Director, Department of Strategy, Organizational Development and Communication at International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

KEY TASKS.

The key responsibilities of the Head of/Director of Strategy, Organisational Development and Communication are the following:

Organisational development, strategy and change

• Facilitate thought-leadership, frame emerging external trends and opportunities for IPFAR’s attention, and identify implications for its organisational model.
• Lead the design approaches to advance IPPFAR’s aspirations to create a more solid network of Member Associations, including exploring new presence opportunities, affiliations and other new forms of collaboration.
• Build understanding and ownership from a wide range of diverse stakeholders on organisational change aspirations, including supporting teams across IPPFAR to identify the implications for their work and ways to change;
• Lead the Africa Regional Office' regular reviews against organizational development best practices and advise Member Associations in the region ensuring alignment with IPPF governance, management and constitutional standards.
• Lead the monitoring of strategy implementation; compliance with policies, systems and procedures; rules and regulations to harness the synergy necessary for “delivering” at an optimal level of excellence.
• Provide leadership and direction in organisational performance and accountability matters (governance; accreditation; management; YAM and volunteering) and work closely with Technical Departments/Units responsible for the respective portfolios.
• provide leadership and direction in activities that enhance the organisation’s knowledge base; expertise and skills (research; organisational learning; knowledge management and other capacity building initiatives).
• Lead IPPF’s global governance and leadership bodies to understand required changes, gaps and opportunities, including briefing notes and presentations; and well as overall Federation strategy development and change processes.
• Design approaches and manage change, leadership, adaptive behaviours and Organisational Development capacity across the organisation.
• Promote an organisational work culture of continuous learning, accountability and excellence in organisational performance.

Governance

• Lead the development and implementation of IPPFAR organisational support to existing/Accredited Member Associations.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to the envisaged governance reforms at MA level.
• Lead in identifying MAs governance capacity building requirements and develop appropriate strategies to address the capacity gaps; Help identify new opportunities for future affiliation, and work with relevant stakeholders to continue diversifying.
• Design and lead new approaches to recruit new IPPF members and affiliates
• Supervise the support to potential candidates for membership in developing business plans, including coordinating with key stakeholders, by facilitating review processes and supporting the submission of applications for accreditation.
• Ensure new Collaborative Partners (CPs) receive proper orientation, support to navigate IPPF in their new role; Support CPs with their organizational change and transition processes, including through ongoing monitoring and assessments;
• Coordinate and supervise the accreditation processes of Member Associations in the region and the induction on governance and ODs across the region.

Communication

• Supervise the design and oversee the planning and execution of the work plans for Media, Digital Strategy, Public Advocacy, Internal Communication and all IPPFAR communication activities.
• Strategically prioritise and scale up social media and digital communication with the aim to 1) elevate and rejuvenate the organisation’s profile (with a particular emphasis on the broader IPPFAR mandate); 2) increase the number of followers; 3) attract and inform donors; 4) ensure that the positive and empowering opportunities IPPF brings to individuals and societies across the globe are communicated in ways that engage the general public, policy makers, the donor community and the media.

Management​​​​​​​

The postholder will supervise a team of national and international specialized staff. S/he will also be expected to carry out any other duties as shall from time to time be required by the Regional Director.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education

• Post graduate degree in organisational development, behavioural science, international
• Development, communication or equivalent qualifications and experience.

Work Experience

• At least 10 years of relevant work experience or equivalent in strategy, organizational development, design, innovation, communication and/or change management, with demonstrated understanding of complex multinational organisations and multicultural environments. Experience in international development preferable.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of IPPFAR. For this post, fluency in English and French or in English and Portuguese (both oral and written) is required.

Assessment

• Evaluation of qualified candidates may include a competency-based interview which may be followed by a desk review and/or an assessment exercise.