Pathfinder International ,Deputy Chief of Party Jobs in Uganda

Pathfinder
Overview
Pathfinder
International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place
reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is
not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life
opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the
way
for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population
pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women,
men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception
and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder
strives to strengthen access to family planning, ensure availability of safe
abortion services and post-abortion care, advocate for sound reproductive
health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of
the people we serve.
Program
Overview
Pathfinder is
seeking a Deputy Chief of Party for the Uganda Expanding Family Planning
Options program. The USAID’s Expanding Family Planning Options program will
focus on increasing FP service options and improving quality of FP services in
the public and private sectors as well as building demand for modern contraception.
This activity will be complemented by linkages to and coordination with other
USAID/Uganda activities including health communications and systems
strengthening activities as well as contraceptive commodity procurement.
Position
Purpose
The Deputy Chief of
Party is responsible for overseeing all programming, including ensuring the
technical quality of services. The Deputy Chief of Party works with
sub-partners to decide on targets, oversees the development and execution of
community action plans, monitors the implementation of the work plans, works
with the Deputy Chief of Party to facilitate operational capacity building
initiatives, directly facilitates technical capacity building, and supports
coordination with local government and other key partners. The Deputy Chief of
Party directs and supervises senior program staff and consultants.
Key
Responsibilities
Strategic
Technical Leadership

• Lead
  the technical design and implementation of project strategies, create a
  realistic and donor-repsonsive timeline, and continuously evaluate project
  progress towards achieving organizational strategic goals.
• Be
  fully conversent on best practicies globally to develop and adapt for the
  Uganda setting.
• Provide
  technical leadership to project staff and partners in support of project
  objectives.
• Collaborate
  with headquarters and all partners to ensure programming aligns with
  agency mission and vision and that project best practices and lessons
  learned are shared for agency-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.
• Provide
  technical assistance and capacity building to local partners in support of
  sustainable impact

Program
Managment

• 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 Pathfinder, and ensuring
  effective usage of resources and compliance with donor requirements.
• Oversee
  subgrantees/subcontractors ensuring quality implementation of programming
  and achievement of agreed upon objectives and targets in accordance with
  established schedules and timelines.
• Document
  technical components of materials and project achevements for
  communications materials such as annual reports, brochures, and website
  updates.
• Identify,
  select, manage performance of, and mentor project staff ensuring
  professional and capacity building; facilitate necessary international
  technical assistance to promote project goals and objectives.
• Support
  other country programs, provide technical assistance, and foster
  cross-country collaboration.

Organizational
Representation and Collaboration

• Assist
  COP in addressing technical and programmatic issues related to the
  project.
• Liaise
  with donors, partners, host government agencies, and other key
  stakeholders to share progress, accomplishments, and challenges to ensure
  dissemination and incorporation of best practices.

Basic
Requirements

• Master’s
  Degree in a related field of study with three (3) years of professional
  exposure working in mid to senior management position (in addition to the
  below requirement of 5 years).
• Minimum
  of five (5) years of mid to senior level experience in designing,
  implementing or managing large, complex, sexual and reproductive health
  programs in/for developing countries.
• Must
  have demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of management
  expertise and experience.
• At
  least 5 years of supervision experience.
• Demonstrated
  experience in successfully fulfilling performance objectives, including
  the timely implementation and reporting of donor-funded program
  activities.
• Demonstrated
  experience planning, designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating
  projects
• Experience
  managing USAID-funded health programming.
• Comprehensive
  knowledge of the health context and structural issues in Uganda including
  socioeconomic, institutional and policy issues that are related to
  essential services in population, health, and nutrition.
• Proven
  ability to create and maintain effective working relations with senior
  Government personnel, international organizations, NGO partners, host country
  governments, and U. S. Government Agencies.
• Experience
  working with public and private partners and stakeholders at all levels
  (national to community).
• Proven
  ability to manage, motivate, and mentor staff at all levels and create a
  positive team environment.
• Experience
  working with complex programs involving short deadlines, multiple tasks,
  in coordination with multiple partners, to achieve expected results.
• Excellent
  diplomatic, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Expert
  computer skills in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel,
  PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Fluency
  in English, and verbal communication skills in one or more local
  languages.
• In-country
  travel to field operations required with occasional travel to headquarters
  as necessary.

Please Note: This is a five year position
contingent upon project award and funding.Pathfinder International is an Equal Opportunity
/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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