Associate Program Director
Provide strategic and operational leadership across CHAI Cameroon’s program portfolio and drive its growth.
Overview
Provide strategic and operational leadership across CHAI Cameroon’s program portfolio and drive its growth.
You have:
- Master's degree in public health, business administration, health economics, health policy, or a related field strongly preferred; a bachelor's degree with exceptional, directly relevant experience will also be considered.
- Minimum of seven to ten years of professional experience with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership, including experience managing complex, multidisciplinary programs.
- Demonstrated track record in business development and resource mobilization, including building funding pipelines, leading successful proposals, and growing a program portfolio or funding base.
- Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to scope ambiguous problems, anticipate emerging issues, and make sound decisions with limited structure or oversight.
- Strong financial acumen, including the ability to develop and review program and proposal budgets, and to make sound resource-allocation decisions.
- Demonstrated people-management experience, including mentoring, developing, and holding accountable managers of remote or decentralized teams.
- Ability to travel up to 40% of the year, primarily within Cameroon.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare persuasive proposals, presentations, and donor-facing reports.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience leading multidisciplinary programs and how you ensured their success? | This question assesses your leadership and program management skills in complex environments. | Highlight specific examples of programs you've managed, focusing on challenges faced and outcomes achieved. |
| What strategies have you employed in resource mobilization to diversify funding sources? | The interviewer wants to understand your approach to securing funding and managing donor relationships. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize program objectives and align them with a country strategy in a rapidly changing environment? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time when you had to solve a complex problem with limited information. What was the outcome? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you build and maintain effective partnerships with government agencies and stakeholders? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What experience do you have in developing and managing program budgets? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you discuss a successful program you launched from conception to implementation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What motivates you to work in global health, particularly within the context of Cameroon? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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