BASIC
FUNCTION OF POSITION
The Project Management Specialist – Facility-Based Care is responsible for
providing technical leadership and program management for the USAID child
health program, which focuses on prevention through the Immunization Vaccines
Development (IVD) Unit, service delivery for Maternal Neonatal and Child Health
(MNCH) and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV through
the Reproductive and Child Health Section (RCH
S) of the Ministry of Health and
Social Welfare (MOHSW), and malaria prevention, led by the President’s Malaria
Initiative (PMI) team through the Ministries of Health of both Tanzania
mainland and Zanzibar. S/he monitors and guides implementation of neonatal and
child health programs to achieve the goals of the USAID/Tanzania Country
Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS). The Project Management Specialist –
Facility-Based Care manages multi-million dollar contracts and grants intended
to achieve USAID’s Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD) and
AIDS free Generation (AfG) objectives, and will work in close coordination with
all three USAID Health Office teams, the Nutrition and Water, Sanitation, and
Hygiene (WASH) teams of the Economic Growth Office, as well as other offices to
support the CDCS. S/he liaises closely with the Child and Youth Specialist, who
is focused on vulnerable children, adolescents and youth, the Pediatric HIV
Specialist, to ensure a continuum of support for children. S/he will also work
closely with the USAID Nutrition team, as well as the interagency PMI and PEPFAR
teams, to coordinate approaches and programming. The incumbent is supervised by
and directly assists the Senior Maternal Child Health Clinical Advisor in all
aspects of service delivery that affect child health.
MAJOR DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Program Coordination and Project Management
(50% of time)
The incumbent serves
as an Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative
(AOR/COR) and/or activity manager for awards involving child health services
including immunization. S/he will work with agencies of the Government of
Tanzania (GoT) such as the MOHSW and its programs (e.g. Immunization and
Vaccines Development Unit, Reproductive and Child Health Section, National AIDS
Control Program, National Malaria Control Program, National Results Based
Financing Technical Working Group) on Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar, as well
as other Ministries (e.g. Prime Minister’s Office of Regional and Local
Government (PMO-RALG) and its network in the field) to develop annual partner
work plans in line with agreed upon health goals, approaches, and results
framework. The incumbent:
a. Provides technical, strategic and management leadership in service delivery
programs for USAID across its implementing partners to ensure successful
implementation of annual work plans in line with national health strategies and
policies and with the agreed upon EPCMD and AfG goals.
b. Ensures adequate oversight and monitoring of the integrated service delivery
platforms. Proper data collection and knowledge management of integration
strategies in service delivery will allow for improvement of program
performance both across funding streams and inclusive of facility to household
programming.
The incumbent ensures program monitoring by active engagement in routine field
visits, regular review of results, coordination of evaluations to characterize
program outcomes and impact.
a. Support project evaluation and implementation research through designing
components of evaluations, assessments and studies related to results based
financing and quality of care in service delivery (including measures of
respectful care and promotion of women’s right to care).
b. Ensure adequate dissemination within USAID and with representatives of the
GoT (e.g. MOHSW, TACAIDS and PMO-RALG) and other donor partners.
The incumbent keeps abreast of and collaborate with other USAID programs and
global initiatives, such as the Global Financing Facility, related to
increasing the evidence base of best practices on service delivery improvement through
results based financing, drawing on mature understanding of the international
evidence.
The incumbent provides management support as AOR to the programs carried out by
the Implementing Partners such as development of work plans, approval of
budgets, monitoring of pipelines and expenditures, review of quarterly reports,
and preparation of necessary documents for timely obligation of funds.
In support of program monitoring and evaluation, the incumbent ensures that
Child Health activities are implemented in a timely and high quality manner,
including implementation of evaluation plans and timely dissemination of
reports, so that findings can serve to improve the quality of MNCH programming.
B. External
Representation
(25% of time)
The incumbent serves
as a senior-level USG representative at the cross-roads of service delivery
support by USAID partners and the implementation of the national Results Based
Financing program as it unfolds at the local government level (efforts are
intended to result in acceleration of the roll out of this national approach).
The incumbent serves on other relevant technical working groups – newborn care,
immunization and vaccines, PMTCT, etc. to represent USAID and understand EPCMD
and AfG implementation needs.
The incumbent assists in fostering open collaboration and coordination among
GoT implementation partners and other stakeholders on key areas related to
smart integration, including research, programming, and policy.
