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Jhpiego Latest Job Vacancy in Zambia: Deputy Chief of Party

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  • Company: Jhpiego
  • Location: Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
  • State: Lusaka
  • Job type: Full-Time
  • Job category: NGO Jobs in Zambia

Jhpiego seeks a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) to provide administrative and management leadership for an upcoming U.S. government-funded integrated health system technical assistance project. The project aims to improve the capacity of the public health system to sustainably deliver quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition services across four provinces of Zambia. The project will operate over a five-year period.

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Zambians are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the day-to-day management of project activities
  • Working closely with Chief of Party and Finance and Administration (F&A) Director, ensure adequate controls in place to manage project scope, schedule and cost
  • Lead project’s risk management strategies.
  • Facilitate annual work planning, in close collaboration with USAID, SIDA and Ministry of Health, project team and project partners
  • Design and oversee adaptive program management approaches and processes to respond to changing context and environment in order to achieve results
  • Manage efficient and effective mechanisms for regular reporting across the project in line with USAID reporting requirements
  • Guide the analysis, synthesis, and dissemination of project outcomes and results
  • Working closely with Monitoring and Evaluation Director and F&A Director, facilitate project-wide reviews of progress toward achieving project deliverables, cost performance, and risk management
  • Oversee financial and operational capacity building for subcontractors and subgrantees
  • Represent Jhpiego and the project’s progress, achievements and lessons learned to key stakeholders during meetings, conferences, and presentations
  • Contribute to building, mentoring, and managing a team of highly qualified staff
  • Working closely with the Finance and Administration Director, ensure compliance with Jhpiego and Johns Hopkins University operational policies and regulations, and with US government rules and regulations.

Required Qualifications

  • Masters in public health, health administration, public administration, business administration
  • A minimum of 8 years of experience in a mid-to-senior management (project administrative and financial) position for large (approximately $8M per year), complex, multi-year international development projects that have implemented successful activities in areas such as reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition; USAID project management experience preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and implement efficient program management processes and systems across a large, decentralized program
  • Demonstrated ability to provide oversight of local partners capacity development efforts
  • Proven leadership, strategic thinking, organizational, team-building, and representational skills
  • Previous direct supervisory experience of project technical staff
  • Previous experience working in Zambia (especially in Luapula, Muchinga, Southern, and Eastern Provinces), with an in-depth understanding of the local health system
  • Existing strong relationships with government agencies
  • In-depth understanding of USAID regulations and compliance
  • Previous experience with SIDA preferred.
  • Excellent verbal, written including report writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills in English
  • Ability to coach, mentor and develop the capacity of staff and counterparts
  • Ability to interact with established networks of senior-level international health professionals, donors, universities and other partners
  • Ability to travel nationally and internationally 30%

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; personal accident insurance; 403(b) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; travel insurance; education assistance plan and more.

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Please visit our careers portal www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com for full job descriptions and application details.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Closing date is 19th December, 2018

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