Project Manager

Project Manager

Tracking Code

5967

Job Description

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

The Better Immunization Data (BID) Initiative’s strategy is based on the premise that better data, plus better decisions, will lead to better health outcomes. Its vision is to empower countries to enhance immunization and overall health service delivery through improved data collection, quality, and use. The BID Initiative will shine a light on the challenges surrounding data collection, quality, and use, and identify practical, country-owned, country-led solutions in immunization that could spread to other health interventions. The Initiative will partner with countries and global health stakeholders to develop and deploy a holistic and scalable approach that focuses on information system products, data management policies, and the practices of people that use them in order to enable evidence-based decision making. These components will be packaged into a replicable solution that can be easily and cost-effectively adapted by additional countries interested in using it to improve their immunization management. If successful, a true tipping point will occur—one in which countries can access, analyze, and act upon accurate immunization data—anytime, anywhere, resulting in improved immunization outcomes.

PATH seeks to recruit a BID Initiative Project Manager who will play a key role in the implementation of the work in Tanzania.The BID Initiative Project Manager  will be seconded to and based in the Immunization and Vaccine Development (IVD) program in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) of Tanzania, and will report to the IVD Program Manager. They will be the primary point of contact for the BID Initiative team at IVD throughout the implementation of the initiative. The hiring of this position is dependent upon confirmation of funding.

Job responsibilities will include:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the BID Initiative team in the MOHSW, and facilitate all communications and contact throughout the MOHSW to successfully implement the initiative.
• Coordinate all parties within the MOHSW and at all levels of the health system (national, regional, district and health facility levels) to work with the BID Initiative team and to develop solutions together and implement chosen interventions.
• Manage all specific activities on behalf of MOHSW in conjunction with the BID Initiative team to reach established project milestones.
• Track and report performance, including compiling summary reports on targets and performance measures.
• Work with BID Initiative team to develop project plans and monitor project schedule.
• Prepare and submit reports based on delivery schedule to IVD Program Manager and BID Initiative Deputy Director.
• Provide input into the design of BID Initiative interventions.
• Participate in the implementation of BID Initiative interventions at all levels of the health system.
• Identify issues or risks which will inhibit successful implementation of the initiative and suggest mitigation factors.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of and experience working within the immunization program in Tanzania, ideally at the district and regional levels.
• Experience in working with regional and districts officials in planning and implementing activities at regional, district and service delivery points.
• Demonstrated experience as a project manager with a track record of architecting and managing milestone-based projects within budget and time constraints. 
• Ability to work with various technologies (computers, mobile phones, etc.) and understand the basics of various information systems and their operations.
• Experience coordinating program activities with governmental, non-governmental and private sector partners.
• Ability to collaborate with partners to provide technical assistance and coordinate implementation activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills including presentation and facilitation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage several major activities simultaneously and work in a complex environment with short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.

Required Experience

Master’s degree and 7-10 years in relevant subjects, experience working with the MOHSW, and knowledge of the Tanzanian health system and service delivery,ability to travel throughout Tanzania to coordinate implementation activities.

You must currently have legal authorization to work in Tanzania.

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Location

Dar es Salaam, , Tanzania

Company Location

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

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