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Position Title: Executive Director, PIH Sierra Leone

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer, Partners In Health

Location: Sierra Leone

Our Work in Sierra Leone

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions.   In Sierra Leone, PIH’s programs support health facilities in Kono District and Freetown. Aligned with national priorities determined by Sierra Leone’s MOHS, PIH is pursuing an ambitious strategy to address the high rates of infectious diseases (HIV/TB and malaria among others), NCDs, mental health disorders, maternal mortality and under-five morbidity and mortality. In Kono District, Wellbody Clinic and Koidu Government Hospital (KGH) together with an ambitious plan of expansion to community health centres serve as the hubs for PIH’s comprehensive approach to these complex public health crises. In Freetown, PIH is working to bolster the country’s first ever MDR TB treatment program at Lakka Teaching hospital and the national mental health programs at the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital in Kissy.

PIH currently provides comprehensive, community-based HIV and TB treatment; primary health care at public clinics that have BEmONC and CEmONC level care, prenatal, delivery, and postnatal services for pregnant women and new mothers; and pediatrics, neonatal and malnutrition services for under five care. We have also expanded both within Kono and nationals, internal medicine, infectious diseases, and non-communicable disease services in collaboration with the MOHS.  Mental health programs have been developed at a central level but also in a district model that works at the facility and community through CHWs. Emergency medicine and Surgical services are strong programs that PIH is supporting to develop KGH as the model of secondary/tertiary care in the districts of Sierra Leone.

Health care provider training, referral systems strengthening, and monitoring and evaluation efforts are crucial components to ensure we meet our goal of long-term, systemic improvements for patients in Kono District, Freetown facilities and at a central level with MoHS. PIH Sierra Leone also supports social support in Port Loko and Kono Districts, as well as at the national level.  Clinical services in both Districts are complimented by our social protection programs, which aim to increase the socioeconomic mobility of patients with their relatives and other vulnerable populations.

Our work has grown in depth and breadth since 2014, and PIH SL is now viewed as a trusted health organization by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, and citizens of the country. In 2021 we will break ground on the Maternal Center of Excellence (MCOE), an expansion of Koidu Government Hospital’s campus that will increase access to quality health care to women and children across the nation, and will serve as a world class training institute for the next generation of West African health professionals.

The next Executive Directly manage the senior management team, and is a member of the overall Partners In Health Leadership Council, led by the CEO.

Our organization in Sierra Leone employs 530 staff, 96% of whom are Sierra Leonean.

Position Summary

PIH Sierra Leone is seeking a bold, aspirational, and inspirational leader to build upon the organization’s growth over the last 7 years. As the organizational leader of PIH Sierra Leone, the Executive Director ensures that we deliver on our commitment to improving health care outcomes in Sierra Leone, while also identifying ways in which to not only live up to our existing commitments, but to also grow them.  The Executive Director is responsible for guaranteeing that the mission and values of PIH are being upheld across the organization. This pursuit is of equal importance to the oversight of organizational systems and policies. The Executive Director builds coalitions within our organization to bring bold aspirations to fruition. The Executive Director must be willing to be the face of our organization, representing our work internally, to government stakeholders, donors, and other partner organizations. The relationship with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and other related ministries has strengthened as PIH Sierra Leone has taken on more work. This partnership is critical to the success of our organization, and the next leader must be able to diplomatically and expertly navigate multiple layers of partnerships. With a growing operating budget, and as one of the largest employers in Sierra Leone, the Executive Director is responsible for ensuring there is a robust pipeline of funding to support our commitments to both patients and staff. Additionally, the Executive Director is responsible for ensuring PIH Sierra Leone is supported by a strong foundation of financial controls, and effective donor/grant stewardship.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly manage Senior Management Team members and oversee organization’s clinical, operations, finance, policy & partnership, HR, and community-based program staff of 500+
• Establish robust internal governance systems, leveraging the existing Senior Management Team and working to develop new ways to enable effective organizational stewardship, nimble decision-making processes, and collective leadership of PIH-SL priorities
• Collaborate with key deputies to build and continue to strengthen PIH’s operational and clinical systems to drive clinical excellence and patient-centered care delivery and effectively support organizational growth
• Oversee the design and implementation of PIH’s flagship Maternal Center of Excellence (MCOE) initiative with programmatic and operational teams
• Orient and onboard new hires – link our organizational history in Haiti, Rwanda, and in West Africa, to our current strategies and commitments
• Identify funding partnerships and liaise directly with partners on the cross-site development team, to build a robust funding pipeline for PIH Sierra Leone
• Develop and cultivate leaders in Sierra Leone – ensure that training and skills development for especially our most junior staff is prioritized
• Develop, advance, and monitor collaborations and partnerships with the Ministry of Health, district health unit, hospital medical directors, health center leaders and other partners.
• Oversee systematic monitoring and evaluation and drive continuous improvement. Cultivate a culture of quality improvement and action
• Work with the Finance Department and the Senior Management Team to oversee the annual budgeting process and provide financial stewardship and responsibility to changing organizational needs
• Lead multi-year budgeting and programmatic planning processes to position PIH Sierra Leone for long-term growth and continued partnership to the Government of Sierra Leone and the patients we serve

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in global health and/or international development, including senior professional roles in resource-limited settings
• High level academic degree preferred but not required - relevant experience can stand in for academic degrees
• Ability to work successfully in a matrixed organization, across varying fields of technical expertise, managing a range of local, and international professionals in a complex operating environment.
• Experience working closely with government partners to support Ministry-led efforts
• Cultural sophistication enabling the leader to effectively represent the organization in the community, at national and international level, with partner organizations, multilateral, bilateral, and individual donors
• Proven capability in managing people and projects, including developing and managing strategies, work plans, performance metrics and budgets
• Personal qualities include: Proven ability and inclination to lead collaboratively, yet able to make tough decisions as necessary; demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills, good judgment, political astuteness and tact; creative problem-solving, flexibility; excellent interpersonal and communications skills; impeccable integrity, humility,
• Experience in fundraising
• Dedication to social justice and health equity
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change.

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Sierra Leone, and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women's Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.  PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.  

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