Chief of Party, Tanzania Social Marketing Project

PSI is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and behavior change communications that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.

 

PSI's core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. PSI has programs in 67 countries.  For more information, please visit www.psi.org.

 

PSI seeks entrepreneurial, dynamic candidates with significant technical expertise in social marketing and total market development for the position of Chief of Party for a USAID Social Marketing Project in Tanzania. This position will be based in Dar es Salam reporting to the Country Representative with a tentative start date of January 2014.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Responsible for the overall financial and programmatic management of the TSMP, including all donor deliverables, reporting and work plan development.
• Manage the day to day relations with USAID, and ensure USAID maintains confidence in its flagship social marketing project in Tanzania.
• Monitor and report on key total market indicators for condoms and oral contraceptives in Tanzania.
• Lead intensive efforts to increase local technical capacity in social marketing and the total market approach through training and mentoring of T-MARC Tanzania, a local non-PSI social marketing organization
• Act as key liaison point between PSI/Tanzania and T-MARC on key project implementation issues.
• Working closely with PSI/Tanzania’s grant manager, ensure project implementation follows all USAID grant terms and conditions.
• Work closely with PSI/Tanzania teams to ensure elements of the TSMP workplan delivered through PSI/Tanzania are completed in a timely fashion.
• Provide programmatic and technical support to T-MARC’s marketing, communications and sales departments for HIV and reproductive health program areas, and identity appropriate technical inputs that PSI can provide through STTA and consultancies.
• Expand, monitor, and identify opportunities for increased efficiencies of distribution channels through public and private sector
• Lead and monitor the development of budgets and marketing and annual work plans for T-MARC
• Assist in design, implementation and oversight of research activities, working closely with research and marketing departments to assure research is driving an ‘evidence to action’ approach to social marketing activities
• Assist in the development of external relations, in particular with government, NGO, donors and the private sector
• Assist the Country Representative with other duties as necessary

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant post-graduate degree (MBA, MIA, MPH, etc.) or equivalent experience in related field
• At least five years of experience in programmatic and financial management of large donor funded marketing and communication programs
• Knowledge of PSI methodologies in research and marketing, communications and distribution
• Specific knowledge in logical frameworks, the PERForM research methodology, and the total market approach
• Knowledge of consumer marketing concepts and approaches
• In-depth knowledge of international development and HIV, family planning and maternal child health issues
• Capacity-building experience in a developing country
• Creativity and entrepreneurial outlook
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in managing USAID projects as COP or DCOP preferred
• Ability to work efficiently and quickly in a fast paced environment

 

Preference will be given to candidates with exceptional diplomatic skills and an understanding of PSI country platform contexts and operating realities.

 

Please Apply online at: http://www.psi.org

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals

regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.