Our Business
Crown Agents Group (CA Group) is an international development company with offices in more than 30 countries, employing over 700 personnel worldwide. CA Group provides direct assistance, management consulting, and training for public and private sector clients, particularly in health systems strengthening, public financial management, procurement, and logistics. CA Group currently operates in more than 85 countries on projects with an annual value of more than $136m.
Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of CA Group, provides direct procurement services, technical assistance, and training to improve health outcomes, establish good governance, and stimulate economic growth across the developing world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organizations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and the World Bank Group.
Roles & Responsibilities
Crown Agents USA (CA-USA) seeks a Principal Investigator for a potential five-year, CDC-funded health program in Malawi. The purpose of this program is to reduce overall population morbidity and mortality, with an emphasis on HIV, and tuberculosis, mother to child transmission of HIV, and maternal and child health. This reduction in population morbidity and mortality will be realized through increasing the effectiveness, sustainability, equity and efficiency of district-based planning, budgeting and implementation processes in selected districts in Malawi, and supporting evidence-based prevention, care and treatment interventions at the facility level. Health systems are dynamic, underpinning the need for districts to develop context specific activities to achieve the desired outcomes, and the need to empower management teams to adapt approaches to effectively scale-up interventions. This will be supported by capacity building which includes both clinical and health systems mentorship and coaching.
The Principal Investigator will provide overall leadership and technical direction for the potential project. S/he will be responsible for the implementation of all community- and facility-based systems strengthening activities in several districts and oversee project staff. S/he or will oversee implementation of the program’s activities by all partners and reaching the targeted population in the targeted districts.
Specific Responsibilities
• Provide overall strategic leadership and vision for the program, particularly around agricultural and gender activities.
• Be responsible for planning, management and implementation of the project.
• Manage all resources including financial, technical, and human capacity, to support strategies and plans.
• Liaise with USAID and counterparts from implementing partners, agencies, and organizations to coordinate activities as well as act as the official point-of-contact for the program.
• Plan, coordinate, implement, and monitor the program’s activities, including:
Strengthening district health planning, financial management, implementation and monitoring processes to achieve a robust and effective district level health sector response.
Improving data use for program planning and monitoring.
Supporting the strengthening of Human Resources for Health (HRH) within districts, including recruitment, deployment and retention of health workers using evidence-based and innovative strategies. Supporting Health System Strengthening at District and Facility levels using a multi-prong approach to directly improve health impact.
Improving quality of service delivery at facilities in target districts.
• Ensure multi-sectoral/multi-level approaches to increase involvement of potential stakeholders.
• Ensure program utilizes evidence-based approaches that take into account the dynamics of the AIDS epidemic.
• Perform regular reviews and align, when needed, the program’s strategies and update materials, ensuring they support the USG’s Malawi Global Health Initiative Strategy and Partnership Framework.
• Promote innovative/effective methods to achieve project strategic objectives.
• Lead M&E strategy in conjunction with the M&E specialist.
• Liaise with line ministries, other HIV/AIDS projects, media, and other key stakeholders on prevention practices and policy issues.
• Eliminate fragmentation/duplication of efforts.
• Provide technical capacity building for staff.
• Other related responsibilities and activities pertaining to the Program as required.
Qualifications
• Masters degree in public health, development or related professional advanced degree.
• 10 years experience in public health/development/agriculture in developing countries, preferably Malawi.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership position in public health or international development.
• Demonstrated experience leading a program of similar magnitude and complexity.
• Experience in management of HIV/AIDS prevention activities, especially confidential, voluntary counseling and testing; and the development of capacity building among and collaboration with governmental and non-governmental partners.
• Good knowledge of HIV Monitoring and Evaluation methodologies required to illustrate the impact of interventions in developing countries.
• Willingness to be accountable for results including progress against work plan, financial compliance, and quality-oriented management among sub-partners and staff.
• Experience working with USAID-supported cooperating agencies, donors, missions and international counterpart organizations.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and English oral/written communication skills.
• Fluency in one or more local languages required.
How to apply:
To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com. Include your name, along with the title of the position you are applying for, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagentsusa.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA and local labor law as applicable. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department at ADArequests@crownagents.com. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.
Closing Date: Monday, 31 December 2012
