Position Title: Deputy Chief of Party
Dead Line: April 07, 2014
Location: Accra, Ghana
Salary Range: Competitive Market NonProfit
Compensation Package
Benefits: Competitive Market
Non-Profit Benefit Package
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Conditional Funding
Priority: Conditional -- Funding
Description:
IMA World Health is currently seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to
support an anticipated USAID funded project, Systems for Health in Ghana. The
Systems for Health project will strengthen health system coordination and
management to improve delivery of quality health services at the regional,
district, sub-district, and community levels. The DCOP will provide support to
the Chief of Party in the areas of strategic leadership, management, and
technical direction. The DCOP will provide technical expertise related to all
aspects of a country's health system, including health financing, health
information systems and technologies, human resources for health, and
governance and health policy. The DCOP will work closely with the Ghana
Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Services, implementing partners, other USAID
funded projects, and other development partners to achieve the project's
objectives. It is expected that the DCOP will be familiar with Ghana Health
Services structures at all levels with particular reference to their regions of
location.
Duties:
• Provide technical assistance to promote increased utilization of
services, improved quality of service delivery and management practices.
• Collaborate with the Chief of Party management team in support of maintaining
project objectives and evaluate program effectiveness and determine corrective
action needed to achieve program objectives.
• Advise on implementation and design of capacity building activities to
sustain local ownership.
• Participate in development and/or review of training materials.
• Document lessons learned and innovations of the project in consultation
with project staff.
• Draft technical briefs for internal and external communication in
conjunction for health system strengthening for the project.
• Develop, review, and revise work plans; track progress against work
plans; and take lead responsibility for preparation of reports and other
deliverables to donor and partners.
• Promote coordination and support implementation of all key project
activities, with emphasis on ensuring high-quality monitoring and evaluation.
• Oversee monitoring visits to project sites; analyze and provide feedback
to Chief of Party, stakeholders and project partners.
• Work with project staff to develop journal articles, presentations, and
posters to promote project and disseminate key project results in consultation
with Chief of Party.
• Build staff capacity in through on-the-job training and mentoring in
consultation with the Chief of Party.
• Provide leadership and overall technical and management responsibility
for program implementation, supervise program staff and manage consortium
partners in coordination with the Chief of Parry.
• Solve problems under tight deadlines while ensuring operational and
program integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• A Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Pharmacy or equivalent
related field.
• Minimum 8 years of combined professional experience in the public health
sector, or program management for international development projects including
field experience with large, complex, and integrated public health projects in
developing countries.
• Proven experience in the successful implementation of health system
strengthening projects.
• Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: Family
Planning, Maternal Neonatal and Child Health including Nutrition, Malaria,
HIV/AIDS, CHPS & Private Sector, Health Information Management, Logistic
Management and Health Systems and Management as well as Performance Based
Financing.
• Proven ability to work with government officials, international partners,
local health staff, and other local stakeholders in the design and
implementation of health programs; experience with faith-based organizations
preferred.
• Excellent analytical and written and oral communication skills.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity a must; experience in living and/or working in
developing countries preferred.
• Experience working with professional and support staff in a
multicultural, multi-linguistic environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel,
PowerPoint.
• Ability to multi-task, thrive in a fast-paced environment and adhere to
deadlines.
• English and proficiency required.
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and interested in discussing this engagement in more
detail,
please submit your resume in confidence to the website on the link below:
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