent in development, public health, program management, international development or other relevant field
• Minimum seven years working in project management for an international organization in the area of public health, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working overseas in NTD program implementation, or other directly relevant program implementation is required; knowledge of the region strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to develop budgets, monitor financial status and manage administrative and financial activities of complex programs.
• Demonstrated ability in project design and proposal writing.
• Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations strongly preferred. Substantial experience with a variety of other donors including, Canada, EU and UNICEF, an advantage.
• Excellent oral and written English and French language skills.
• Computer literate and proficient; including knowledge of data management and analysis. Experience with EPI-INFO and/or SPSS an advantage.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the country to project sites.

How to apply:

To apply, qualified applicants should send a CV and Cover Letter with salary requirements to ngo.recruitment@europeansolutions.nl

Closing Date:  17 Jan 2016

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