Jhpiego,Chief of Party Jobs in Malawi

Program
Overview

“SANKHANI
Moyenela-Smart Choice” is a 4-year USAID-funded MCHIP Associate Award which
aims at scaling up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) services in
Malawi, targeting males age 15-49 years in five districts by providing 150,000
circumcisions by 2017. The core

project goals are to strengthen National VMMC
quality assurance system, increase access and availability of VMMC services,
and pilot integration of EIMC into maternity services. SANKHANI is currently
present in three districts in the Southern region of Malawi: Thyolo, Chikwawa
and Zomba.

Jhpiego
intends to recruit a skilled and dynamic professional for the following
position:

CHIEF
OF PARTY;
Based in Blantyre, MALAWI

Position
Summary

The
Chief of Party will provide overall programmatic and managerial oversight to
the USAID funded MCHIP Associate Award “SANKHANI Moyenela-Smart Choice” project
in Malawi focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment, specifically on
male circumcision. S/he will guide the strategic planning, design and
implementation of the project and be responsible for and manage all donor and
partner relationships. S/he will work closely with Ministry of Health (MOH) to
streamline efforts and ensure complementarities of projects. S/he will ensure
timely and cost-effective project implementation, reporting of activities, and
will be responsible for all project deliverables to the donor. S/he will
supervise a team of highly qualified staff and will reports to Jhpiego Malawi Country
Director.

Main
Duties and Responsibilities

Lead
annual work planning process
Provides
overall strategic management and technical direction for the program
Leeds
the program to ensure attainment of results
Facilitate
the development of innovative project approaches and interventions
Collaborate
with the Senior Technical Team to oversee project activities, ensure
timely implementation, and timely and accurate reporting to donor
Engage
with Malawian stakeholders working on similar projects to support the MOH
and district health management teams with a coordinated response
Supervise
and manage a team of highly qualified staff (mostly Malawian nationals)
and align their efforts in concert with project goals
Represent
the project in all matters pertaining to the execution of project-related
activities
Provide
updates on the progress made, direction, approaches and successes of the
project to donor and partners, and internally within Jhpiego
Work
with finance and project staff to develop and track project budgets and
provide oversight on core funding agreements
Work
with finance and project staff to develop and maintain systems that are
compliant with the organization set systems

Qualifications,
Experience and Competencies

Clinical
and/or management Master’s degree in public health
Demonstrated
ability to manage large (funding range between $10-50M) USG-supported
public health projects and budgets.
10+
years of professional, progressively more responsible management experience
of international public health programs phases (design, implementation,
monitor, reporting, and financial management).
Experience
managing a multi-partner consortium (both international and local NGOs)
Experience
developing successful, replicable and sustainable projects in East and
Southern Africa, preferably in Malawi
Experience
designing and managing complex HIV/AIDS, prevention, care and treatment
programs
Proven
leadership skills and expertise in strategic program planning,
implementation and management
Ability
to build capacity and collaboration between governmental and
non-governmental partners and other project implementers
Experience
designing and supervising activities with a facility/community interface.
Has
experience building the capacity of community based organizations to
implement project activities
Solid
work experience in Malawi health sector
Understanding
of USG donor’s regulations and compliance, reporting requirements, and
health strategic framework
Ability
to travel in Malawi and internationally
Fluent
in written and spoken English
Experience
in leading annual work plans, incorporating national Technical Working
Groups directives, and collaborating on local action plans.
Ability
to communicate effectively, instilling trust and confidence. Excellent
interpersonal and written and oral presentation skills.
Ability
to work in a complex environment charged with multiple tasks, short
deadlines and intense pressure to perform
Capacity
for analyzing technical problems and issues that impede efforts to provide
improved health care to populations; developing technical solutions to
these problems/issues and assisting in the design of operational research
that could yield appropriate solutions
A
team player accustomed to building team capacity, delegating working
teams, and developing communities of learning among host country partners
and counterparts