Abt
Associates Inc. is seeking a qualified professional to fill the position of
Chief of Party (COP) on the USAID-funded Malawi Health Policy and Systems
Strengthening (HPSS) project, based in Lilongwe. HPSS is a 5-year project
designed to provide technical support to Malawi’s Ministry of Health to help
improve policies, management and leadership, and fiscal responsibility, in a
collaborative effort to strengthen Malawi’s health care system. The COP will
provide strategic leadership, management and direction for the HPSS project and
will work closely with other USAID funded projects, the Government of Malawi
and other development partners to achieve the project’s objectives. The COP
reports directly to the Bethesda-based Portfolio Manager for HPSS.
Associates Inc. is seeking a qualified professional to fill the position of
Chief of Party (COP) on the USAID-funded Malawi Health Policy and Systems
Strengthening (HPSS) project, based in Lilongwe. HPSS is a 5-year project
designed to provide technical support to Malawi’s Ministry of Health to help
improve policies, management and leadership, and fiscal responsibility, in a
collaborative effort to strengthen Malawi’s health care system. The COP will
provide strategic leadership, management and direction for the HPSS project and
will work closely with other USAID funded projects, the Government of Malawi
and other development partners to achieve the project’s objectives. The COP
reports directly to the Bethesda-based Portfolio Manager for HPSS.
Specific
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Provide
leadership and technical and managerial oversight for the HPSS project and
ensure timely implementation and reporting of activities. - Ensure the achievement of results and accountability and ensure that quality of
services is maintained at the highest standard, and that all project objectives
are met. - Provide technical leadership for project strategy and activities
focused on policy analysis and development. - Provide financial and technical
reports to USAID in timely manner, and represent the interests of HPSS and Abt
Associates to the technical and contractual clients in USAID. - Build and
directly manage relationship with USAID/Malawi clients. - With members of the
project Senior Management Team, adapt and implement management systems with
standard operating procedures to administer all activities funded by the
agreement, ensuring sufficient financial staff for disbursing all local costs
under this project, monitoring and tracking expenditures, and preparing
financial reports of project expenditures for submission to USAID. - Ensure
collaboration with the Ministry of Health, partners, other stakeholders and
government representatives. - Supervise direct reports with particular focus on
their key tasks and project deliverables. - Communicate, implement, and assure
adherence to project policies, guidelines and values; develop staff skills and
knowledge; and facilitate supervisee success and professional development
whenever possible. Supervise and manage technical and program inputs of project
subcontractors, ensuring adherence to approved scopes of work and budgets.
Qualifications:
- Minimum
of a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline. - Significant (10 years+),
senior-level experience designing, implementing, and managing complex health
programs with an emphasis on policy and health systems strengthening and
leadership and management programs in developing countries. - Demonstrated
technical depth in at least one of the following areas is preferred but not
required: health policy and advocacy or health financing/performance-based
financing. - Possess outstanding professional reputation and have strong
demonstrated interpersonal, written, and oral presentation skills (English
required). - Demonstrated success managing complex consortia or multi-donor
programs is highly desired. - Experience building and maintaining partnerships
with other projects, local organizations, host country governments, and
international agencies.
How
to apply:
to apply:
Abt
Associates is seeking candidates for multiple positions. To be considered for
any position, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter
that provides details of the applicant’s specific qualifications for the
desired position to:
Associates is seeking candidates for multiple positions. To be considered for
any position, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter
that provides details of the applicant’s specific qualifications for the
desired position to:
MalawiJobs@abtassoc.com
In
the subject line of the email, write the title of the position for which you
are applying. If you wish to apply for more than one position, please submit
separate applications for each position. Applications that do not follow these
instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification
requirements, will not be considered.
the subject line of the email, write the title of the position for which you
are applying. If you wish to apply for more than one position, please submit
separate applications for each position. Applications that do not follow these
instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification
requirements, will not be considered.
Closing
Date: Saturday, 31 December 2011
Date: Saturday, 31 December 2011
