Executive Director

Neotree Executive Director - Job Description

Organisation: Neotree (UK Registered Charity)

Location: Remote within 2-3 hours of Central Africa Time (CAT), with approximately quarterly travel (including to Malawi, Zimbabwe and the UK).

Reports to: Board of Trustees

Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Salary: £80,000 – £90,000 per annum, depending on experience

• Interested candidates should provide a completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form available from Neotree’s website via the button below. CVs and covering letters on their own will not be considered.
• Email applications to recruitment. Please include 'Executive Director Application' in the subject line.
• Final date to receive applications: 23:59 Central Africa Time (CAT), Sunday 8 March 2026
• Next Steps:
  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Neotree is a mature, award‑winning digital learning health system co‑designed with frontline clinicians to end preventable newborn deaths in low‑resource settings. Our open‑source platform integrates real‑time, knowledge‑based clinical decision support (CDS), structured data capture, and visual dashboards into routine neonatal care. Currently active in 18 healthcare facilities, Neotree has supported care for 60,000 newborns and trained over 3,000 health workers to date.

Neotree is the only platform of its kind with a defined pathway to embed AI‑enabled decision support into routine neonatal care in sub‑Saharan Africa.

The UK charity was established by core members of the University College London (UCL) Neotree research project to maximise the impact of their research on the quality of newborn care and newborn mortality. After five years of rapid growth and proven clinical impact, Neotree is seeking a visionary Executive Director to lead our next chapter. Having evolved from an innovative research pilot into a multi‑country digital health intervention, integrated into routine neonatal care in Malawi and Zimbabwe, Neotree is poised for national‑scale rollout and scale up, alongside rigorous ongoing monitoring and evaluation.

By 2030 the ambition is for Neotree to be a fully integrated, sustainable standard of care across Malawi and Zimbabwe, having been handed over to, and owned by, their respective Ministries of Health. The incoming Executive Director will lead this transition, shifting the organisation from a research‑led implementation partner to one able to scale up a digital public good (currently a DPGA Nominee with a full submission for DPG designation under review).

While the technological landscape, and specific delivery modules, will evolve, the Executive Director will ensure Neotree remains a safe, cost‑effective, equitable, and evidence‑based system that is successfully embedded within national digital health infrastructures.

The Executive Director's success will be measured collaboratively, focusing on KPIs related to impact and sustainability, and they will work alongside experienced clinical, technical, and academic leads.

• Senior Operational Oversight:
  Provide high‑level oversight of Neotree’s operations across 18 healthcare facilities in Malawi and Zimbabwe, ensuring that the "baby‑first" mission is consistently delivered on the ground.
• Clinical Safety & Ethical Governance:
  Lead the overarching strategy for clinical safety and ethical compliance. Ensure the platform remains a safe and effective clinical tool, and that all operations comply with international data protection and health governance best practices.
• Quality & Effectiveness:
  Oversee the continuous improvement and optimisation of the Neotree platform based on real‑world feedback from frontline clinical staff, ensuring the system remains highly acceptable and trusted by healthcare professionals.

• International Team Leadership:
  Lead, oversee and inspire a multi‑disciplinary, multi‑country team (UK, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa), fostering a culture of agility, collaboration, and excellence.
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