Director Of Technical Leadership

The Director of Technical Leadership is accountable for leading the development of IntraHealth’s technical leadership strategies and expanding the organization’s technical innovations and expertise.  S/he will play a key role in ensuring the technical quality of programs as well as shaping the future direction of the organization’s core technical competencies, technical agenda and portfolio.  The Director will assume responsibility and accountability in three priority areas: expanding IntraHealth technical approaches based on evidence, expertise, innovation and project experience; building technical capacity in headquarters and in field offices; and, providing ongoing technical assistance and services to projects to achieve excellence.

In this strategic role, s/he will lead a team of fifteen technical advisors, managers, team leaders and senior team leaders in training innovations and provider performance, workforce policy, planning and management, performance and quality improvement, clinical services strengthening, health informatics, and gender. The technical team is responsible for technical innovation, assistance and support to projects, building technical capacity of IntraHealth staff, especially at field level, and expansion of the organization’s technical strategies and profile in existing and new programs. They provide assistance in three key program areas: human resources for health and systems strengthening (HRH/SS); maternal, newborn and child health and family planning (MNCH/FP); and HIV/AIDS. 

The Director of Technical Services works collaboratively with Directors and other senior staff in headquarters and the field to ensure technical quality and excellence throughout the organization.  S/he reports to the Vice President of Programs and serves as a member of Senior Management.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Technical Excellence and Direction
  S/he will ensure that projects have the short and long term technical leadership, assistance and support necessary to achieve technical excellence and results, working closely with Program Area Directors and staff, the Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Research and field leaders. This will include staffing as well as planning and resource allocation.  S/he will also ensure that IntraHealth’s field leadership and staff have the skills and capacity in key areas of technical leadership and innovation, needed to maintain high standards of excellence and deliver quality results.
  
  S/he will contribute to overall organizational success by fostering exchanges of technical strategies, approaches, models, tools, results and lessons learned, promoting cross-project and cross-program area knowledge sharing.  The Director and technical leadership team will provide substantial technical and strategic inputs to program development (new business development), and participate in the conceptualization, writing and finalization of project proposals or bids.  S/he and her/his team will also play a key role in the documentation and dissemination of technical strategies, models, approaches, results and recommendations to donors, policy makers and other key audiences in the global health and donor communities.

• Expansion and Growth
  As part of the Director’s oversight of the technical quality of IntraHealth’s work, s/he will lead the development of technical strategies aimed at strengthening the organization’s technical profile and expertise and establishing a clear technical agenda that demonstrates the added value of IntraHealth’s technical areas of expertise.
  
  The Director, working in close partnership with Program Development staff and the technical leadership staff, plays a key role in leading IntraHealth into new and innovative areas through program growth and expansion.

• Management and Organizational Leadership
  S/he will assume responsibility for technical leadership staff performance and supervision and ensure the effective investment and management of financial resources for the department.  S/he and her/his team will play a key role in raising the visibility of IntraHealth’s technical leadership strategies, agendas, models, and results and ensuring that IntraHealth’s work influences global health policy and advocacy efforts. 

Experience and requirements include an advanced degree in a relevant field; 12 or more years’ experience with an organization providing technical assistance in international health or development; four or more years’ residential experience in a developing country; nursing, midwifery or medical certification and experience is highly desirable; minimum six years of experience in senior technical leadership position in one or more of the following areas: training and education, workforce planning and management, clinical services improvements, and/or health systems strengthening;  strong track record in leading, managing and supervising (as well as participating as a member of) complex and successful teams that delivered results; ability to articulate the mission of IntraHealth and inspire others to contribute to its realization,  including confidence navigating through an evolving, expanding and dynamic organization; entrepreneurial by nature with the propensity to be forward thinking as it relates to business development opportunities; management and supervisory skills and experience that will be required to recruit, hire, lead, develop, retain and inspire staff, using a consultative and participatory approach to deliver results; excellent written and oral communication skills, in addition to the experience and competencies required to manage multiple priorities while delivering quality work;  a diplomatic style and disposition, a supportive leadership and supervisory approach and  the ability to forge relationships at all levels internally and externally to the organization; also possess strong business acumen along with the ability to conceptualize, analyze, and synthesize lessons learned.

This is a full-time position with IntraHealth International based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For immediate consideration, please forward cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to nvasagam@russellreynolds.com.  IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.