Executive Officer - Operations

The African Comprehensive HIV / AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP) is a country-led, public­private development partnership between the Government of Botswana, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Merck Company Foundation which provided strategic support to Botswana's national HIV / AIDS response since 2001.

With ACHAP's support Botswana succeeded in establishing the first national HIV treatment programme on the African continent and with ACHAP assistance has enabled increased access to HIV counselling and testing services and as well as pioneering the introduction on a national scale of provider initiated (routine) counselling and testing greatly enhancing access to treatment and preventive services such as PMTCT. Currently in its second phase the organisation is delivering on four main areas of focus: HIV / AIDS Treatment Optimization; TB-HIV Treatment Integration; Safe Medical Male Circumcision and Knowledge Generation.

ACHAP seeks to appoint suitably qualified and highly motivated individual with strong commitment to programme implementation to the following position:

EXECUTIVE OFFICER - OPERATIONS

As Executive Officer - Operations you will oversee the efficient and effective integration of the different departments within ACHAP to enhance the overall mandate and service delivery. You will provide strategic leadership in the areas of Financial Management and Accounting, Human Resource Capital strategies and policies; as well as policy development.

You will possess a Degree in Accounting and certification as a professional accountant, coupled with a Master's degree in Public Administration or similar. You will have 15 years in operations management or program management (10 of which must be at Director level) of a non-governmental organization or significant organizational unit of a large international organization/agency or government agency. Experience in public health or healthcare, with an understanding of HIV / AIDS issues preferred.

LENGTH OF CONTRACT

The positions are on a one (1) year contract renewable based on the availability of funding and performance

All applications for the above jobs close on the 27th of September 2013. All applications need to be applied for via the website www.hrmc.co.bw