C. Technical
Leadership
(25% of time)
The incumbent keeps
abreast of current health issues on vaccines as well as maternal, neonatal and
child health within service delivery sites, as well as in community and
outreach settings.
S/He works closely with IVD Unit as well as other units of the Reproductive and
Child Health Section (RCHS) of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (e.g.
IMCI, Safe Motherhood, family planning, PMTCT) to interpret and advise the
Mission on implications and implementation options for maternal, neonatal and
child health program development and implementation.
S/He represents USAID/Tanzania at meetings with implementing partners, donors,
government, USG agencies, and international and local partners.
The incumbent participates in consultative, advisory, strategic, and planning
responsibilities within the Mission, USAID/Washington and Government of
Tanzania institutions.
The incumbent works with GOT officials at all levels to sustain advances in
vaccine preventable diseases as well as to catalyze MNCH mortality reduction in
the national health agenda. Coordinate activities to assist the GOT and the
Mission to facilitate the use of information from all levels of the health
system for the purpose of shaping policy and influencing Mission resource
allocation decisions.
D. Other duties as
assigned
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
All applicants must address each required qualification listed below with
specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. Failure to do so
may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
Education:
A Medical degree is required. In addition, a pediatric specialization OR
Master’s degree in public health or international health is required.
Prior Work Experience:
Minimum of 10 years of experience managing maternal, newborn and child health
(MNCH), and/or HIV/AIDS child health programs in public, private, or NGO
sectors, of which at least four years of experience should be in designing,
implementing and managing Immunizations and Vaccines Development (IVD)
programs. Minimum of four years of experience overseeing rigorous monitoring of
facility and/ or community based service delivery of child health programs,
including use of surveillance techniques and/ or implementation research design
to strengthen program outcomes. Special expertise in newborn health as well as
immunization and vaccines is required.
Language:
Level IV (fluent) in English and Kiswahili (writing, reading and speaking) is
required. (This will be tested)
Skills and Abilities:
Strong computer skills including Google (Gmail, etc.), PowerPoint, Excel, Word,
data analysis tools (e.g. SPSS) and other relevant software. Strong
interpersonal skills and coordination skills with an ability to work in diverse
teams across agencies. S/he must be willing to travel domestically and
internationally when required and must be able to work under pressure is
required. (This will be tested)
Job Knowledge:
Strong understanding of the Tanzanian national health system, especially of the
decentralized system of service delivery implementation with demonstrated
ability to influence program policy and operational decisions, based on
previous experience in host country child health or IVD programs is required.
SELECTION PROCESS:
When qualified, applicants who are U.S. Citizen Eligible family Members
(USEFMs) and/or preference-eligible U.S. Veterans are given a preference in
hiring. Therefore, it is essential that these applicants make themselves known
as having a hiring preference and specially address the required applications
above in their application.
HIRING PREFERENCE
ORDER:
1. USEFM who is ALSO a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran
2. USEFM OR a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran
3. FS on LWOP
* IMPORTANT:
Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a
copy of the most recent Member Copy Four (4) of the DD-214, Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and, if applicable, a letter from the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. If claiming conditional eligibility for
U.S. Veterans’ preference, applicants must submit proof of conditional
eligibility. If the written documentation confirming eligibility is not
received in the HR office by the closing date of the vacancy announcement, the
U.S. Veterans’ preference will not be considered in the application process.
Mission HR’s decision on eligibility for U.S. Veterans’ preference after
reviewing all required documentation is final.
** This level of
preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP.
ADDITIONAL SELECTION
CRITERIA:
Management will consider when determining successful candidacy: nepotism,
conflicts of interest, budget, and residency status.
Current OR employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.
Current OR employees with an Overall Summary rating of Needs Improvement or
Unsatisfactory on their most recent Employee Performance report (EPR) are not
eligible to apply.
Current NOR employees hired on a Family Member Employment (FMA) or a Personal
Service Agreement (PSA) are not eligible to apply within the first 90 calendar
days of their employment, unless they have a When Actually Employed (WAE) work
schedule.
The candidate must be able to obtain the local security certification.
HOW TO APPLY:
Effective immediately only online applications will be accepted
viausaidtzlesapps@usaid.gov
When sending an online application, please indicate the position title in the
subject line. Otherwise your application will not be considered.
