VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. In 2018/19, VSO supported over one million of the poorest and most excluded people in 23 countries across Africa and Asia.

Role overview

We’re excited to open applications for Emergency Operation Centre Management Lead role to join our newly launched programme on Polio eradication in 8 different countries in Africa.

In this role, you’ll oversee and lead the implementation of the activities and deliverables of the core project team at each location. In addition to setting up the Emergency Operation Centre, you will formally hand over to the national government at the end of the programme.

We are looking for experienced professionals who can proactively lead a multi-disciplinary programme Core Team and work collaboratively with the priority country government and Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners to meet the programme’s goals.

As our Polio programme is active in countries where French and English are officials languages, we are looking for bilingual candidates that are fluent in both English and French languages.

Skills, qualifications and experience

•A Graduate degree in relevant course of study (e.g., public health, biomedical sciences, business public administration, international development)
•Strong experience and knowledge with a proven track record of improving health programme effectiveness and efficiency in Africa
•Proven track record of leading high performing programme teams in challenging country and/or multicultural environments
•Significant experience in building and strengthening partnerships in challenging health programme or health systems areas
•Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to inspire teams and partners
•Fluency in written and spoken English and/or French

Competencies and Behaviour

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.

To submit your application, click on ‘Make an application’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

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  • Job City Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. VSO's high-impact approach involves bringing people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action, and change lives to make the world a fairer place for all

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) began in 1958 when Alec and Moira Dickson recruited and sent 16 British volunteers overseas in response to a letter from the Bishop of Portsmouth asking for people to teach English in Borneo.

Much has changed since then. VSO has engaged over 43,000 volunteers to work on international development programmes in more than 120 countries.

We’ve gone from being a UK charity to an international one. In 2013/2014 alone, our volunteers trained over 174,000 people, and delivered services that had an impact on the lives of almost 2 million.

Today, VSO is a truly global organisation. We recruit skilled volunteers from all over the world, and from all sectors of society, including business leaders, parliamentarians and young people.

Currently, over 30% of our people come from within the country of their placement. We also send increasing numbers of people from one developing country to another.

We're always looking for new ways to turn human energy and ingenuity into lasting change. We still send professionals to share their skills with their local counterparts, but we’ve embraced a range of methods that allow us to provide whatever kind of help is needed most, including promoting international understanding and action, knowledge sharing and youth exchanges.

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0 USD Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)

VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. In 2018/19, VSO supported over one million of the poorest and most excluded people in 23 countries across Africa and Asia.

Role overview

We're excited to open applications for Emergency Operation Centre Management Lead role to join our newly launched programme on Polio eradication in 8 different countries in Africa.In this role, you'll oversee and lead the implementation of the activities and deliverables of the core project team at each location. In addition to setting up the Emergency Operation Centre, you will formally hand over to the national government at the end of the programme.We are looking for experienced professionals who can proactively lead a multi-disciplinary programme Core Team and work collaboratively with the priority country government and Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners to meet the programme's goals.As our Polio programme is active in countries where French and English are officials languages, we are looking for bilingual candidates that are fluent in both English and French languages.

Skills, qualifications and experience

•A Graduate degree in relevant course of study (e.g., public health, biomedical sciences, business public administration, international development) •Strong experience and knowledge with a proven track record of improving health programme effectiveness and efficiency in Africa •Proven track record of leading high performing programme teams in challenging country and/or multicultural environments •Significant experience in building and strengthening partnerships in challenging health programme or health systems areas •Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to inspire teams and partners •Fluency in written and spoken English and/or FrenchCompetencies and BehaviourAt VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:• Ability to be open minded and respectful • Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations • Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships • Ability to seek and share knowledgeVSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.

To submit your application, click on ‘Make an application’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

2020-12-01

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