Board of Trustees

Chief Executive Officer (3-year performance-based contract - Gauteng based)

Employer: 
Health Systems Trust
Closing Date: 
11 February 2013

Health Systems Trust is a dynamic, not-for-profit organisation that supports the development of an equitable and comprehensive health system for the provision of quality health care in South and southern Africa.

PURPOSE:

HST wishes to appoint a Chief Executive Officer to provide leadership, secure sustainable funding, develop and execute strategic plans and organisational policies and to ensure good governance, with the support of the Board of Trustees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

HST Structure and Governance

Health Systems Trust (HST) is a dynamic not-for-profit organisation (NPO) established in 1992 to support the transformation of the health system in a new democratic South Africa. Subscribing to a primary health care approach, HST actively supports current and future development of a comprehensive health system, through strategies designed to promote equity and efficiency in health and health care delivery in southern Africa.

HST’s Structure

HST employs about 50 staff members in two directorates, Programmes and Corporate Services, that collaborate in achieving the organisation’s goals. HST relies on the services of independent consultants when project demands exceed the capacity of the core staff.