Essential Experience:

• International work experience. To have successfully worked in a senior management role in a different country preferably within developing countries, and to have had experience of growing the business
• Proven general management experience in operationally demanding and challenging environments. (To include recruitment, 
• training and supervision of the team)
• Experience of designing and delivering the strategic and annual business plans
• Experience of income generation through donor funding and/or commercial activities and in delivering proven results by making informed decisions with the use of management information
• Financial management experience, including internal controls and accountability. Ideally the individual will have managed a P&L, or have had experience of managing and improving the bottom line
• Experience of building lasting relationships with key external stakeholders e.g. government or donor stakeholders in order to deliver tangible result for the organisation, for example previous fundraising success

Desirable Experience:

• Experience of building a brand and becoming a brand of choice. (Experience potentially gained within the FMCG sector or other private sector experience)
• Experience of business development including writing compelling tender proposals
• Financial and other reporting as required by donors (DFID, USAID, AusAID, Nordic donors, etc.)
• Experience of successful change management, including identifying the required change, leading the change and ensuring that the change is embedded and sustained
• Demonstrates from previous experience the ability to identify and share knowledge and best practice. Therefore the ability to 
• Promote a One MSI mind-set as well as the transfer of knowledge