Principal Associate / Chief of Party

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.

Minimum Qualifications:
MA/MBA with 15+ years of experience OR PhD with 10 - 15 years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Responsibilities:
Abt Associates is seeking a Chief of Party for the USAID-funded project in Mozambique that aims to strengthen the country’s health system and increase access to quality HIV/AIDS and primary health care services in the provinces of Sofala, Manica and Tete, especially for the poor. The Chief of Party has final authority within the team for decisions related to technical aspects of the project and for management of personnel and resources and will be responsible for successful implementation of the project.


Specific responsibilities include the following:
Provide leadership, management, and strategic direction to all project activities to ensure the efficient use of resources and achievement of results and project expectations
Guide senior technical staff and build project team, including project subcontractors and short-term technical assistance, to ensure the responsiveness and quality of all project work
Ensure effective planning, management and timely implementation of the project in collaboration with USAID, partners, key stakeholders, and others
Establish and maintain close working relationships, partnerships, and coordination with the Government of Mozambique, Ministry of Health, USAID-funded partners, and other stakeholders and partners, including non-USG donors
Represent the project at joint meetings with the client, partners, and national collaborators to further the implementation and sustainability of project activities
Oversee development of annual work-plans, budgets, reports, and other deliverables, ensuring all are on time and of high quality
Oversee monitoring and evaluation activities in accordance with a Project Monitoring Plan (PMP), responding to the project results and the client’s strategic objectives
Oversee project finance and admin processes and ensure that project budget projections, expenditure, tracking and reporting are in accordance with USAID requirements, procedures and practices
Troubleshoot to prevent and resolve potential problems and review outputs for quality control; ensure quality of all project activities
Establish processes and capabilities to ensure documentation and dissemination of project activities/results
Coordinate with headquarters to assure that managerial and administrative matters are communicated and activities comply with the provisions of the contract and with USAID regulations

Skills Prerequisites:
Masters Degree (minimum) in economics, public health, or related discipline is required, Ph.D preferred
Proven experience in designing and implementing projects focused on a) providing technical assistance on HIV prevention, care and treatment for Most-at- Risk-Populations; b) building organizational capacity of public and civil society organizations providing HIV/AIDS services; c) decentralization of service delivery management and integration of HIV/AIDS services into primary health care.
Minimum 15 years of experience working in public health in developing regions
Ability to establish effective working relationships with USAID and local counterparts and stakeholders
Experience in health financing, health reforms, health management
Proven leadership managing a program of similar size and scope
Knowledge of working in Sub-Saharan Africa preferred
Demonstrated ability to manage project resources, activity and financial reporting, and timely completion of project
Good interpersonal skills and ability to lead a diverse team of technical experts
Portuguese speaker highly desirable
Strong oral and written communication in English and Portuguese

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE: http://jobs-abtassociates.icims.com/ and requisition number #6370