Management Sciences for Health (MSH)Chief of Party Jobs in Uganda

Management Sciences
for Health (MSH) is seeking a Chief of Party for a potential five year
USAID-funded Sexual Health and Family Planning program in Uganda. The purpose
of the program is to increase availability and access to equitable quality
family planning services. It will be USAID/Uganda’s flag
ship mechanism for
providing assistance to Uganda to reach its national family planning goals of
reducing unmet need for and increasing use of modern contraception.

MSH saves lives and
improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the
world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working
from more than 40 country offices and our Arlington, Virginia, and Medford,
Massachusetts, US headquarters, our staff from more than 70 nations is highly
regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a
lasting difference in health. We live
our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and
most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in
public health.

OVERALL
RESPONSIBILITIES

The Chief of Party
leads and manages the project and is accountable for project deliverables and
results, with full accountability and authority for the development, execution,
and monitoring of the project, including vision and technical strategy; project
management; documentation and communication; client(s) stakeholder(s)
relationships; and coordination and synergy with other MSH projects and
collaboration with MSH Country Representative and the Country Operations
Management Unit (COMU) where applicable. This accountability includes effective
contribution to business and resource development activities – including
positioning, intelligence gathering, and proposal development – that contribute
to fueling MSH’s mission.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Results:

• Oversees
  implementation of program activities and provides high quality technical
  and strategic leadership, managerial oversight, and administration of the
  project.
• Serves
  as the primary project liaison from MSH to the donor and is accountable
  for the achievement of results, ensuring quality of services is maintained
  at the highest standard, and that all project objectives and deliverables
  are met.

· Safeguard MSH’s
reputation by ensuring that financial, contractual, technical, and political
integrity is maintained and strengthened.

Technical Strategy
and Vision:

· Develop (update
and adapt as needed) and execute project results framework, performance
monitoring plan, technical strategy, M&E plan and annual work plans as per
contract/agreement requirements, MSH technical frameworks and standards, and
RMS guidelines.

· Ensure appropriate
and timely documentation and dissemination of key results and deliverables for
maximum project impact and business development using a variety of
communication strategies and media.

Project and People
Management:

· Ensure effective
contract/agreement implementation in strict compliance with contract/agreement
clauses, MSH and donor policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

· Ensure project
staffing, structure and reporting relationships are aligned with project needs,
local context and available resources.

· Manage and mentor
the project team as per MSH policies and guidelines and implement an effective
performance-management program including regular check-ins, annual appraisals,
supportive supervision, rewards, training, coaching and career development
support.

Client and other
Stakeholder Relationships:

· Build and maintain
strong working relations with key internal and external stakeholders,
beneficiaries, prime and subcontractors, suppliers and partners. Provide
effective and timely responses to inquiries and concerns.

· Identify and keep
track of new business opportunities, communicating them to the relevant
internal MSH stakeholders.

Coordination and
Synergy:

· Collaborate with
the MSH Country Representative and participate as required in activities
organized in the context of MSH Representation in country.

· Ensure harmonious
collaboration with and cost-effective use of the Country Operations Management
Unit.

QUALIFICATIONS

Management Sciences
for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with nearly
2,500 people from over 74 nationalities working in over 40 countries. Our
mission: Saving lives and improving the health of the world’s poorest and most
vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public
health. Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in
developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health
services for the greatest health impact.

Management
Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national
origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or
Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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