Required Skills and Competencies

• Proven track record of working in the public sector and collaborating with public, private, and non-governmental organisations to deliver results.
• Ability to lead, develop and nurture networks amongst member states, RECs and development partners
• Demonstrate proficiency in project management.
• Demonstrate substantive leadership and ability to integrate knowledge and broader strategic policy, and operational objective.
• Demonstrate strong management, team work and planning skills.
• Sound knowledge of continental and regional priority health and social programmes and frameworks.
• Ability to identify key strategic issues, opportunities and risks.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Creative thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent presentation, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-national environment.
• Proficiency in one of the AU official working languages (French, English, Portuguese, Arabic).

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Development Studies or related fields.
• Candidate should have at least  ten (10) years of progressively experience of which five (5) years should be at supervisory/managerial level within public sector institutions or similar organizations nationally, regionally, and/or continentally. Specifically the candidate should have experience in:
• Strategic leadership, programme design, execution and strategic planning of development programmes, preferably in the health and/or social sector.
• Coordinating and liaising with governments, RECs and development partners/ donor community.
• Experience with public sector multilateral institutions or similar organization nationally, regionally and internationally.
• Extensive experience in clearly communicating results, evidence and conducting strategic research through data systems and programmes.
• Extensive experience in policy development.
• Extensive experience in resource mobilisation, project management and strategic planning.
• Managing relationships with key partners and stakeholders, network building and successful development of partnerships.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Social sciences, Business Administration, Development Studies or related fields.
• Candidate should have at least  twelve (12) years of progressively experience  of which five (5) years should be at supervisory level within public sector institutions or similar organizations nationally, regionally, and/or continentally. Specifically the candidate should have experience in:
• Strategic leadership, programme design, execution and strategic planning of development programmes, preferably in the health and/or social sector.
• Coordinating and liaising with governments, RECs and development partners/ donor community.
• Experience with public sector multilateral institutions or similar organization nationally, regionally and internationally.
• Extensive experience in clearly communicating results, evidence and conducting strategic research through data systems and programmes.
• Extensive experience in policy development.
• Extensive experience in resource mobilisation, project management and strategic planning.
• Managing relationships with key partners and stakeholders, network building and successful development of partnerships.