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Job Opportunity: IntraHealth International Director of Technical Leadership
IntraHealth International is a fast-paced, growing international not-for-profit organization based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with an annual budget of $60 million, staff of more than 500 professionals and field offices throughout the developing world. Throughout its 30-year history – from its founding at the University of North Carolina to present – IntraHealth has been a leader in expanding access to quality healthcare services to communities in need. The organization’s unique strength lies in its attention to the health workforce, recognizing that appropriately placed, well-prepared and supported health workers are essential to improving the health of communities and families around the world.
Job Description:
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. The Director of Technical Leadership 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, the Director 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 Leadership works collaboratively with Directors and other senior staff in headquarters and the field to ensure technical quality and excellence throughout the organization. He/She reports to the Vice President of Programs and serves as a member of Senior Management.
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Posted Jun 23, 2008
