General Manager Operations JOB DESCRIPTION - New Zealand ...

etween the work. For example, counselling has a strong focus on changing behaviour that supports
condom use and safe sexual behaviours for an individual, while the development of a condom culture via
HIV prevention activities supports people affected by HIV by creating a non-discriminatory, pro-sexual
environment.
The primary population group most affected by HIV in New Zealand is gay and bisexual men, and many of
our services are targeted to this population. This requires an acceptance of sexual diversity, sensitivity to
the special health needs of men who have sex with men and the creation of a working environment
supportive of takatāpui tāne, gay and bisexual men.
NZAF Health Services are focused on the needs of the communities living with HIV, their whānau and
families. The HIV Prevention group focuses on the gay and bisexual men’s communities and New Zealandbased
African communities because these are the populations groups most affected by HIV.
The NZAF is a registered charity that grew out of gay community initiatives in the 1980s. The legal structure
is a Charitable Trust with a Trust Board. Employees are members of the Trust but do not have the right to
vote at its annual general meeting or on any other matter referred to the membership.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
• To support the Executive Director (ED) in the leadership and management of the NZAF. (The ED is
primarily responsible for leadership and strategy and the General Manager Operations (GM) is
primarily responsible for operational implementation. The ED and GM will work closely together as
a team to ensure that all functions are effectively carried out).
• To effectively manage the NZAF HIV Prevention and Health Services operations including human
and financial resources, achievement of agreed operational targets, maintenance and
improvement of operational quality and stakeholder relationships.
• To work with the ED on the planning, implementation and further development of the NZAF HIV
Prevention and NZAF Health Services strategic and operational plans.
• Enable operational input into strategic direction across the organisation.
• Encourage organisation-wide thinking, trust, collaboration, and communication across NZAF
operations.
• To make ongoing and quantifiable inroads into a reduction in HIV transmission rates through the
successful implementation of targeted strategies and related services.
FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Responsible To
Responsible For
INTERNAL
Executive Director
The GM Operations reports to the Executive Director who will provide day-today
operational direction, strategic guidance, supervision and on-going
professional support.
Social Marketing and Community Engagement Teams
There are approximately twenty staff in the Social Marketing and Community
Engagement Teams, made up of teams of social marketing and community
engagement professionals. The GM Operations leads this group’s operations
and will directly manage the:
• Programme Manager Social Marketing
• Programme Manager African Communities
• Programme Manager Community Engagement
JD – GM Operations (December 2011)