CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA) 1085 views

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER POSITION CEO-BoMRA
FIVE-(S) YEAR CONTRACT
The Authority is seeking to appoint a dynamic, highly motivated, hands-on, dynamic team player with business acumen to lead the Authority as the Chief Executive Officer.
Organization Background
Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA) was established through the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 2013 to regulate medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics, to promote human and animal health. The Vision for BoMRA is to be the trusted Authority for excellence in medical products and cosmetics regulation.

Key Performance Areas:

a. The CEO will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of the BoMRA strategy aimed at ensuring that the authority is sustainable.
b. To manage and control, administer, and organize all matters related to the Medicines Regulatory Authority to ensure efficient and effective regulation and control of human and veterinary medicines, medical devices, and cosmetics for the protection and promotion of human and animal health.
c. To ensure that medical products and cosmetics produced, imported, exported, distributed, and used in Botswana are of acceptable quality, safety, and efficacy.
d. Ensure that there is an effective governance system that provides parameters within which the Authority operates.
e. Provide strategic guidance to the leadership team.
f. Oversee the planning, deployment, and utilization of the Authority’s resources in accordance with the relevant policies and standards to ensure high levels of value, accountability and efficiency.
g. Lead in forging of strategic partnerships with key stakeholders both inside and outside the country to ensure strong collaboration in advancing common interests.
h. Drive any required organizational and cultural change across the authority.
i. Continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Authority.
j. To promote the vision, mission and values founded on the desire to be a high-performance organization that relies on its dynamic employee value proposition that attracts, develops, and retains highly skilled employees.
k. To contribute to the development and formulation of policy and strategic plans for the health and/or veterinary sectors and ensure that the Authority is in a position to implement changes expeditiously and efficiently.

Academic Qualifications:

Degree in Pharmacy/Chemistry/ Medical Engineering/ Human Medicines/ Veterinary Medicines or a related field.
Master’s Degree or relevant postgraduate qualification from a recognized institution.
An additional qualification in Business Administration or Strategic business management will be an added advantage.

Work experience:

At least 15 years’ of regulatory affairs post-qualification experience of which at least ten (10) years should have been in a senior management position. The experience should include, corporate policy development, strategic planning, operational management.

Essential skills:

Strategic capability and leadership
Interpersonal skills
knowledge of ICT applications
Change and transformation management
Policy analysis, development, and management
Stakeholder and relationship management. Business and strong financial acumen
Highly analytic with the ability to effectively implement the corporate strategy
Leadership skills
Communication skills, (verbal and written, including report writing)
Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks
General:
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, should you not hear from us within 30 days after the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.