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Jhpiego’s Mission
Jhpiego enhances the health and saves the lives of women and families in limited-resource settings. For over four decades, we have put evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice to overcome barriers to high-quality health care services for the world’s most vulnerable populations. From our origins as technical experts in reproductive, maternal and child health, Jhpiego has grown to embrace new challenges, including HIV/AIDS, malaria and cervical cancer prevention — reflecting the increasing interconnectedness of global health.
Jhpiego’s Vision
At Jhpiego, we value our customers who have our respect, responsiveness, and commitment to excellence; our staff and global network of colleagues who bring cultural diversity, innovation, and a wealth of world experience; and our work culture, which is reflected in our team spirit, transparent communication, mutual respect, flexibility, and dedication.
Following the USAID requests for applications from qualified and eligible organizations to manage and implement the TRANSFORM/PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT (PHCU) Program, a program with the goal of supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) through the implementation of its new Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP) to Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD), Jhpiego Ethiopia Country Office is bidding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded, TRANSFORM/PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT (PHCU) Program Award, as Leader/Prime. Jhpiego aims to lead a consortium of other notable international and local partner organizations operating in Ethiopia.
The USAID, through TRANSFORM/PHCU Program, intends to achieve the following key results over its five (5) year period: Improved performance of RHBs, zonal and woreda health offices to provide accessible, equitable, and quality care, including improved management capacity; Increased sustainable Quality Improvement/Assurance across the PHCU’s continuum of care; Increased capacity of healthcare providers to provide practical technical state-of-the-art interventions; Improved household and community practices and health seeking behaviors; and Enhanced program learning to impact EPCMD-related policy and programming.
Accordingly, Jhpiego Ethiopia seeks qualified and competent professionals for Chief of Party/Project Director Position under the TRANSFORM/PHCU Program:
Position Title: Chief of Party/Project Director
Grade: H
Department/Duty Station: Ethiopia Department Office, A/A
Position Reports To: Country Director, Ethiopia
Position Supervised: Snr. Technical Director, Associate Awards Directors, and other Snr. Technical Advisors and Programmatic Staff
Summary scope of work:
The COP/Project Director will have the overall responsibility for leadership and management of and reporting on the recipient’s activities, making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and program quality and integrity and serving as the recipient’s first point of interface with USAID on routine and strategic matters. He/she will ensure effective organizational management and communication interacting with other projects, host country governments at all levels, and international partners and agencies. This position is contingent upon an award from USAID.
Major responsibilities:
Leadership:
Represent the program to USAID and GoE, and facilitate the overall relationship between Jhpiego, USAID, Ministry of Health (MoH), and other partners at all levels to ensure smooth implementation of the program; setting high standards and ensuring a culture of quality and excellence;Provide programmatic leadership and strategic direction to ensure technical and financial integrity of the project and to achieve project goals, objectives and targets;Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts in concert with project goals;Promote teamwork across and within specific technical and administrative teams;Lead and participate in the development of work plans, implementation and training plans, biennial and other program deliverables;Participate as a member of the Jhpiego Ethiopia Management team and provide sound management and program advice;
Management:
Oversee program & financial management to develop implementation plans, make budgetary decisions, monitor implementation of activities, review all field support funding agreements, and ensure that donor-specified program deliverables are met; In collaboration with the S-HRH project team Oversee all project activities and compliance with donor requirements including project reporting, donor rules and regulationsManage project personnel under direct supervision and provide support to supervisors to manage their staff and ensure staff performance feedback is conducted regularly (as part of the annual performance appraisal process as well as periodic reviews);Monitor outputs and results of programs across the project working closely with the TRANSFORM/PHCU program core team;Be an active member of the Ethiopia country program management team and provide inputs and suggestions to improve the overall country program operations; support the country director in decision making as required; Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Business Development:
Facilitate the development of innovative program approaches and interventions;Support the development/review of strategies, including technical direction for achieving TRANSFORM/PHCU program goals as well as management effectiveness;Support the Country Director in reviewing proposals and pursuing business development opportunities, nurturing relationships with potential in-country partners, donors and the business community as they relate to strengthening TRANSFORM/PHCU and where opportunities for synergy with other programs exist.
Knowledge Management:
Liaise with USAID, Jhpiego, and partners technical experts to ensure that program strategies and interventions are technically sound and evidence-based;Ensure sharing of information and knowledge amongst Jhpiego field and Baltimore staff, USAID and partner organizations and explore community of practices on different competency areas;Represent Jhpiego and the TRANSFORM/PHCU program in professional circles.
The deadline for applications is Sept. 18, 2015.
Ethiopian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
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