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Strategy & Scale

• Drive the organization’s ambitious replication strategy – to serve diverse populations and geographies via the NGO and government/public sectors; lead StrongMinds to achieve near-term increases in the numbers of clients treated, largely through partners.

• Set StrongMinds’ country short and long-term strategic direction, in alignment with global organizational strategy.

• Establish StrongMinds as a centre of excellence in community-based, lay-delivered care for depression and maintain a bottom-line focus on the quality of care and well-being of our clients.

• Set annual/multi-annual goals and targets, with a focus on achieving results and maximizing cost-efficiencies.

• Support a culture of innovation, piloting new approaches and prioritizing learning and improvement at all stages.

• Play a leadership role organizationally and contribute value and substance to StrongMinds’ global leadership team initiatives and decisions as shall be required.

• In collaboration with the StrongMinds innovations lab and the research team, develop a pipeline of strategic areas for innovation and research within the country to inform our learning and research agenda.

External Relations & Board Stewardship

• In collaboration with the StrongMinds development team, proactively seek partnerships and fundraising opportunities in the country and region.

• Grow and strengthen StrongMinds’ network across its relevant stakeholders and strategic partners in government and civil society.

• Cultivate StrongMinds’ brand and reputation in the country.

• Support the development and execution of advocacy strategies in collaboration with colleagues.

• Represent StrongMinds with key agencies and working groups.

• Together with the Board Chair, steward and grow the StrongMinds country Board of Directors, maintaining a diverse governance body that is highly skilled, engaged, and supportive.

• Lead engagements with the board to undertake reforms in policies and guidelines to streamline StrongMinds operations in the country in accordance with the legal regime of the country.

• Oversee quality in country donor and partner visits.

Financial Management

• Working closely with the Finance and Administration Team, ensure strong financial management systems are in place.

• Ultimate oversight for financial management including budgeting and financial governance, ensuring strong accountability and value for money.

• Oversight and compliance to all statutory obligations that have a bearing on the legal status of StrongMinds Country program.

• Take responsibility for constantly identifying ways in which to improve efficiencies and cost savings to keep our cost per patient as low as possible.

• Actively monitor & mitigate program and financial risk.

• Monitor and advise teams appropriately as guided by finance variance reports.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and grow the StrongMinds team, ensuring a supportive, results-driven, and high-performing organizational culture is in place across multiple teams.

• Working closely with the People and Culture Team, ensure strong people management systems and a high-performance culture within the country.

• Supervise, mentor, and shape the senior management team to be aligned with the StrongMinds strategy, vision, and core values and to deliver on organizational milestones and plans.

• Ensure HR policies are followed; grievance and other critical procedures are followed.

• Develop and implement operational plans and systems to support transparency, learning, and cost efficiency.

• Promote professional development, with a focus of developing an internal coalition to ensure that StrongMinds remains top of mind in the mental health space, with current and future talent skills.

• Create and maintain key performance indicators – ensuring external good practice and thinking is reflected internally.

• Support cross-organizational working practices that ensure collaboration, inclusivity, accountability, transparency, and ownership.

• Foster an agile and innovative work environment that aligns with StrongMinds’ values.

• Oversee StrongMinds volunteer engagement within the country as guided by policy and strategies for effective volunteer management.