Closing
date: 07 Sep 2015
date: 07 Sep 2015
Position
title: Senior Technical Advisor, Orphans and Vulnerable Children and Care
Programs, Malawi HIV prevention and OVC program
title: Senior Technical Advisor, Orphans and Vulnerable Children and Care
Programs, Malawi HIV prevention and OVC program
Location:
Lilongwe, Malawi
Lilongwe, Malawi
SUMMARY:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE AND THE DEPARTMENT/PROJECT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE AND THE DEPARTMENT/PROJECT
Description:
Pact
seeks a Senior Technical Advis
seeks a Senior Technical Advis
or (STA) for a five-year USAID-funded program
that will provide HIV prevention services and care services for orphans and
vulnerable children (OVC) at the community level. The program will focus on the
adoption of positive sexual and healthcare-seeking behaviors and social norms
among priority groups at risk for transmission. The STA provides technical and
strategic leadership and oversight of all technical and programmatic aspects of
the project. S/he collaborates with the COP to ensure that program objectives
are met, all activities are responsive to the needs of the host country, and
the program continues to advance and play a key role in contributing to Pact’s
programming in Malawi. This position is contingent upon funding.
RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB
DESCRIPTION:
DESCRIPTION:
Specific
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
•
Lead the technical design and implementation of OVC component toward project
strategies, realistic and donor-responsive timeline, and continuously evaluate
project progress towards achieving organizational strategic goals.
Lead the technical design and implementation of OVC component toward project
strategies, realistic and donor-responsive timeline, and continuously evaluate
project progress towards achieving organizational strategic goals.
•
Lead community based activities for OVCs and impact mitigation responses.
Lead community based activities for OVCs and impact mitigation responses.
•
Identify vulnerable families, their children and work with them to plan
activities.
Identify vulnerable families, their children and work with them to plan
activities.
•
Coordinate the referral services and ensure continuum of care.
Coordinate the referral services and ensure continuum of care.
•
Be fully conversant on global best practices in HIV prevention and impact
mitigation to develop and adapt for the Malawi setting.
Be fully conversant on global best practices in HIV prevention and impact
mitigation to develop and adapt for the Malawi setting.
•
Provide technical leadership to project staff and partners in support of
project objectives.
Provide technical leadership to project staff and partners in support of
project objectives.
•
Collaborate with headquarters and all partners to ensure programming aligns
with Pact’s organizational mission and vision and that project best practices
and lessons learned are shared for organization-wide dissemination.
Collaborate with headquarters and all partners to ensure programming aligns
with Pact’s organizational mission and vision and that project best practices
and lessons learned are shared for organization-wide dissemination.
•
Utilize a participatory approach to developing and updating the project
strategic plan, ensuring programmatic directions are technically sound,
evidence-based, and consistent with international standards.
Utilize a participatory approach to developing and updating the project
strategic plan, ensuring programmatic directions are technically sound,
evidence-based, and consistent with international standards.
•
Assist the COP in the successful programmatic and technical implementation of
the project including the timely completion of high-quality work plans,
accurate reports, and other mandated deliverables.
Assist the COP in the successful programmatic and technical implementation of
the project including the timely completion of high-quality work plans,
accurate reports, and other mandated deliverables.
•
Assist the COP in monitoring project progress vis-a-vis expected objectives,
utilizing tools and methods developed by Pact, and ensuring effective usage of
resources and compliance with donor requirements.
Assist the COP in monitoring project progress vis-a-vis expected objectives,
utilizing tools and methods developed by Pact, and ensuring effective usage of
resources and compliance with donor requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Required minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in leading and
implementing national, multi-disease international development programs focused
on OVC.
Required minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in leading and
implementing national, multi-disease international development programs focused
on OVC.
•
Masters level degree in public health, social science, or a field of study
related to the program scope of work preferred.
Masters level degree in public health, social science, or a field of study
related to the program scope of work preferred.
•
Experience managing USAID-funded health programming.
Experience managing USAID-funded health programming.
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At least five (5) years of management skills, strategic vision, leadership
qualities, professional reputation, ability to create synergies where
applicable, interpersonal skills, and written and oral presentation skills to
fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the project
description.
At least five (5) years of management skills, strategic vision, leadership
qualities, professional reputation, ability to create synergies where
applicable, interpersonal skills, and written and oral presentation skills to
fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the project
description.
•
Expert computer skills in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook.
Expert computer skills in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook.
•
Comprehensive knowledge of the health context and structural issues in Malawi
Comprehensive knowledge of the health context and structural issues in Malawi
•
Working experience in Malawi; Malawi national preferred.
Working experience in Malawi; Malawi national preferred.
To
apply for this position ,please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
apply for this position ,please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
