Director, DSAM Field Lead
Takeda
Director, Mental Health
ThinkWell
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead the development and execution of the menal health portfolio
- Oversee direct technical support to project country teams, joint learning and knowledge management, maximizing the impact of learning partnerships between mental health work and with external agencies.
- Build internal strategy
- Play a company-wide leadership role, building intellectual and human capital in mental health
- Communicate with other ThinkWell directors and project managers globally to build, share, exchange and disseminate technical knowledge
- Recruit, support and mentor outstanding team members
- Publish papers, articles and blogs. Present at conferences and participate in technical working groups. Build ThinkWell’s reputation as a thought leader in the field.
- Consult and coordinate with key stakeholders within government, donors, and other entities to build ThinkWell reputation
- Lead on the expansion of mental health activities through collaboration with other projects within the firm and external partners
- Build ThinkWell’s portfolio
- Collaborate with Design Lab to collect and pursue new business information and contacts
- Identify ThinkWell’s niche in new markets
Requirements
- Master’s degree in health economics, health policy or related field with 10 years of experience or a PhD and 8 years of experience;
- Recognized as a leader in the area of technical specialty with a track record of high impact publications and a strong international, professional network in the field;
- Substantive, relevant work experience in the specific area of technical expertise. (e.g., ministries of health and finance experience, health financing or health policy expertise, health systems strengthening, etc.) Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences;
- Track record of managing complex, multi-country projects, and extensive experience with project monitoring and evaluation in the area of technical specialization;
- Demonstrated interest and ability in growing staff, mentoring and coaching junior professionals;
- A senior leader, able to rally staff around ThinkWell’s mission and priorities;
- A thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work;
- Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with external strategic partners, donors, and stakeholders;
- New business development, proposal writing and fundraising experience;
- Full English fluency, second language a plus;
- Experience of living and working in lower and middle income countries;
- Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities and orientations as well as across work areas;
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
health economicshealth policyhealth financinghealth systems strengtheningproject monitoringproject evaluationnew business developmentproposal writingfundraisingtechnical knowledge dissemination
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcoachingcross-cultural communicationstakeholder engagementsystems thinkingcommunicationteam buildingstrategic thinkingcollaboration
Certifications
Master’s degreePhD
