Ethiopia: Maternal and Child Health Program Director - Ethiopia

Internal/External Vacancy

Announcement

Position Title: Maternal and Child Health Program Director

Department/Program: Maternal and Child Health

Level: AIII

Reports to: Country Representative

Place of work: Addis Ababa

Duration of contract: Indefinite based on performance and availability of fund

Remuneration: As per organization pay scale plus other PSI/E staff benefits

Application Deadline: December 11, 2015

PSI is a leading global health organization with programs in 67 countries targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. PSI’s core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms for sustained impact; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and staff empowerment at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. For more information, please visit www.psi.org.

PSI/Ethiopia, an affiliate of Population Services International, has developed national results based programs in HIV prevention, reproductive health and child survival. Through evidence-based social marketing and health communications, PSI/Ethiopia strengthens public and private sector partners to help Ethiopia’s most vulnerable people to lead healthier lives.

PSI/Ethiopia is currently looking for candidates for the position of Maternal and Child Health Program Director. A detail about the position is present below;

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Country Representative, the Maternal and Child Program Director is responsible for driving PSI Ethiopia’s maternal and child health, currently mainly on nutrition and WASH, programming strategy, ensuring that evidence-based interventions are developed and implemented following rigorous market based and impactful approaches. This position will also ensure proper representation of PSI Ethiopia’s position with stakeholders and donors.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Actively participate in the development of organizational strategy, innovation, and performance improvement;

· Review the program departments’ budgets prior to approval by the Country Representative and monitor adherence to budgets upon approval with the support of the Finance Department;

· Develop and achieve departmental goals in line with organizational strategy and ensures PSI Ethiopia is on track to achieve donor deliverables;

· Provide strategic direction in health area programming and ensure new opportunities align with organizational goals;

· Create synergies and efficiencies in the organization through integration of best practices and inculcating a culture of value for money across the divisions;

· Drive innovation by creating and enabling environment for nurturing ideas;

· Foster a partnership between the program departments and the research and marketing team to ensure improved and effective monitoring and evaluation of interventions;

· Provide oversight on the development of project proposals and budgets;

· Strengthen the capacity of the division staff to implement, manage, and improve PSI/Ethiopia’s program interventions;

· Drive the effective and timely development of the department’s and projects’ activity plans;

· Foster good working relationships with PSI/Ethiopia child health’s donors, partners, government representatives and other stakeholders;

· Manage, develop, mentor and coach the program departments to ensure optimal performance;

· Represent PSI/Ethiopia in high-level external forums and partnerships related to child health, leading institutional relationships and other corporate partners;

· Act as the primary liaison with PSI Headquarters Corporate Partnerships and Child Survival technical teams;

· Perform any other related activities as assigned by her/his supervisor.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

· Impact (through DALYs),

· Donor deliverables, . Department’s projects’ portfolio diversification.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· MBA or MA in Business field of studies or other related field.

. 10 years of experience in Nutrition and/or WASH and Program Management, three (3) of which must be at management level;

TECHNICAL AND OTHER SKILLS

· Demonstrated experience in program planning and budget management

· Experience in new product or program design and development

· Proven track record in donors’ management and developing partnerships

· Background in good pharmaceutical practices will be an added advantage

· Experience in business management and social marketing will be an added advantage

· Fluent in computer application . Fluent in English and Amharic