FHI 360 is a
nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in
lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff
includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic
development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology — creating a
unique mix of capabilities to address toda
y’s interrelated development
challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and
territories. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of:
Technical
Advisor
Description:
FHI 360 is seeking
qualified candidates for the positions for an anticipated USAID-funded
opportunity: Comprehensive Platform for Integrated Communications Initiative
(CPICI) in Tanzania. The purpose of the project is to change social and gender
norms to promote positive health behaviors and practices. The CPICI award will
provide SBCC support and build local capacity for behavior changes needed to
improve health outcomes in Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH);
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH); Malaria; Human
Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS);
Tuberculosis (TB) and other selected health areas. The target populations of
CPICI are women and youth. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for
the position of Senior Capacity Strengthening Advisor in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania.
Job
Summary / Responsibilities:
The Senior Capacity
Strengthening Advisor will oversee the capacity strengthening portfolio of work
and direct the provision of technical assistance and training support to public
and private organizations in an array of technical areas including social and
behavior change communication (SBCC), organizational development, monitoring
and evaluation, financial management and grant compliance, USG government
regulations and agreement adherence, and a variety of health issues (maternal,
newborn, child, and adolescent health (MNCAH); family planning (FP); malaria
prevention, control and case management; Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS). He/she
will take a lead in directing capacity strengthening efforts assisting partners
in developing and implementing comprehensive SBCC activities at national,
regional, local levels. Work will commence with organizational assessments and
subsequent development of a tailored TA and support plan alignment to results
of the assessment and proposed needs as defined both by the partner and USAID.
This position is contingent upon funder approval of key personnel and
availability of funds.
- Lead
the design, delivery and monitoring of technical assistance provided
toward strengthening SBCC, organizational, managerial, financial,
compliance and systems and mutually identified needs for a number of local
organizations and national and regional government of Tanzania. - Assess
the organizational systems and SBCC capacity of and develop technical
assistance plans for the selected partners. - Source
and manage technical assistance providers to respond to requests in a
timely and efficient manner. - Guide
and monitor implementation of activities to achieve the goals of the
project, ensuring that required inputs are in place on time. - Develop/refine
the projects approaches, resources and learning around capacity
strengthening - Build
staff capacity for capacity strengthening - Ensure
that the team’s efforts are coordinated and conducted in accordance with
the capacity strengthening plans. - Report
on progress made against technical assistance plans as requested. - Represent
the project on relevant working groups.
The Senior Capacity
Strengthening Advisor will work under the oversight of the Chief of Party and
the Deputy Chief of Party to provide overall technical direction to the
capacity strengthening activities for the SBCC-Health project.
Qualifications:
- Master’s
degree or its international equivalent in organizational development,
public health, education, social science or a related field. - At
least 8 years of experience in progressively increasing responsibility in
design and managing complex, large capacity strengthening programs in
developing countries involving multiple stakeholders. - Excellent
verbal and written communication - Strong
understanding and previous experience working with, advising and providing
capacity strengthening to the Government of Tanzania and Tanzanian
non-governmental organizations/civil society organizations (NGOs/CSOs) and
private sector organizations. - Demonstrated
knowledge of capacity strengthening methodologies at the system,
organization, and individual level. - Demonstrated
strong technical, programming and management skills - Demonstrated
experience working with the Government of Tanzania, NGO/CSOs and media,
private and public sector and other stakeholders preferably in SBCC
related areas. - Professional
training and experience with adult learning methods, training or
facilitation, organizational capacity assessments, mapping and planning - Proven
ability to work as an effective team member - Excellent
oral/written communication skills in English and one or more additional
languages a plus - Demonstrated
interpersonal and negotiation skills and experience working in
collaboration with partners, donors and NGOs - Ability
to set priorities while multi-tasking, and meet deadlines - Language
requirements: English and one or more local languages
This job description
summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the
exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document
should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment.
Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
We offer competitive compensation and an outstanding benefit package. Please
click here to visit FHI 360’s
Career Center for a list of all open positions.
FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and
affirmative action employer. FHI 360 is an equal employment and affirmative
action employer whereby we do not engage in practices that discriminate against
any person employed or seeking employment based on race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital
status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status or
characteristic protected under applicable law.
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