Senior Director, Corporate Services and Finance

Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) makes livestock vaccines, diagnostics and other animal health products accessible and affordable to the millions in low- and middle-income countries for whom livestock is a lifeline.

GALVmed is a not-for-profit livestock health product development and access partnership. Over one billion lives worldwide depend on livestock. GALVmed aims to make a significant contribution towards transformational change in the small-scale livestock health landscape within Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This is achieved by developing a portfolio of high impact products and initiating a range of private sector market initiatives operating at scale in the smallholder sector. We operate as a public-private partnership and a UK registered charity with headquarters in Edinburgh.

We are looking for a Senior Director of Corporate Services & Finance to join our diverse and dynamic workplace. Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for all corporate services activities including finance, governance, compliance, project management, IT and office management in the UK and our overseas office. This role, along with the CEO, is a critical ‘Guardian’ role in the running of GALVmed.

We are looking for candidates with the following experience:

• Qualified accountant with strong commercial and analytical skills
• Senior leadership experience in multi-discipline functions
• Experience at Board level, ideally as Company Secretary
• An understanding of charitable and commercial accounting processes
• Working with grant funders, including their reporting requirements
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and international organisations
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Cultural sensitivity, diplomatic and a ‘can-do’ approach
• Ability and willingness to travel 3-4 weeks p/a