Executive Director - Africa

CURE International Children’s Hospitals is looking for the next Executive Director in Africa (French and English Speaking).

CURE is a faith-based non-profit organization operating a network of eight children’s hospitals throughout Africa and the Philippines. We provide world‑class surgical care and intentional spiritual care to children living with treatable disabilities, all of which is free of charge to the patients and their families.

The Executive Director maintains overall accountability for the operational, financial, spiritual, and clinical health of the hospital, as well as any related programs within the country, and is the primary spokesperson and representative of CURE International, the hospital, and specialty programs in the local community and host nation. They serve as the primary liaison with CURE Corporate Headquarters (located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA), the host nation government in Africa, and non‑government entities within Africa.

Acting in a strategic and visionary capacity, the Executive Director seeks to equip, empower, and enforce the hospital management team to execute the functions assigned to their respective areas. Additionally, they are responsible for creating and cultivating a culture where hospital team members thrive in fulfilling CURE’s mission, vision, and values.

If you are a highly‑effective leader with significant experience in healthcare who is looking to make a difference in the lives of children across the globe, apply today to learn more!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES :

• Facilitate strategic planning for the hospital. Lead the hospital team in the execution of the objectives and initiatives coming out of the strategic planning process.
• Provide oversight to and directly support and uphold the Spiritual Director in the execution of the spiritual ministry program in accordance with the CURE Essential Standards for Spiritual Ministry.
• Provide spiritual leadership to the hospital team to influence team members to accomplish God’s purposes through their work.
• Support both nationals and expatriates in the following ways :

In conjunction with the Human Resources Manager / Director, facilitate the hiring of all staff necessary to operate the hospital and ensure adequate orientation and training of all new co‑workers. Empower the hospital HR Manager to work closely with the Corporate Office Human Resources Department to establish fair hiring, performance review, and compensation policies and procedures.

Development of the annual consolidated budget for the hospital and its programs.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

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