New Job Vacancy at Pathfinder International – Tanzania, Deputy Chief of Party
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Vacancies at Pathfinder International, 2019
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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seeking a Deputy Chief of Party to provide overall strategic leadership
and oversight for an upcoming five year USAID-funded reproductive,
maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health proposal in Tanzania. The
project aims to increase the demand for and use of quality integrated
RMNCAH services in target regions, particularly women of reproductive
age, youth and children, by improving access to quality RMNCAH services
in both facilities and the surrounding communities, promoting positive
health-seeking behaviors among Tanzania’s population, and enhancing the
overall policy environment for RMNCAH service delivery. A five-year
activity under a Contract mechanism is anticipated through full and open
competition.
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Deputy Chief of Party is responsible for overseeing all programming,
including ensuring the technical quality of services. strategic
leadership and oversight for an upcoming five year USAID-funded
reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health proposal in
Tanzania. The project aims to increase the demand for and use of
quality integrated RMNCAH services in target regions, particularly women
of reproductive age, youth and children, by improving access to quality
RMNCAH services in both facilities and the surrounding communities,
promoting positive health-seeking behaviors among Tanzania’s population,
and enhancing the overall policy environment for RMNCAH service
delivery. A five-year activity under a Contract mechanism is anticipated
through full and open competition. 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 Job Outcomes:
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 Tanzania 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 Management
- 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. - Cultivate strong relations with headquarters to achieve
organizational goals and provide periodic updates to staff worldwide on
the progress, challenges, successes, and lessons learned in managing the
project. - Serve as COP, assuming overall field responsibility for project, in absence of the COP, as necessary.
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Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
- Must have demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of management expertise and experience.
- Demonstrated supervisory 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
- 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).
- Experience working with complex programs involving short deadlines,
multiple tasks, in coordination with multiple partners, to achieve
expected results. - Proven ability to manage, motivate, and mentor staff at all levels and create a positive team environment.
- Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Strong preference for Tanzanian national and then regional East Africa personnel.
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Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
- Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Strong preference for Tanzanian national and then regional East Africa personnel.
- Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Commitment to
family planning, reproductive health services, gender, maternal, child
health services, and eradication of harmful traditional practices - Self-Management and Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a
member of the team, ability to be detailed-oriented, and ability to
manage stress effectively in a fast-pace environment. - Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrix organization.
- Confidentiality: Ability to maintain confidentiality on work related matters
- Communication and Influencing Skills: Proven ability to influence
others through diplomacy and proven oral and written communication
skills.
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Required Education, Training and Experience:
- Minimum of a Master’s Degree Or 3 years of professional exposure
working in mid to senior management position (in addition to the below
requirement of 10 years); - A minimum of 10 years of mid to senior level experience in
designing, implementing or managing large, complex, sexual and
reproductive health programs in/for developing countries; - Experience managing USAID-funded health programming.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the health context and structural issues
in Tanzania 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. - Expert computer skills in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Excellent representational and communication skills, written and oral proficiency in English and Swahili.
Other Information:
Ability to travel internationally (up to 35%)
Uses cellular and desk phone; laptop or desktop computer
Please Note: This position is contingent upon project award and funding.
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