Organization: Jhpiego
Location: Addis Ababa
Grade: Senior level – Senior
Occupational Groups:
Operations and Administrations
Democratic Governance
Public Policy and Administration
Project and Programme Management
Managerial positions
Closing Date:
Chief of Party
Posted Date 3 days ago(4/19/2024 11:12 AM)
Job ID
2024-6051
Location
ET-Addis Ababa
Category
International Positions
Employment Status
Contingent Upon Award
Overview
Jhpiego seeks a Chief of Party (COP) to provide vision, leadership and direction to ensure the strategic, programmatic, technical, and financial integrity for an upcoming USAID-funded Global Health Security (GHS) activity in Ethiopia. The project aims to reduce the impact of infectious disease outbreaks on morbidity and mortality through building a resilient One Health (OH) surveillance, diagnostics and workforce development capacities.
The COP will have the overall responsibility for leadership and management and reporting of all project activities. The COP will be responsible for making key decisions and solving problems in short timeframes while ensuring operational and project quality and integrity. They will serve as the project’s main point of contact with USAID and the Ethiopian Government on routine and strategic matters.
The project is expected to operate over a five-year period.
This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Ethiopian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
Provide leadership and strategic direction to ensure programmatic and financial integrity of the project and to achieve rapid and sustained goals, objectives and targets
Ensure the project is technically sound, evidence-based and responsive to the needs of countries, its people and donors
Advance goals of locally led development and work closely to strengthen capacities of local institutions
Ensure compliance with the terms of the award and organizational compliance and adherence to policies and guidelines
Represent Jhpiego and the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to donors, other key stakeholders, and through meetings, conferences, and presentations
Provide technical leadership and ensure the quality and sustainability of interventions
Ensure USAID guiding principles e.g. Locally led development, Sustainability, inclusive development and Diversity Equity Inclusivity, gender equality, Private Sector Engagement to name some, are woven into project implementation approaches
Lead the annual work planning process with the project team, and in close collaboration with USAID, MOH, and subnational offices, key stakeholders, partners, and ensure effective resource planning and utilization
Responsible for the overall management of the project budget and ensure the project delivers on time, on scope and on budget
With the Technical Director oversee the preparation, and timely submission of quality project reports to donor
Participate in relevant technical working groups and other knowledge exchange forums and provide technical leadership and guidance as required
Mentor, support, supervise and manage a team of highly qualified staff and align their efforts to ensure rapid and sustainable results
Lead and motivate the project team, ensuring high levels of performance across all areas, fostering a culture of critical problem solving, innovation and strategic thinking
Provide guidance, in collaboration with staff, to sub-grantees and partners to ensure they deliver on their scope
Support the development of local organization capacity development plans
Work with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) staff to develop M&E frameworks and effectively track data/results, and provide strategic inputs to the project’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) agenda
Work with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets
Coordinate efforts with the country team lead to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, mission and goals
Required Qualifications
Advanced degree in medicine, nursing, health sciences, epidemiology, public health or a related field
At least ten (10) years of progressively responsible relevant experience in public health surveillance, outbreak investigation and response
At least eight (8) years of experience successfully managing large, multi-partner, multi-sub-grantee, multi-year international health sector development projects that have implemented successful activities in GHS, surveillance, laboratory strengthening and workforce development
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in establishing project systems and overseeing project start-up and close-out
Experience working with sub-/grantees, local and international and knowledge of capacity development approaches for locally-led development
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and ability to translate data into action, and communicate results to wide ranging audiences
Intimate understanding of local health system and gaps and opportunities in the mentioned technical areas
Experience hiring and supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving project needs
Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs and CSOs
Previous experience working on USAID-funded projects, matched with an in-depth knowledge of USAID regulations, compliance and reporting requirements
Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English
Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national projects and technical staff
Ability to travel nationally and internationally
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers
Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.
For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.
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