Lead, Delivery Unit - GL D - Defined Duration until December 2026

The Global Fund Delivery Unit drives the delivery of key organizational priorities and initiatives that will allow the Global Fund to enhance its performance and end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

The Delivery Unit facilitates the implementation of key cross-functional priorities within the organization spanning strategy implementation, operating model, process and performance optimization. Reporting directly to the Manager, Delivery Unit and engaging closely with members of the Management Executive Committee, the Delivery Unit converts strategic objectives into programs of work for implementation that drive impact.

The Lead, Delivery Unit has direct responsibility for successful and effective execution of one or more organizational priorities, working closely with the Manager, Delivery Unit other Delivery Unit Leads, and with the support of (Senior) Associates, Delivery Unit. In this capacity, the Lead, Delivery Unit maintains an ongoing interface with selected senior Global Fund stakeholders and teams to drive focused and sustainable delivery.

Working closely with the Manager, Deliver Unit, the Lead, Delivery Unit also supports management of the Delivery Unit, including supervising (Senior) Associates, managing the pipeline of projects, reporting to leadership and developing the methodological toolkit of the Delivery Unit.

Key Responsibilities

Efficient and effective delivery of organizational priorities:

• Cascades organizational priorities to Delivery Unit project definitions, design and delivery plans.
• Drives organizational performance with direct accountability for delivery on a subset of pre-defined organizational priorities that form part of the overall Delivery Unit agenda.
• Manages the end-to-end priority project cycle, from framing of problem and needs analysis, to project definition and scoping, design of interventions and definition of outputs/outcomes/measures of success.
• Leads implementation of Delivery Unit projects to deliver on annual priorities and ensures alignment with global leading practices, including but not limited to projects on business transformation, organizational effectiveness, strategy implementation, organization design and process optimization.
• Proactively leads project management, performance monitoring, risk mitigation and problem-solving in the design and delivery of priority projects.
  • Manages synergies across interdependent organizational priorities and Delivery Unit workstreams, ensuring effective alignment and integration to deliver on organizational priorities.

Stakeholder engagement and collaboration:

• Along with the Manager, Delivery Unit, interfaces with senior Global Fund stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and effective communication across the organization to accelerate delivery of organizational priorities.

• Collaborates with senior leadership, including the Management Executive Committee (MEC), Extended Leadership Team and Chief of Staff (CoS) to align team objectives with organizational priorities.
• Provides regular updates to CoS and senior leadership on team performance and progress of priority projects.

Team management and development

• Provides methodological and technical oversight of (Senior) Associates in the design and delivery of projects, identifying knowledge/delivery gaps and intervening with required support.
• Implements structured knowledge management processes in the Delivery Unit, ensuring organizational learning is captured across projects and teams, and leveraged to inform subsequent programs of work.
• Facilitates continuous improvement of Delivery Unit through knowledge sharing, capability building and personnel development.
• Effectively manages team members in scope of area of responsibility including development, performance management knowledge sharing, capability building.
• Performs people management responsibilities as required.

Subject to change by the Executive Director at any time at their sole discretion

Qualifications

Essential:

• University degree within the area of Business Administration, International Development, Public Policy, Global Health, or another relevant field, with 4 - 6 years of relevant (post-university) work experience; Or
• Postgraduate university degree within the area of Business Administration, International Development, Public Policy, Global Health, or another relevant field

Desirable:

• Process and/or Project Management and/or change management certification (i.e., Prince, PMI, Prosci)
• Qualifications in the management of complex programs, process and performance improvement, complex organizational change initiatives

Experience

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in managing self and others to scope complex problems, prioritize for value and efficiently deliver on tight timelines and across disciplines.
• Relevant experience in people leadership, including demonstrated ability to successfully lead others in versatile, complex, ambiguous, and rapidly changing environments.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively coaching and enabling accelerated personal development and growth of others.
• Ability to foster a high performing, psychologically safe, non-hierarchical, honest and respectful team dynamic.
• Demonstrated ability to handle complex relationships and interaction challenges through constructive and positive approaches.
• Demonstrated experience to successfully manage and lead others on complex portfolios of projects and transformation programs in a highly matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver impactful changes through self and others, with minimal disruption to an organization.
• Demonstrated experience in proactively seeking out and actively leading opportunities to improve the value of a team.
• Evidence of effective and successful stakeholder management at operational and management levels within an organization.
• Demonstrated track record in delivering best in class advisory to Executive leaders, through self and others.
• Experience in multi-cultural and international environments and organizations.
• Demonstrated track record of an outstanding ability to consistently deliver impact, with an ability to focus on the most critical issues, in increasingly more complex contexts in the Global Fund Secretariat and/or beyond.
• Demonstrated ability to build, nurture and grow a broad network of trust-based relationships and build promoters across diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead others to a better version of themselves, build high performing and psychologically safe teams, in line with highest standards of excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to build, nurture and grow a broad network of trust-based relationships and build promoters across diverse stakeholders.

Desirable:

• A minimum of 4-6 years relevant experience in transformations, organizational effectiveness, strategy, and performance improvement, inclusive of strategy consulting experience.
• Experience in global health and/or the nonprofit sector.
• In-country work experience in LMICs/ countries with programs supported by The Global Fund, preferably in development and/or public health.
• People management experience.

Competencies

Languages:

An excellent knowledge of English and preferably a good working knowledge of French. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

Functional Competencies:

• Analytical (mastery)
• Business (expert)
• Communications (foundation)
• Project Management (mastery)

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Job Posting End Date

22 May 2024