Job title Chief of Party
Department East Africa
Based in Lilongwe, Malawi
Reports to the Country Representative
We’re Population
Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non-profit social marketing
organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to
lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable
products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives to HIV
testing.
There are over 9,000
“PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and
professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical
industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.
Join us!
For over 20 years,
PSI has worked in Malawi with support from the Government of Malawi and
international donors such as USAID, KfW, DFID, UNITAID and Unicef. Since 1994,
PSI has implemented social marketing and social franchising programs with
behavior change communication to deliver products and services for a wide range
of health areas, including family planning and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS,
child survival, and water-borne diseases. PSI’s programs have helped the local
population avert over 820,000 disability-affected life years. As you’d expect
with results like this, we are a hard-working, focused team who believe in what
we do and enjoy working with each other to achieve such results.
PSI seeks highly
qualified candidates for the position of Chief
of Party for the Malawi Integrated Preventive Health Programme
(MIPHP). The candidate will provide effective leadership and day-to-day
management of an upcoming DFID-funded project to create demand for services
related to nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); indoor air pollution;
and sexual and reproductive health. This full-time position will be based in
Lilongwe, Malawi and report directly to PSI’s Country Representative. This
position is contingent upon project award.
Sound like you? Read
on.
Your
contribution
You will lead this project, managing
the MIPHP partners and staff responsible for technical, financial, and
operational activities. You will be directly responsible for the management and
overall successful performance of PSI/Malawi’s flagship DFID program. You will:
Provide
technical oversight
- Provide
oversight of policy and technical guidance to implementing partners to
ensure quality of social and behavior change (SBC) activities as well as
the alignment of priorities - Lead
internal and external program planning and reporting including annual work
planning with technical and implementing partners, including capacity
building and technical assistance - Use
project, country, and donor data to analyze project progress, update
strategies and improve implementation
Lead program
planning and execution
- Provide
quality and timely management of project lifecycle for all current DFID
projects including meeting programmatic and financial deliverables - Develop
and steward project deliverables and budgets consistent with both
organizational and donor requirements - Meet
financial and other reporting requirements as required by DFID and
PSI/Washington - Ensure
recruitment and performance management of all MIPHP staff - Prepare
detailed donor reports and consolidate MIPHP partner reports on a
quarterly basis - Monitor
development and implementation of annual work plans, and serve as the
catalyst for building capacity of national, provincial, and municipal
stakeholders and governments - Supervise
evidence-based research activities to support program decisions in order
to evaluate and measure program effectiveness and to maximize health
impact - Assist
the Country Representative with other duties as necessary
Build
relationships and capacity among partners
- Provide
overall oversight of the project and maintain effective and regular
communication with donors, implementing partners, Malawian government
entities, and the private sector - Serve
as the focal point for engaging in policy dialogue with the MOH at
central, provincial and municipal levels in conjunction with donors on key
issues relevant to demand creation for health services in Malawi - Represent
PSI/Malawi and all MIPHP partners in interactions with donors and
government, NGO and private sector partners - Foster
relationships with the implementing partners of the DFID-funded Family
Planning Service Delivery and Health System Strengthening projects to
maximize synergy - Oversee
the development of synthesizing and disseminating lessons learned from
projects between implementing partners
What are we
looking for?
The basics
- You
have at least 10 years of work experience of managing a team in a
developing country and project oversight experience. - You
have an MBA, MPH, MSC, MBA, MSW or other relevant advanced degree. An MBA
is preferred. - You
have lived and worked in a developing country. - You
have demonstrated experience developing and managing budgets for
International donors (e.g., USAID, KfW, Global Fund, DFID, etc.). - You
have experience and are passionate in building local technical, management
and leadership capacity. - You are
fluent in English. - You
have significant project management, reporting, compliance, and leadership
experience. - You
have significant experience in management, international business,
strategic marketing and product sales and distribution. - References
will be required.
What would
get us excited?
Experienced
manager.
You have been a Chief of Party or Project Leader of a large DFID-funded project
before. You have ideally worked on these projects in Malawi.
DFID
experience.
You understand DFID regulations and have experience implementing projects under
DFID’s compliance standards.
Capacity
Builder:
You have experience in building institutional, local technical, management and
leadership capacity.
Collaborative
manager.
You can inspire a shared vision for the project staff. You have successfully
helped your staff learn, grow, and thrive in their work. You can help others
resolve conflict and excel as a team.
Connector. You have experience working
with Ministries of Health, health care companies, or global health donors. You
can identify new donors and partners for programs. You are able to spot health
trends and keep the PSI global headquarters informed about needs and
opportunities in Malawi.
Strategist
and innovator.
You are creative, innovative and strategic thinker. You have a strong interest
in private-sector approaches to development and a proven ability to produce
results.
STATUS
- Exempt
- Level 6
PSI is an Equal
Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals
regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national
origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance,
matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender
identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or
breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran
or uniform service member status or employment status.
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