Background

Planned Parenthood Association of Zambia (PPAZ) is a voluntary, not for profit organization that undertakes advocacy work and service provision in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Zambia. PPAZ is seeking a qualified person for the position of Executive Director to be based in Lusaka.

Job purpose:

The Executive Director will provide strategic, technical and operational leadership support to ensure that the PPAZ programmes are aligned with the national development agenda, including the achievement of universal access to SRHR in Zambia. He/she will be charged with ensuring results-based management, capacity development and provide leadership in technical representation of evidence and knowledge development and dissemination.

The Executive Director overall responsibilities:

• Ensure that the Association has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and towards which it makes consistent and timely progress.
• Provide leadership in developing program, organizational and financial plans with the Board of Directors and staff, and carry out plans and policies authorized by the Board.
• Promote active and broad participation by volunteers in all areas of the Association’s work.
• Maintain official records and documents, and ensure compliance with local and donor regulations.
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the Sexual and reproductive Health

• Ensure that the Association has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and towards which it makes consistent and timely progress.
• Provide leadership in developing program, organizational and financial plans with the Board of Directors and staff, and carry out plans and policies authorized by the Board.
• Promote active and broad participation by volunteers in all areas of the Association’s work.
• Maintain official records and documents, and ensure compliance with local and donor regulations.
• Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the Sexual and reproductive Health