Pakistan: Technical Advisor, Chief Technical Officer - Pakistan
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PSI seeks experienced, dynamic candidates for the position of Technical Advisor, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) in Pakistan to support PSI’s independent network member Greenstar Social Marketing (Greenstar). Greenstar was established in 1991 as a joint venture with PSI and has grown to the largest social franchise in the PSI network. The CTO will strengthen Greenstar’s ability to achieve strategic plan objectives to help build a future Pakistan where people make better choices to live healthy lives.
Greenstar is undergoing a transitional period of organizational restructuring and leadership change. This provides an exciting and challenging opportunity for a motivated individual committed to high quality execution and instilling that in a team. The CTO position will identify, work closely with and mentor a Deputy, as well as support overall team development with a focus on accountability. This position will play a pivotal role in providing strategic direction and guidance around improving social marketing and social franchising structures and channels. The successful candidate will have an analytical nature for reviewing performance and developing tools and dashboards to inform decision making. The CTO is a senior member of Greenstar’s management team and will be expected to play a key role in the general management of the platform. The position is based in Karachi, Pakistan, and is seconded to Greenstar reporting to Greenstar’s CEO. PSI will coordinate with Greenstar’s CEO to monitor the quality of technical support provided and to address any added support needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specific responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:
The CTO will work with the CEO to achieve Strategic objectives of Greenstar that revolve around reducing family planning unmet need and increasing Contraceptive Prevalence Rate in Pakistan.The CTO will play a senior leadership role within Greenstar and engage across departments to improve the operational efficiency of Greenstar. This includes providing guidance in development of analytical tools or processes to monitor and evaluate departmental and program performance.The CTO will directly oversee Health Services, Research and MIS, Programs, and Operations technical departments, working with the COPs to ensure timely completion of Greenstar project deliverables. The CTO will support development and testing of interventions that may offer competitive advantage for Greenstar and improved program performance.The CTO, in partnership with the CEO, will develop and support an organizational culture of innovation within Greenstar. This includes ensuring the technical departments integrate international “best practices” for reproductive health and family planning, challenging COPs and department heads to innovative across all aspects of their jobs, and strengthen the middle management layer within technical departments developing a mechanism for capacity building and developing staff.The CTO will lead the CEO and senior management team in analyzing current social marketing structure and channels, as well as in seeking trade marketing and consumer insights, to improve its overall sales and distribution strategy and channels.The CTO will engage the CEO and senior management in development and implementation of an innovative social franchising strategy, defining what products, services and service delivery approaches might look like in the medium and long term, with a focus on greater cost recovery and financial stability.The CTO will review implementation of Award and Management procedures of donor funds, identifying weaknesses in how this is realized and potential risks to Greenstar, and providing recommendations for improvement and risk mitigation.The CTO will network with relevant PSI experts, through conferences and committees and actively represent Greenstar externally, as well as within PSI, by presenting and publishing Greenstar’s work.Other tasks as required.QUALIFICATIONS:
Relevant post-graduate degree (MBA, MIA, MPH, etc.) or equivalent in related field.Minimum eight years of senior level experience in public health or related discipline.Experience in managing a social franchise channel and in providing structure around that channel.Familiarity with Global Fund, USAID, KFW, and the international donor community.Financial and country operations experience.Experience in setting and implementing strategic direction, gaining consensus for the direction and moving forward quickly to implement.High EQ to motivate and lead multicultural teams.Must be politically aware, yet not adverse to conflict for pushing an agenda forward.Ability to tap into a network for maximum results.Fluency in written and spoken English.Knowledge of PSI systems and procedures an advantage.STATUS
ExemptLevel 6The successful candidate will also have excellent analytical, interpersonal, organizational, diplomacy and cross-cultural skills; demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines and be able to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.
APPLY ONLINE at http://www.psi.org.
PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
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How to apply: Job ID: #691633 Training categories: Management Country: Pakistan City: Based in Islamabad Organization: Population Services Intl. Job years of experience: N/A Job type: Job HomeUpdatesCountriesDisastersTopicsOrganizationsJobsTraining About Us Help ReliefWeb Informing humanitarians worldwide. A service provided by 
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